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After days of talks in Jeddah, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to commit to facilitating humanitarian aid and implement trust-building measures, but a ceasefire is yet to be agreed upon. A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the regional African bloc Intergovernmental Authority […]
Horn of Africa is concerned about a new war in the battle-scarred region after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s call for a direct port access on the Red Sea, asserting that access to the sea is an existential question. Ethiopia is abuzz with rumors of a looming war in the region after Abiy reportedly told […]
Morocco has renewed its urgent call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, reaffirming its rejection of any form of violence against civilians and stressing the need to put an end to the dangerous situation which is no longer acceptable on legal and humanitarian levels. Representing Morocco at an international conference held Thursday in Paris, Fouad […]
the European Investment Bank (EIB) will extend the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment (FM6I) a new financing package worth €500 million. The Mohammed VI Fund for Investment (FM6I) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a mandate letter covering a financing package of 500 million euros for the Fund. The financing-related mandate letter, signed […]
The United Kingdom and Morocco believe that a two-State solution is the path to promote peace and security in the Middle East, British Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and the United Nations, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wimbledon, said Wednesday in Rabat. The United Kingdom and Morocco believe that the […]
Hungary will send up to 400 troops to Chad to protect the interests of the European country and assist international forces in the region in the fight against terrorism. The decision was validated by the parliament on Monday November 6. The troops will arrive as late as December 31, Alwihda Info reports, citing local Hungarian […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall Wednesday November 8 instructed the country’s Prime Minister to curtail all illegal migration attempts via the sea to the Spanish autonomous territory of the Canary Islands, after hundreds of Senegalese, including women and children, were rescued over the week-end off Mauritania’s coasts. “The Head of State referred to the National Strategy […]
The European Union, EU, is poised to renew its current fisheries agreement with Mauritania coming to an end next year, Spain’s Minister of Fisheries Isabel Artem reportedly indicated Wednesday November 8. Both sides inked in November 2021 the agreement that allows the European fleet to access Mauritanian waters for the fishing of approximately 290,000 tons […]
King Mohammed VI has called for bold and innovative initiatives to encourage private entrepreneurship avail the huge business opportunities offered in the African Continent. In a message addressed to participants in the 4th Africa Investment Forum, which opened in Marrakech under the theme: “Unlocking Africa’s Value Chains”, the Monarch urged African countries to adopt an […]
The Africa Export-Import Bank, or Afreximbank, has incorporated 11 African central banks into its flagship Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) that offers an alternative in which participants can conduct transactions in their currencies, eliminating the necessity for a third-party currency such as the US dollar. The PAPSS is one of the Afreximbank’s efforts aimed […]