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The United States has imposed sanctions on more than 40 people and entities for alleged rights abuses from nine countries, which include asset freezes of Guinea’s former President Alpha Conde and Karim Keita, son of former Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said in a statement the […]
Félix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) confirmed on Saturday the holding of general elections in the central African country in December next year, and indicated that the process will be entirely funded by the state. “I am happy and confident to affirm today that the year 2023 will be essentially […]
Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry and the European Union (EU) are contemplating the organization in the arab country of a joint business forum meant to attract further European investments in the Egyptian market and boost exports to Africa. Ahmed Samir, the Egyptian Minister of Trade according to his department held an extensive discussion session […]
Nelly Cheboi from Kenya has been named the CNN’s 2022 Hero of the Year, honored for her efforts in providing computer training for rural Kenyan schoolchildren through her non-profit TechLit Africa. Online voters selected Cheboi as the top winner from a field of 10 heroes. The CEO and founder of TechLit Africa grew up in […]
With their historic prowess Saturday in Qatar where they reached the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, Morocco wrote a new page in the sporting history of the Arab World and Africa, a new feat that was hailed by world leaders, outstanding personalities and citizens from several countries in the Arab world, Africa and beyond. […]
The United States and Morocco have encouraged all Mediterranean and African countries to join the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and to participate in future PSI-related events. In a joint statement issued by the U.S. Department of State and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, following the closing of the PSI North Africa Meeting, held on December […]
The challenges which the countries of the Arab region are currently facing, and which threaten their security and stability, are sometimes due to the policies and behaviors of some Arab countries towards other Arab nations, said King Mohammed VI. In a speech to the 1st China-Arab Summit, held Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Sovereign […]
Morocco has contributed $5 million to the African Development Fund (ADF), which provides concessional funding for projects, technical assistance for studies and capacity-building activities in Africa. The Moroccan contribution was made during the Fund’s 16th replenishment meeting convened in Tangier Dec.5-6 to raise money for low-income African countries to enable them counter social and economic […]
The plan recently agreed by West African leaders to set up ECOWAS peacekeeping force is “a welcome development,” African analysts say but they are skeptical of success because restoring peace and order will not be easy. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) agreed at a summit this week to establish a regional standby […]
German aid worker Jörg Lange, who was abducted in 2018 in western Niger, has been released thanks to Moroccan intelligence services, according to German newspaper Der Spiegel. The news ended years of uncertainty and suffering for the hostage and his family, raising hope for resolving the cases of other captives. Mr.Lange, 63, was handed over […]