COP22: Morocco Championing African Agriculture
Morocco, host country of the 22nd UN climate conference, has launched Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) initiative which seeks to restore African ecosystem balance and […]
Month: November 2016
Morocco could officially return to the AU on Nov 16.
Morocco could officially return to the African Union next week during the AU head of states’ summit on the sideline of the underway COP22. Some […]
Gambia: Embattled Jammeh submits candidacy for fifth term in office
Gambian incumbent president Yahya Jammeh, on Thursday filed his application for a fifth term in office in the West African nation. Jammeh, 51, who took […]
South Africa: Zuma survives no-confidence vote
South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence vote on Thursday, over what the opposition called his “reckless leadership”. Zuma, who has faced mounting criticism […]
Botswana Hopes to Revamp its Ailing Diamond Industry
Diamond sector key stakeholders are converging to discuss Botswana’s capital Gaborone this week to discuss the future of the industry that currently faces enormous challenges […]
CAF Increases AFCON Prize Money to $4 Million
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday announced an increase in prize money for all of its interregional competitions. The football organization said the […]
World Bank to Earmark $16 Billion for African Clean Energy Projects
Clean energy projects will be flying high across Africa as the World Bank is planning to raise $16 billion for solar, hydro, and geothermal energy […]
Trump to Deport Illegal Ghanaian Immigrants- Ambassador
The United States ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, said Ghanaians who have overstayed their visas in the United […]
Dangote Refinery to Drive Capacity in Africa by 2020 – OPEC
Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote’s refinery in Nigeria will drive refinery capacity expansion in Africa, by 2020, the organization of petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said […]
AFRIMA 2016: Moroccans Walked away with Four Awards
This year edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) held last weekend in Nigeria honored four Moroccan artists, namely Ahmed Soultan, Amine Aub, DJ Van […]