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Several European countries are increasingly turning to the African continent for gas supply as best alternative to the Russian gas as western countries look to reduce and end dependence on Moscow. Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February this year, tensions built up between Russian President Vladimir Putin and European countries. The Russian […]
Lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war pose huge challenges to the continent, a recent African Economic Outlook report by the African Development Bank (ADB) concluded. As the war in Ukraine and coronavirus pandemic continue to bite, pushing millions of Africans into extreme poverty, locals are hoping initiatives by the ADB and […]
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged European nations to pay reparations to Africa for damage wrought by the historic slave trade. Speaking at the recent Reparations and Racial Healing Summit in Accra, Ghana’s leader said compensation for the trauma of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is long overdue and compared Africa’s lack of reparations to the […]
The head of US diplomacy will travel in August to South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, the State Department announced, as the US seeks to counter Russian diplomatic influence. Antony Blinken will aim to show “African countries that they have a critical geostrategic role and are crucial allies on the most pressing […]
Hundreds of million of people all across Africa are facing the greatest cost of living crisis in a generation due to rising food and energy prices amid rapid inflation and increasing debt, leaving the most vulnerable consumers in a dire situation, the UN trade and development body, UNCTAD, has warned. „The ripple effects of the […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP is addressing the shortage in fertilizer on the African continent by offering 180,000 tons of customized fertilizers in donations and 370,000 tons at a reduced price to help many African countries secure their soil nutrients needs amid a surge of prices in the international demand. The fertilizers market has […]
Morocco has hosted within four weeks three key events to leverage resources and spur joint action in favor of Africa’s financial resilience in the face of overlapping crises. Last month, Morocco hosted a meeting of African Union finance ministers to discuss common challenges and how to maintain steady funding for the continental organization. The same […]
Africa has always been at the heart of Morocco’s strategic choices and Morocco has never ceased reaffirming its African identity since its independence, said Tuesday in Paris the ambassador of the Kingdom to France, Mohamed Benchaâboun. The Morocco-Africa relationship is a “priority” in the Kingdom’s foreign policy and has been enshrined in the Constitution in […]
The terrorist threat is becoming more aggressive in Africa, with the rise of new groups sowing chaos, said Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita at the African Union Extraordinary Summit which opened Saturday in Malabo to discuss terror threats and military coups in the Continent. Terrorism is evolving towards a nexus between terrorism, separatism and criminality, […]
Morocco is undertaking a charm offensive to win support for its bid to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency, an institution that aims at enhancing regulatory oversight and facilitating access to safe and affordable medicines across the continent. Morocco has already won the support of many African countries for its bid. Recently the […]