AfDB approves $70 Million risk-sharing agreement with Morocco’s BCP to develop foreign trade
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $70 million risk-sharing agreement with Morocco’s Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) to develop...
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Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt poised for record tourism year
Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt are on their way to report a record tourism year in terms of revenue and arrivals...
North Africa: More Than 900 Migrants Drown Off Tunisia’s Coast in 2023
More than 900 migrants have drowned off Tunisia's coast so far this year, the country's Interior minister, Kamel Feki, said on Wednesday....
“Evidence of collusion”: report names 18 MEPs & former MEPs “connected” with activities supporting convicted fraudster Mukhtar Ablyazov
The recent 'Qatargate' scandal in the European Parliament, which has seen MEPs & at least one former former MEP languishing...
Russia-Africa summit: Putin seeks to extend influence, but many African leaders stay away
Only 16 African heads of state have arrived in St. Petersburg to attend the second Russia-Africa Summit — fewer than...
AfDB: Egypt best economic performer in North Africa region in 2022
Egypt and Mauritania were the best economic performers in the North Africa region in 2022 with growth rates of 6.6...
Cairo-based Banknbox sets up HQ in Egypt
Banknbox, a financial technology (fintech) firm based in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, announced the opening of its $10 million...
US Acting Deputy Secretary of State on an African tour
Victoria Nuland, the Acting Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, has embarked on an African tour to take...
Drought-hit North Africa turns to purified sea and wastewater
From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater...
North Africa heatwave: Wildfires kill dozens and force over 1,500 people to evacuate
Thousands of firefighters have been mobilised to tackle the wildfires that have led to mass evacuations across the region. Wildfires...
