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09/21/2023

The problem is not between me and Tshisekedi – Rwanda’s Kagame speak

Coups d’état in West Africa and natural disasters in North Africa have taken the international media spotlight away from what was, until mid-2023, their favourite hotspot on the continent: the Great Lakes. However, the next 12 months are likely to draw them back into the heart of a crisis –…

09/21/2023

The WorldPtXSummit 2023: Shaping the future of green hydrogen

The WorldPtXSummit, the premier global event in the field of green hydrogen and clean molecules, kicked off with great enthusiasm on September 19th in the enchanting city of Marrakech. Over the course of two days, the event has brought together policymakers, industry leaders, research experts, and....

09/21/2023

Spain tells FIFA how she is working with Morocco, Portugal on strong World Cup Bid

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has told FIFA President Gianni Infantino that Spain, Morocco, and Portugal are ready to co-host the 2030 World Cup, saying the three nations are on "an ambitious project". Sanchez took to social media on Wednesday to share some pictures with Infantino, stressing....

09/21/2023

Morocco’s Atlas Lions jump one palace in latest FIFA rankings

Morocco’s Atlas Lions have climbed one place in September’s FIFA Men’s Rankings, securing the 13th position out of the 211 national teams featured. The team gained one spot compared to the last July rankings where they were 14th, following a 1-0 win in a friendly against Burkina Faso on Septem...

09/21/2023

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo demands payment of reparations to African nations for slave trade

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has demanded the payment of reparations to African nations for the historical injustices of the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, he emphasised that this was the time to bring the subject of reparations to the fore. He sai...

09/20/2023

Nigerian government launches probe into death of afrobeats star MohBad

The Lagos state government has invited Nigeria's secret police to participate in the ongoing inquiry into the tragic passing of Afrobeats sensation MohBad, whose real name was Ilerioluwa Aloba. The 27-year-old artist succumbed to an illness in a Lagos hospital a week ago, sparking widespread specula...

09/20/2023

British Police officer charged with murder over black man’s death

A British police officer has been charged with murder after a black man was shot in south London a year ago, prosecutors said on Wednesday. Chris Kaba, 24, who was unarmed, died after his car was stopped by police fi****ms specialists on September 5, then hit by a single bullet.…

09/20/2023

Son of Gabon ousted president detained over treason, graft case

The son of Ali Bongo Ondimba and several allies of the ousted Gabon president have been charged with high treason and corruption and placed in custody, the state prosecutor told AFP Wednesday. Bongo’s eldest son Noureddin Bongo Valentin and former presidential spokesman Jessye Ella Ekogha, as well...

09/20/2023

Dangote refinery to begin operation in October

The 650,000 barrels per day Dangote Refinery in Nigeria will receive its first cargo of crude next month, a report has said. The refinery will begin producing up to 370,000 barrels per day of diesel and jet fuel from October, S&P Global Platts, which provides benchmark prices for commodity markets.....

09/20/2023

FRS Iberia sells Spain-Morocco Ferry Service to Danish Company DFDS

Ferry company FRS has announced the sale of its subsidiary, FRS Iberia, which handles the ferry lines between Spain and Morocco, to Danish ferry company DFDS. Established in 2000, FRS Iberia has grown to become the only ferry company operating all ports in the Strait of Gibraltar, said FRS in a pres...

09/20/2023

Nigerian court grants 69 gay wedding suspects N500,000 bail

Sixty-nine gay suspects who were apprehended on August 27, 2023 in Ekpan Community, Uvwie Local Government Area (LGA) of Nigeria's Delta State during a gay wedding ceremony, have been released on bail. Counsel to the suspects, Ochuko Ohimor, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Warri that t...

09/20/2023

Sudan’s defacto leader Al-Burhan leaves for New York for UN General Assembly

Chairman of the Sudanese Sovereignty Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, on Wednesday September 20, 2023, left the shores of his country for New York to attend the ongoing 78th session of the UN General Assembly, where he will also deliver a speech and meet with several international leaders on the side...

09/20/2023

Moroccan Beverage company SBM to end production, distribution of Heineken products in December

The Moroccan Beverage Company (SBM), a subsidiary of French beverage company Castel Group, announced that it will not renew its production and distribution license agreement for Heineken products, which is set to expire in December 2023. SBM, a publicly traded company on the Casablanca Stock Excha....

09/20/2023

Musk Hints X, formerly Twitter, may charge users for access

American billionaire and owner of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Elon Musk, has hinted that the platform could charge users for connecting. In a conversation with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Elon Musk said that X is moving towards charging users to reduce b...

09/20/2023

Nigerian youths protest in demand of justice over the death of singer Mohbad

Some youths of Nigeria gathered on Tuesday morning in the Panseke area of Abeokuta, Ogun State to demand justice for the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. The youths who gathered in their numbers at the skating ground arena in Abeokuta wore blacks and carried placard...

09/20/2023

UAE Ambassador commends Morocco’s professionalism in earthquake relief efforts

The UAE’s ambassador to Morocco, Al Asri Saeed Ahmed Aldhaheri, has commended the Moroccan authorities’ professionalism in organizing and carrying out the relief efforts to deal with the tragic aftermath of the September 8 earthquake in central Morocco. “The work carried out by the Kingdom of ...

09/19/2023

Morocco forges groundbreaking Green Hydrogen partnerships at WorldPtx Summit

The third edition of the World Power-to-X Summit kicked off in Marrakech on Tuesday, drawing together a diverse assembly of global leaders, industry experts, policymakers, and innovators. This seminal event witnessed the signing of several groundbreaking agreements, solidifying the pivotal role of....

09/19/2023

African Development Bank renew partnership Alliance for Financial Inclusion to help women-led businesses

The African Development Bank and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) have renewed a project partnership to support policy and regulatory reforms increasing access to financing for Africa’s women-led small and medium-sized enterprises, for a further four years. The Bank’s Gender Equality ....

09/19/2023

Burkina Faso approves law for sending troops to post-coup Niger

Burkina Faso's transitional legislature on Tuesday approved a law authorising the dispatch of troops to neighbouring Niger, which faces threatened military intervention to restore civilian rule following a coup. Under the new law, Burkina Faso can send a military contingent to Niger for a three-mont...

09/19/2023

Visit to African Development Bank by Swedfund delegation signals push for closer partnership

During a visit to the African Development Bank, Swedfund CEO Maria Hakaanson has expressed keen interest in strengthening the cooperation and exploring opportunities for the Swedish state development finance institution’s strategic portfolio. Hakaanson visited the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan ...

09/18/2023

Ghana set to establish lithium refinery

Ghana is set to establish a lithium refinery in the Western Region, with plans to create thousands of jobs for its citizens. It comes three years after the country's Minerals Commission confirmed the discovery of the mineral at Ewoyaa near Saltpond in the Mfantsiman Municipality of the Central Regio...

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