ECOWAS: Morocco’s membership official early 2018
Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, will not greenlight Morocco’s membership at Abuja summit this Saturday, postponing the announcement to early […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Niger: Donors Pledge $23 billion to Support Socio-economic Development Program
Niger has succeeded in mobilizing several billions to finance its economic and social economic plan after donors pledged $23 billion, a sum over exceeding the […]
Mauritania: Anti-slavery activist named among top 100 most influential African figures
Anti-slavery activist and former presidential hopeful Biram Dah Abeid has appeared in New African Magazine’s ranking of top 100 most influential African figures who have […]
Senegal: Air traffic controllers’ strike at new Dakar airport
Traffic at Senegal’s new airport has been disrupted by an air traffic controllers’ strike on Thursday, local media reported. Several flights have been cancelled; others […]
Muse Bihi Abdi sworn-in as Somaliland’s President
The republic of Somaliland has sworn-in its fifth president, Muse Bihi Abdi who won the tightly contested November 13 polls. Abdi, a retired pilot took […]
Twenty delegations join G5-Sahel force summit in France
The five heads of state of the G5-Sahel joint force are meeting French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in France this Wednesday […]
World Bank, AFD Partner with Morocco in support of AAA initiative
The World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) decided to partner with Morocco to implement the Adaptation of African Agriculture Initiative, through a one […]
IMF chief Lagarde visits Benin, forecasts 6% growth in 2018
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has started an African tour in Benin on Monday. Lagarde who spoke in a joint press […]
Russia to invest $12bn in Ghana’s Rail Sector
The Russian Government, through its railway services agency, Geoservice, pledged to invest an estimated $12 billion in Ghana’s railway sector through various Public-Private Partnership (PPP) […]
WFP, Cameroonian gov’t launch two-year strategic plan to end hunger
The World Food Program (WFP) and the Cameroonian government will launch a two-year Country Strategic Plan in January, aiming to improve household food security in […]