Ethiopia has been accused of ‘intransigence’ which has to lead to the stalling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) negotiations, Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation said. Mohamed Abdel Ati ruled out a [ More … ]
Sudan army spokesman says fighting over past three days has left at least two people dead and nine wounded. Sudanese general says a chance given for diplomacy before eruption of possible all-out war with Ethiopia! [ More … ]
An announcement by Tripoli-based UN-recognised administration comes after a month-long offensive against forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar. Libya’s UN-recognised government says it has captured the strategic al-Watiya airbase from fighters loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa [ More … ]
Algeria claims second Afcon title after Bounedjah’s lucky strike sinks Senegal The record books may not show exactly how Algeria won their first Africa Cup of Nations since 1990 and, in any case, it is probably best [ More … ]
Desperate to reach Europe, migrants from Africa are travelling to Egypt and selling body parts to pay for their passage, according to a Guardian report. Wearing a baseball hat and smoking a shisha pipe in [ More … ]
Israel’s controversial immigration policy will likely result in the forced deportation of thousands of African migrants to uncertainty. Israel has come under fire from the UN and some western countries. In Africa, the news has [ More … ]
One of the serious medium- and long-term challenges facing Africa and the African Union is the proliferation of military bases established on the continent by foreign powers. These have the potential to threaten national and [ More … ]
Pro-Christian militias killed two Moroccan UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic’s southeast on Tuesday, according to the United Nations. Two Moroccan UN peacekeepers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic’s southeast [ More … ]
Morocco plans to set up an embassy in Zambia in September as the two African countries are interested in deepening bilateral relations, said Mounia Boucetta, the Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs [ More … ]
The Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mounia Boucetta, arrived in Ethiopia on Monday to consolidate bilateral relations and continue the agreements made by King Mohammed VI during his [ More … ]
Morocco’s efforts in renewable energy are paying their due. With installed capacity estimated at 892 megawatts, Morocco now ranks second in Africa and the Middle East (MEA) for wind farming. According to a recent study [ More … ]
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz uses African tour to talk up ties between the continent and Ankara Turkey aims to open embassies in all African countries, a senior foreign ministry official said on Wednesday. [ More … ]
The Turkish government has reaffirmed its commitment to the African continent through economic and political partnerships. The European country also wants to advance on an economic cooperation model with Africa that is based on a [ More … ]
New Silk Road will mark the future with the aim to link Asia, Europe, Africa and even South America, Turkish President Erdoğan says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan described the Belt and Road initiative as [ More … ]
Morocco has expressed its support for Côte d’Ivoire’s candidacy for membership in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). During a meeting with Ivorian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcel Amon-Tanoh, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and [ More … ]
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