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The Royal Armed Forces will receive the U.S. rocket launchers (HIMARS) and guided bombs (JSOW) that will enhance further Morocco’s military capabilities to encounter threats to its stability and regional peace. On Tuesday, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of 18 High Mobility Artillery Rocket […]
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will push this week for urgent resolution of requests by Ghana and Zambia for restructuring of their sovereign debts, as a record number of developing nations are at risk of a debt crisis, with ballooning inflation escalating borrowing costs. Yellen, who is scheduled to meet with her counterparts at this […]
The UN chief has called on Mali’s ruling junta to “expedite” the process of returning power to elected civilians by early 2024 as earlier promised, according to a quarterly Security Council report. In this report, on the eve of a Council meeting this Wednesday April 12, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also expressed his concern about […]
The UN Refugee Agency has called on Tunisia to respect the rights of sub-Saharan migrants, refugees and asylum seekers who are suffering ill-treatment, harassment, and oppression from the security forces of Kais Saied’s regime. In a press release issued Tuesday, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees voiced deep concern over the latest violent incidents that […]
The Angolan President, João Lourenço, defended on Tuesday the urgency of restructuring the United Nations Security Council to ensure the presence of currently excluded regions as permanent members. Speaking in Luanda, at the opening of the expanded consultative council of the Angolan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, João Lourenço referred to regions such as Africa and […]
Chairperson of UK-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group Heather Wheeler has commended King Mohammed VI’s vision for strengthening stability, democracy and building a strong inclusive economy. This Royal vision will make Morocco UK’s “strategic partner in Africa,” said on Tuesday in Rabat the Conservative MP following her meeting with Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita. She also praised […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is slated to visit four African countries namely Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled May 19-21 in the Asia country. The office of the Prime Minister said Kishida hopes to strengthen ties with the so-called Global South, or emerging and developing countries mainly in the […]
German authorities have expelled Chad’s ambassador to the European country Mariam Ali Moussa, less than a week after the African country also flashed out Germany’s envoy Christian Gordon Kricke. The foreign ministry in a statement Tuesday indicated Ali Moussa was requested to leave the German territory within 48 hours. The ministry said the move was […]
Kenya will not default on its debt repayment obligations, the president’s chief economic adviser has said, as the country’s government failed to pay its employees for the first time since it gained its independence in 1963. Most county government workers last received their paychecks three months ago, with the delay in civil service salaries being […]
The Chinese Foreign Ministry Monday said the Asian giant is a better ally for Africa than Western countries as the continent is increasingly the target of rivalry among global powers. Wang Wenbin, the spokesman of the ministry said during a press briefing Monday China can provide assistance to Africa in places and at a time […]