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Senegalese President Macky Sall has pledged to help bring back home 10 Senegalese students from Tunisia where several of them are facing challenges to continue their studies, the office of the West African leader said in a statement. “Testimony of satisfaction of the Senegalese community to President Macky Sall. Received by the Head of State, […]
The United States has allocated to Madagascar $20 million to help the African country to tackle food security exacerbated by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. The financing, the US ambassador Claire A. Pierangelo, notes, is within the framework of the US government’s global response to the impact of the “illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The […]
The Gabonese government led by President Ali Bongo has paid 650,000 euros, the last portion of debt it owes to TeleSud, a Pan-African media that it had tasked to do its branding, reports say. French media Africa Intelligence Wednesday revealed that Libreville has squared its total debt to the television owned by Cameroonian business tycoon […]
The diplomatic tensions between Rabat and Tunis due to the support shown by Kais Saied to the Polisario separatist militias could spill over to economic ties between the two countries. Moroccan media Assabah noted that Rabat could review the Free Trade Agreement if Tunisia insists on its tacit support for the Algeria-backed Polisario militias. Morocco […]
The first UN-chartered ship carrying Ukrainian grain to Africa since the flare up of the Russia-Ukraine conflict arrived in Djibouti on Tuesday (30 August) to be distributed in Ethiopia to help the drought-stricken nation cope with worsening hunger that threatens to become a famine. “The food on the Brave Commander will feed 1.5 million people, […]
The Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection has highlighted the African climate resilience initiatives on the sidelines of UN Africa’s Climate Week, currently held in Libreville from Aug.29 to Sept.2. Recognizing the importance of universities and the private sector in environment protection, the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection gave the floor to young experts, […]
Australia’s Sandfire Resources Ltd plans to spend additional $71.9 million to expand production at its under-construction Motheo copper mine in Botswana as it looks to establish a major mining hub in the Kalahari Copper Belt. Sandfire’s Motheo mine is the second copper mine to be developed in the region, which extends over nearly 1,000 kilometers from […]
The launch of the Wasoko Innovation Hub in Zanzibar by African e-commerce company Wasoko, in partnership with the regional government, marks the latest milestone in its rapid growth journey, which saw the start-up named as Africa’s fastest growing company by the Financial Times in May 2022. Located in Fumba Town, the Wasoko Innovation Hub will […]
Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, announced Wednesday in Dakhla, the imminent holding of a ministerial meeting of countries that have opened consulates in the southern provinces of the Kingdom. “We will work in the coming months to hold a meeting, whether in Laayoune or Dakhla, in the presence of all countries that have […]
Morocco’s tourism industry is shaking off dust left by the pandemic with ambitions to attract 26 million tourists by 2030. The announcement was made by tourism minister Fatima Zahra Ammor at a meeting with tourism professionals to elaborate a new roadmap for the sector. The new tourism promotion plan aims to increase air links, promote […]