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Morocco, Kenya and Nigeria are the first countries selected to implement the pilot “Africa Digital Access and Public Infrastructure for Trade Initiative”. ADAPT integrates seamless payments, secure data access, and digital identities into a single digital public infrastructure, enabling African countries to trade with greater security, transparency, and efficiency. The initiative was launched by the […]
The Algerian regime and its Polisario puppets have suffered another diplomatic setback after Kenya refused the participation of the separatist group in the France-Africa Summit taking place in Nairobi May 11-12. According to diplomatic sources, the Kenyan authorities have not invited the Polisario to the Summit after endorsing Morocco’s Autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s sovereignty […]
Kenya expressed on Thursday its support for autonomy for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty as the only credible and realistic solution to resolve the dispute, and affirmed its intention to cooperate with like-minded States to promote the plan implementation. This position was expressed during the first session of the Morocco-Kenya Joint Cooperation Commission, co-chaired in […]
Morocco and Kenya are studying the conclusion of a defense cooperation agreement as part of the promotion of exchanges between the two countries’ armies. The project was discussed this Monday in Rabat at a meeting between Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the South Zone, Mohammed Berrid, and Kenya’s Chief of […]
Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, and Rachel Ruto, First Lady of Kenya and President of the Voice of Children Foundation, chaired the launch of the fourth phase of the “Together, We Hear Each Other Better” program, at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi this Wednesday. This operation, in line with the […]
As the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) quietly expired on 30 September, uncertainty looms over U.S.–Africa trade ties, though business leaders and policy experts insist this is “no cliff edge,” as African Report calls it — but a wake-up call. At the recent Global Africa Summit in Washington, D.C., U.S. trade advisors said African […]
Madagascar faces its most severe political crisis in over a decade as a wave of Gen Z-led protests has escalated into what President Andry Rajoelina describes as an attempted coup. The unrest intensified after CAPSAT, the elite military unit that helped install Rajoelina in power in 2009, declared its allegiance to the protesters and announced […]
The European Union’s decision to impose 50% tariffs on steel imports beyond a reduced quota has sent ripples through global markets — and Africa is bracing for the fallout. While most African countries are technically exempt from the EU’s new tariff regime under WTO rules, the continent may still face serious indirect consequences. With major […]
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is expected to grow by 3.8% in 2025, a modest but meaningful rebound driven by easing inflation, stabilizing currencies, and improving investment conditions, according to the World Bank’s latest Africa Pulse report released Tuesday (7 Oct). The forecast marks an upgrade from April’s 3.5% projection and reflects renewed optimism in key economies […]
In a speech delivered Tuesday (1 Oct) at Marine Corps Base Quantico before over 800 military leaders, U.S. President Donald Trump stunned allies by insisting that it’s not “our job … to police the far reaches of Kenya and Somalia.” He portrayed foreign deployments as misplaced priorities, arguing that the U.S. must instead confront an […]