Africa International

Experts dismiss as “absurd” WHO’s excusal of staff sex misconduct in Congo

The restricted approach by the World Health Organization (WHO) in dealing with the misconduct of its staffers during an Ebola outbreak in Congo has been dismissed as “an absurdity”, two experts appointed by the UN agency to investigate allegations that some of its staffers sexually abused women in the African country. In October 2020, Aichatou […]

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Equality drive: African female entrepreneurs want equal opportunities within AfCFTA

While Africa claims top three spots in Mastercard Index for highest concentration of women business owners in the world, a great majority of females on the continent are still struggling with gender biases in their every-day lives. Women leaders from across Africa attending a recent first International Conference on Women’s Transformational Leadership, in Juba, South […]

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Africa must combat illicit trade in natural resources — reports

To protect its abundant natural resources, African countries need to make concerted efforts to combat illicit resource trade, according to reports from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Africa boasts a significant amount of the world’s natural resources, both renewable and non-renewable, including arable land, oil, natural gas, minerals and […]

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Jill Biden visits Kenya, calls for more aid to deal with record drought in Horn of Africa

US First Lady Jill Biden, who was on a two-day visit in Kenya over the weekend, called on wealthy nations to give more to countries in the Horn of Africa, which is experiencing its worst drought in four decades. Five straight seasons of poor rainfall have killed millions of livestock, destroyed crops and left some […]

Africa International

Nigeria election: first results trickling in, Obi wins key Lagos state

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started announcing state-by-state results from Saturday’s presidential election but the slow process of uploading the results to INEC’s website has fueled worries of malpractice in the country. However, according to the latest reports, Peter Obi of the Labor Party has gotten the most votes in the commercial hub […]

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U.S. Senators commend Moroccan King’s role in strengthening regional & world peace

A large bipartisan delegation of American Senators, including the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, hailed, Monday in Casablanca, the role of King Mohammed VI in strengthening peace, prosperity and security in the region and throughout the world. “We express our deep appreciation to His Majesty King Mohammed VI for his commitment to strengthening relations […]

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Morocco to share its experiences with Palestine in social protection & training

Morocco has agreed to share its experiences with Palestine in social services provided to vulnerable people to ensure inclusive development and social peace. An agreement was inked Monday in Rabat by Moroccan minister of Solidarity, Social Integration & Family, Mrs. Awatif Hayar and Palestinian minister of Social Development Ahmed Majdalani. Under the deal, Morocco pledges […]

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Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union reiterates rejection of EP’s tutelage, arrogant approach towards many Arab countries

The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union reiterated its rejection of the approach of tutelage and arrogance that the European Parliament (EP) is trying to adopt towards many independent and sovereign Arab countries in order to interfere in their internal affairs and impose its tutelage on them, directly or indirectly. During its 34th conference, held in Baghdad February […]

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Gabon takes leadership of ECCAS

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba took on Saturday the leadership of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), a regional organization promoting regional economic cooperation in Central Africa. The ECCAS held its 22nd summit in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Bongo takes over from DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi Tshilombo […]

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Pegasus Case: North American Lawyers, experts refute as inadmissible the ‘pseudo-evidence’ presented by AI/Citizen Lab/Forbidden Stories

North American lawyers specializing in handling cybersecurity cases highlighted, Saturday in Tangier, the legal inadmissibility of the “pseudo-evidence” contained in reports by Citizen Lab, Amnesty International and Forbidden Stories regarding the alleged use of Pegasus software by some countries. This came at a hearing organized by Morocco’s Personal Data Protection Committee (CNDP) with the participation […]