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Morocco has called from Geneva for a global commitment to integrate refugees into national health systems. “As a constructive partner pursuing a realistic and pragmatic approach, Morocco believes that including refugees in national health systems will help to respond to the immediate humanitarian emergency,” said Omar Zniber, Morocco’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, during a side […]
Madagascar’s outgoing president Andry Rajoelina has launched his re-election campaign ahead of the 9 November vote, as UN Human Rights Office expresses concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in the island nation after security forces used unnecessary and disproportionate force to disperse four peaceful protests in the past two weeks. Rajoelina launched his re-election […]
The International Financial Corporation, member of the World Bank, announced on Tuesday financial support for Moroccan projects destined to enhance food security, access to finance, sustainable agriculture, and construction. The announcement was made during the WB-IMF annual meetings taking place in Marrakesh with the participation of 14,000 delegates including central bankers, ministers of finance and […]
Morocco’s economy is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2023, and by 3.6% in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This came in the financial institution’s “World Economic Outlook” report, published Tuesday in Marrakech that is hosting the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. “Growth will strengthen in 2023 compared […]
Head of Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch met on Tuesday in Brussels European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen in presence of foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Talks focused on bilateral relations and ways of strengthening further EU-Morocco strategic partnership as well as latest regional developments. “The EU will contribute to reconstruction and economic development after the […]
Liberia’s incumbent President George Weah, who is seeking a second six-year term, faces off against 19 other candidates in Tuesday’s (10 October) election, whose result will be determined by debates around the economy, corruption, drug use and the civil war. Over 2.4 million voters in Liberia will head to the polls on 10 October to […]
Morocco’s central bank purchased 200 million euros of sustainable bonds from the World Bank as Morocco hosts the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank in Marrakech. The EUR 100 million 3-year and EUR 100 million 5-year Sustainable Development Bond transactions will support the financing of the World Bank’s sustainable development activities, the […]
The West African sub-region annually loses $26 billion to illegal fishing and illicit trade in marine resources, a senior Ghanian official has warned, echoing a recent report by an independent intergovernmental body that globally, nature is declining at rates unprecedented in human history, and species’ extinction is accelerating at an alarming rate. In an address […]
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the General and new leader of Gabon, undertook his fourth international trip with a visit Monday October 9 to Chad where he met President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno. The Gabonese leader came to power on August 30, after deposing Omar Bongo Ali Odimba. The meeting between the Gabonese and Chadian transition […]
Three days of arguments have begun at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on Monday (9 October) with the UK government arguing its policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda is safe, while lawyers for migrants from Vietnam, Syria, Iraq, Iran and Sudan contend it’s unlawful and inhumane. The Home Office has brought the […]