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Moroccan and Mauritanian businessmen will meet on Sept.20 in Casablanca to discuss joint ventures and partnership projects in agriculture, energy, agri-food business, pharmaceutical industry and finance. The meeting is organized by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) and the National Union of Mauritanian Employers (UNPM). The event aims to strengthen economic and commercial cooperation […]
The United Nations is urging governments of Benin and Zimbabwe to address alleged discrimination against minority and marginalized groups in their respective countries. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination released last week its findings on progress in seven countries whose records were under review. The monitoring committee specifically expressed regret that Benin’s […]
Kenya’s Supreme Court has unanimously validated the results of the disputed presidential election held last month in which Vice President William Ruto was declared winner with 50.5% of votes. The verdict — following a ruling on a number of petitions brought by Ruto’s closest challenger Raila Odinga — was delivered by Martha Koome, chair of […]
Zambia, the first African country to default on its debt in the COVID-19 era, has won International Monetary Fund board approval for a $1.3bn support package, an important step towards the nation restructuring its debt and a boost for the global effort to help indebted developing nations. The lending plan — an Extended Credit Facility […]
Morocco has received the first batch of its order of 36 Caesar howitzers as part of a push to modernize all segments of its air, sea and land forces, local media reports. The new procurement will deepen the gap between Morocco and its Algerian rival further reinforcing the capabilities of the Moroccan artillery. The French […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall Saturday chalked the torrential rains that fell on capital Dakar and the entire country on climate change, Sene News reports. “The heavy rains are due to the climatic disturbances in the world. This makes the rains much more intense and the damage very important. The weather forecast had announced it: at […]
María Antonia Trujillo, former Spanish housing minister, urged her country to review its position on the two enclaves in northern Morocco Ceuta and Melilla whom she described as “relics” of colonialism and an “offense to Morocco’s territorial integrity.” Speaking at a seminar held by University Abdelmalek Essaadi in Tetuan, Trujillo said her country should reconsider […]
Malian authorities have freed 3 Ivory soldiers in the form of a humanitarian gesture. 49 Ivorian soldiers were arrested in Mali on the 10th July over a plot to destabilize the country. Togo made the announcement last Saturday as Robert Dussey, Togo’s top diplomat held a joint press conference with Abdoulaye Diop, Mali’s top diplomat […]
Provincial lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have called on country leader Félix Tshisekedi to raise their salaries to the same level as those of the members of the National assembly after it emerged that the latter are paid at least $21,000 per month. A national conference of provincial lawmakers of the central African […]
Asky, a panafrican airline operating from the Togolese capital Lome, added a Boeing 737 to its fleet bringing its fleet to 12 aircrafts. “This modern aircraft will be used to improve connectivity, increase frequencies and open new routes throughout the region,” the airline said in a statement. The company, aged 12 and has Ethiopian Airways […]