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Cameroon under the directives of President Paul Biya has lined up for a $34.7 million loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to finance the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development of the Anglophone Regions of Northwest and Southwest. The plan estimated at around $3 billion encompasses three phases namely rehabilitation and development of […]
Senegal and Liberia Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding to curtail “illegal and unauthorized” fishing activities within their respective maritime borders. Pape Sagna Mbaye, Senegal’s Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, and his Liberian counterpart Metieh Glassco signed in capital Dakar the agreement, which according to the Senegalese side, will enable the arrest in Senegalese […]
The trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel leads to the death of 270,000 people a year, revealed the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). In its most recent report, UNODC highlights the consequences of the intense trafficking of counterfeit medicines in the countries of the Sahel, fueled by the […]
Trade between Germany and Morocco reached €4.9 billion in 2022, according to the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Morocco (AHK Morocco). “2022 marks a milestone for Morocco-Germany economic cooperation, which is now taking on a new dimension,” the AHK Morocco said in a statement. “Thus, total German-Moroccan bilateral trade reached €4.9 billion in […]
The ruling Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) expressed on Monday its “satisfaction” with the results of the 12th high-level meeting between Morocco and Spain, held in Rabat on February 1 and 2. “I express our satisfaction with the summit and the meeting held last week in Morocco,” stressed PSOE spokeswoman and Minister of Education and […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of condolences and compassion to the President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, following the violent earthquake that struck the southeastern regions of his country, leaving thousands of casualties and injuries. In this message, the King expressed sadness at the news of the terrible earthquakes which struck the southeastern part […]
The lack of employment more than religious belief is what is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the UN Development Program (UNDP) based on interviews with hundreds of former fighters across East, West and the Horn of Africa. The new UNDP report’s findings thus challenge traditional […]
Dozens of Sudanese protested in the capital Khartoum Monday (6 February) against “normalizing” diplomatic relations with Israel, after last week’s surprise visit by the Israeli foreign minister. The demonstrators held banners blaming Sudanese military leader Abdul Fattah al-Burhan for committing a “betrayal,” chanting “no normalization” with Israel. The protest comes only days after an official […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Mali Tuesday (7 February) for talks with its junta leaders who only two days earlier ordered the rights chief with the UN peacekeeping mission in the country to leave for expressing views against Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali. Lavrov’s visit of fewer than 24 hours will be his […]
The “Funding Body of Science, Technology and Innovation” of the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Romanian Ministry of “Research, Innovation and Digital” have penned a Memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation in the field of science and technology. The agreement signed Sunday aims at enhancing cooperation between the two parties […]