Nigeria to raise $2.5 billion through Eurobonds
Nigeria will raise $2.5 billion through Eurobonds in the first quarter, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Thursday. According to the head of the […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Mauritania: UN experts concerned about situation of jailed senator
The United Nations’ Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is investigating the case of Mohamed Ould Ghadda, a former Mauritanian senator in pre-trial detention since September […]
Ghana grants refugee status to two ex-Guantanamo detainees
Two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees transferred to Ghana by the United States in 2016 have been granted refugee status, the government said on Wednesday. The two […]
IMF cuts South Africa’s growth as Lagarde meets Ramaphosa
IMF chief Christine Lagarde has met South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa in Davos on Wednesday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum. The […]
Morocco’s King Names a Minister for African Affairs
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Monday appointed Mohcine Jazouli, as minister delegate in charge of African Affairs, giving thus an additional evidence of […]
Researchers in Morocco Develop Heat Tolerant Durum Wheat
Researchers from the Morocco-based International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) have developed durum wheat varieties that can be grown on the […]
Nile Dam Saga: Ethiopia rejects World Bank mediation
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn on Sunday rejected a call by Egypt for World Bank arbitration over the hydroelectric dam construction on the Nile. Egypt […]
Morocco sends emergency humanitarian assistance to Madagascar
Morocco has dispatch an emergency humanitarian assistance to Madagascar to help it cope with the impact of the devastating tropical cyclone Ava. The assistance, sent […]
Ivorian former defense minister gets 15-year jail term
The former defense minister of Côte d’Ivoire under disgraced ex-president Laurent Gbagbo was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Thursday for conspiring against the […]
South Africa’s pro-apartheid leader Lucas Mangope passes away
Lucas Mangope, a leader of one of South Africa’s tribal homelands who resisted the end of apartheid passed away‚ state-run SABC reported on Friday. The […]