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The scale of the locust upsurge prevailing in Eastern Africa is “unprecedented in modern times” and the scourge is “a graphic and shocking reminder” of the region’s vulnerability, said three UN agencies’ chiefs in a joint statement. Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Mark Lowcock, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator; and […]
Africa could be a big victim of the coronavirus, which crippled many cities in China and led to deaths elsewhere as scientists still struggle to find a cure. “Our greatest concern is about the potential for spread in countries with weaker health systems,” Tedros Adhanom, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said. If the […]
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday denounced corruption in Angola, second leg of his current African tour. In Angola, an oil-rich country whose people remain impoverished, Pompeo met with President Joao Lourenco, who is making strides against corruption, including actions against close relatives of the former leader. The oil-rich nation is ranked […]
The African Union has awarded Morocco two awards, in recognition of its efforts in the fight against climate change and the transformation of farming in Africa. Morocco grabbed the climate change best performance award, and the 2020 best performance award for the implementation of the 2014 Malabo Declaration on the transformation of African agriculture. The […]
The project to set up “INSANIA”, an Institute for Advanced Humanities in Africa and the Mediterranean, was announced Saturday in Essaouira during the meeting of the Center for Studies and Research on Hebrew Law in Morocco, held in Bayt Dakira. The setting up of this institute, the first of its kind in the regions of […]
King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 201 African inmates, who had been convicted by Moroccan courts for various offenses. King Mohammed VI, Commander of the believers, granted an exceptional royal pardon to a group of 201 African inmates, condemned by the various Courts of the Kingdom, said the Ministry of Justice in a […]
The Trump administration is poised to add several African countries, including Nigeria, to a US travel ban list. According to local media, the White House is considering Tanzania, Eritrea, Sudan and Nigeria for the new travel restrictions, to coincide with the three-year anniversary of Trump’s original executive order, which targeted majority Muslim nations. […]
The European Commission (EU) signed four guarantee agreements worth €216 million that will help unlock €2 billion to be invested in renewables, urban infrastructure and start-ups in Africa and the EU Neighborhood. The guarantees were signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the German KfW Group and […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will begin an African tour on January 26, Ankara said in a statement. After a two-day visit to Algeria, Erdogan will travel to the Gambia and Senegal, where he will discuss economic cooperation and other bilateral issues with Gambian and Senegalese Presidents Adama Barrow and Macky Sall. Erdogan’s talks with […]
The UK-Africa Investment Summit hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Monday highlighted by the signing of 27 commercial deals worth over £6.5 billion. The numbers were revealed by the UK’s Department for International Development and the Department for International Trade, which have published a summary of the 27 commercial deals signed […]