First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Democratic Republic of Congo would appoint an envoy to Israel in the coming days after a 20-year void. The announcement was made President Felix Tshisekedi while he was addressing Sunday the American- Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful lobby group. “Relations between my country and Israel have long been lethargic. Yet we have […]
The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]
The US State Department has approved the sale of four AT-6C light fighter jets and supporting equipment to Tunisia for total cost of $325.8 million. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the aircraft “will improve Tunisia’s ability to meet current and future threats by increasing their capability and capacity to counter terrorism and other […]
Anderson Global has strengthened its presence in North Africa under collaboration Agreement with Morocco-based advisory firm M.A. Global Consulting (MAGC), announced the American tax firm in a press release. After continuing expansion throughout Southern, Eastern and Western Africa, Andersen Global strengthens its presence in North Africa via a collaboration agreement with M.A. Global Consulting, the […]
Namibia has become the first African country to export red meat to the United States, following nearly two decades of negotiations. “We’re able to finally export meat to the lucrative and big US market,” Namibia’s minister of international relations, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, said. The state-owned meat firm Meatco sent a shipment of 25 tons of beef […]
The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms, the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement on Tuesday, following the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visit in the country. “An agreement has been reached regarding the strengthening of the holistic and ongoing reform in […]
President of the United States, Donald Trump, has said that Morocco stands out as “one of the most distinguished models” of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. “Morocco is one of the most distinguished models of the Women’s Global Development & Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP)”, President Donald Trump said, in a message made public on […]
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 […]
US media, The Hill, shed light in a detailed article on the central role played by Morocco in African-American relations citing notably the convergence of views between the two countries on a set of regional and security issues, including the Iranian threat. “The US is looking to Sudan and Morocco as key partners in the […]
A US law firm representing six Libyan families has filed a lawsuit against retired Gen. Khalifa Haftar for war crimes in Libya where relatives of the plaintiffs were allegedly “murdered”. Martin F. McMahon & Associates said in a press release having lodged complaint in the Federal District Court of the District of Columbia against Haftar. […]