Staff Writer

 Morocco and Panama reiterated their commitment to further bolstering their bilateral ties. This commitment was formalized in a joint Communiqué signed in Rabat on Monday, following a meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and his Panamanian peer, Mr. Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on June 14-18. In the joint communiqué, the two ministers […]

 Panama hailed the momentum of openness and modernization underway in Morocco, under the enlightened leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, and expressed its appreciation for Morocco’s pioneering role in Africa, making the Kingdom a credible and valued partner on the international stage. In this respect, Panama’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez, commended, in a Joint Communiqué signed on Monday in Rabat following his talks with Minister of […]

  First-Time Participant Alahli Tripoli Wins Libya’s First BAL Title  Alahli Tripoli Forward Jean Jacques Boissy Named 2025 BAL Most Valuable Player  Record 141,564 Fans Attended BAL Games This Season  Libya’s Alahli Tripoli today defeated Angola’s Petro de Luanda 88-67 to win the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) (https://BAL.NBA.com) Championship, which took place at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria, South Africa, and reached fans in 214 countries and territories in […]

 The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) (https://TheACG.org/), the world's second-largest development finance group, extended US$19.6 billion collectively to fund nearly 650 operations in more than 90 countries in 2024. This significant financing was geared towards developing critical infrastructure, addressing global challenges like climate change and food security, and supporting international trade.   The ACG Heads of Institutions gathered in Vienna today for their 20th annual meeting hosted by the OPEC Fund […]

 H.E. Harold Bundu Saffa, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to Ethiopia&Permanent Representative to the AU, paid a courtesy call on H.E. @ymahmoudali, Chairperson of the AU Commission, to convey a message of congratulations on his election. They took the opportunity to exchange views on the ongoing efforts to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Guinea&on the broader developments in the West African region.Distributed by APO Group on […]

 This morning, the Chairperson of the AU Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf convened&presided over a session of the AU Peace Fund Executive Management Committee. He received a comprehensive briefing from H.E. @dagmawit_moges, Director-General of the @AUPeaceFund,&H.E. @Bankole_Adeoye, Commissioner of @AUC_PAPS, on the strategic and progressive utilisation of the Fund. The Chairperson underscored the Fund’s pivotal role in advancing African-led peace&security initiatives&emphasised the imperative of timely&efficient disbursement of resources in support […]

 OPTIC, Senegal’s leading organization for tech professionals, has worked for three years with the Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF) V project at ITC to improve its services. Together we’ve improved Senegal’s entire digital ecosystem by investing in new skills and opportunities. Positive spin-offs for Senegal's digital ecosystem OPTIC, the Organisation des Professionnels des Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication, has a long-standing and fruitful collaboration with ITC. They’ve worked with the current NTF […]

 Angola has taken a decisive step in advancing its strategic partnership with the U.S., following a high-level meeting between Angolan Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas Diamantino Azevedo and U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright in Washington, D.C. on June 11. The meeting – also attended by Angola’s Ambassador to the U.S., Agostinho Van-Dúnem –   underscored the shared commitment of both nations to deepen cooperation across oil and gas, […]

 The Policy Framework and Reform Strategy (PFRS) for Fisheries and Aquaculture in Africa stands as one of the African Union's most transformative instruments for advancing the continent’s blue economy. Anchored in the principles of sustainability, food and nutrition security, and inclusive economic growth, the PFRS provides a coherent continental roadmap for policy reform and investment in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Since its adoption in response to the 2010 call […]