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The West and China should seek deeper cooperation over Africa’s debt conundrum in 2023, without which many countries on the continent will face debt distress and defaults, a new research paper by Chatham House warns. The report warns that although China’s lending to Africa did not cause the current African debt distress in most cases […]
The EU’s carbon tax, agreed recently, is a chance for Moroccan industry operators to enhance their competitiveness. “We should not look at this measure as a burden on our industries. It is rather an advantage to overcome competition,” Minister of Industry and trade Ryad Mezzour told local media le360. EU governments reached a deal over […]
Some famous Western media outlets displayed abject racism when Qatar Emir draped a Gulf bisht over the shoulders of Argentina’s star Lionel Messi as he was about to lift the World Cup. In a live comment on this action, Estelle Denis and Stephane Guy of France’s BFM TV said they were shocked, unleashing a spate […]
Preparations for the COP28 (Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change), scheduled to take place in Dubai in late 2023, were at the centre of talks, Monday in Rabat, between the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali and visiting UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technologies, Sultan […]
A fire outbreak has destroyed the headquarters of the European Union (EU) Commission in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, making no casualties. Douglas Darius Carpenter, head of the mission Tweeted the fire broke out on Sunday. No one was wounded. Bienvenu Zokoué, the Chief of the domestic security of the African country, said […]
Immigration restrictions between citizens of East African Community (EAC) member states could derail the efforts by the bloc to align with the continental free trade policies, according to new data prepared by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report released by the AfDB and African Union Commission on Sunday shows that while the EAC is […]
Business from the United States and different African countries announced nearly 15 new commitments during last week’s US-Africa Leaders Summit, in fields ranging from mining to healthcare to basketball. One of the biggest deals made at the summit was an investment by US-based Kobold Metals, which will be “a commitment of over $150 million dollars […]
The COP15 biodiversity summit’s historic agreement to protect 30% of land and water important for biodiversity by 2030, designed to halt its loss was welcomed by many, while others, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), argue that it does not go far enough in supporting conservation efforts in developing countries. Countries have reached the […]
While both the British and Rwandan governments welcomed the UK court giving the green light to the deportation of migrants, who have arrived illegally in the United Kingdom, to the central African country, opposition politicians, charities and other organizations in the UK have condemned the plan. The Rwandan government spokesman Alain Mukuralinda called the ruling […]
Rabat prepares to celebrate the return of Morocco’s national squad that enchanted millions of Moroccans and billions around the world after a memorable run in Qatar 2022 World Cup. Led by national coach and former Morocco international Walid Regragui, the Atlas Lions ended in fourth place stunning on their way highly ranked European teams such […]