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Dutch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the government’s apology for the Netherlands’ role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address on Sunday (25 December), saying it was the “start of a long journey.” The official apology was made Monday Dec. 19 by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte who responded to recommendations from a panel of […]
The coach of Morocco’s football team, Walid Regragui, who has become the first African and Arab technical executive to lead his team to the semi-finals of the Football World Cup, is a candidate for the prize for the best national coach in the world, awarded by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). […]
The ruling party in Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), called Saturday on the country’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba to run for next year elections, for a third 7-year term. “We have come not only to revitalize our party but also to seek Ali Bongo Ondimba’s candidacy for the future of our country”, said Prospere Abessolo […]
The independent electoral commission, CENI, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) kicked started the voters’ registration process for the general elections slated for next year. “We are now on the home stretch to the 2023 elections,” said Denis Kadima, the CENI head after he inscribed himself on the electoral rolls Saturday. “I invite the […]
The World Bank has granted Egypt a new development financing of $500 million to support the “Takaful and Karama” program according to the Arab country’s Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat. Takaful and Karama program supports the most vulnerable classes against the implications of the global economic crises and external shocks. The financing will support […]
South Africa’s authorities Sunday said the death toll of a tanker explosion near Johannesburg climbed to 15. A truck containing 60,000 liters of LPG gas got Saturday stuck under a bridge in the residential area of Boksburg, east of Johannesburg. The top of the truck scraped a low-lying bridge, sparking flames that caused the explosion. […]
Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global Gross Domestic Products (GDP), although the continent has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) revealed last week. Despite Africa’s disproportionately low share of the global GDP, the continent has the largest reserves of precious metals with over 40% of […]
Two Moroccan villages, Ksar Elkhorbat and Moulay Bouzerktoune, have been chosen lately by the World Tourism Organization among the best tourism villages in the world in 2022. Ksar Elkhorbat is a fortified village located in the province of Errachidia, while Moulay Bouzerktoune is a fishing village situated in the province of Essaouira. They have been […]
Moroccan businesswomen will benefit from technical assistance of the World Bank Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (WB We-Fi) program to access to new markets through e-commerce. An agreement was signed lately in this regard by the WB officials with Moroccan ministry of Trade & Industry, Morocco’s SME Agency and the Federation of Moroccan Chambers of Commerce, […]
Harnessing Africa’s solar energy to produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035 can help secure global energy supply, create jobs, decarbonize heavy industry, and transform access to clean water and sustainable energy, according to a new report by the European Investment Bank (EIB). Africa could make $1.1 trillion from the sale […]