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Russia on charm offensive in Africa

Russia is holding a conference with African officials in Sochi to strengthen its foothold in a resource-rich continent where global powers vie for influence. Speaking at the event, Putin promised to help African countries with sustainable development and in combating terrorism. The conference is another chance for Russia to downplay the impact of Western sanctions […]

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US charm offensive in Africa: new bureau for global health & summit with African youth leaders

The Biden administration’s charm offensive with Africa is ramping up in a big way, most recently with the launch of a new bureau aimed at making the battle against global outbreaks a lasting priority of US foreign policy and a pledge to seek partnership with African youth leaders to meet today’s challenges. Widely interpreted as […]

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Casablanca stock exchange launches charm offensive to encourage listing

The Casablanca stock exchange has launched a campaign to encourage SMEs to issue initial public offerings to enable them to access equity funding in an economy dominated by bank financing. Head of the Casablanca stock exchange highlighted to the media the attractiveness of the bourse where he said there is a high demand from investors. […]