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Morocco and China have pledged to improve agriculture cooperation through a new memorandum of understanding (MoU). China's Minister of Agriculture Tang Renjian signed the agreement on Tuesday along with his Moroccan counterpart Mohamed Sadiki.

The third China-Africa economic and trade expo on the theme of common development for a shared future concluded on Sunday in Changsha city, with 10.3 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of projects signed.

The Central Bank of Somalia has launched a Quick Response Code standard to provide secure payment services as it moves towards a cashless economy. By launching this code, Somalia follows in the footsteps of Kenya, which launched a QR Code standard in May 2023.

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and the United Bank of Africa have signed an agreement to support Small and Medium Enterprises in Africa with 6 billion dollars to scale up and expand into multinational companies.

Minister El-Meselhi emphasised the ministry's commitment to eliminating any barriers that investors may face in implementing logistical projects and growing important commercial activities.

Al-Mashat stressed the decisive role of the private sector in facing the challenges of sustainable development, by contributing to economic growth, job creation, employment, facing poverty and maintaining food security, as well as the primary role in mitigation efforts and adapta...

Nigeria has regained its position as Africa’s top crude oil producer for May 2023, according to the latest report published by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), that also attributes the slow growth of the country’s economy by 2.4% year-on-year in the first...

Egypt aims to receive 15 million tourists this year, 18 to 20 million in 2024, and 30 million tourists annually in 2028. This comes in line with Egypt’s national strategy to grow the tourism industry by 25-30% annually.

Nigeria on Monday (22 May) commissioned the Dangote Refinery billed as Africa’s largest oil refinery, amid hopes of transforming the West African country into a net exporter of petroleum products, though doubts persist that securing crude supplies could delay achieving full produ...