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Human Rights NGO Equality Now found in a new study that women’s rights in most African countries are undermined by discriminatory family laws. The study assesses family codes in 20 African coun...

https://northafricapost.com/77377-family-laws-in-most-african-countries-hamper-progress-on-women-rights-study.html

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is fast becoming the latest frontier in the competition between the United States and China in Africa, as African countries are set to gain from both AI superpowers�...

https://northafricapost.com/77291-africas-ai-sector-becomes-new-battleground-in-us-china-race-for-the-continent.html

The Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health summit held in Kenya’s capital Nairobi has recently closed with a 10-year action plan, as the African Union (AU) has said a $15 billion private sector inve...

https://northafricapost.com/77300-africa-needs-15bn-to-increase-local-manufacturing-of-mineral-fertilizers-to-boost-self-reliance-au.html

Morocco has placed utmost priority on food security in its wider African policy, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, foreign minister Nasser Bourita said. Morocco has relied on three levers...

https://northafricapost.com/77197-food-security-at-heart-of-moroccos-african-policy-minister.html

Across Africa, a flood of cheap imported drones is fueling conflicts, filling the skies with new dangers, making the warfare deadlier and more indiscriminate, thus increasing civilian casualties....

https://northafricapost.com/77187-drones-in-africa-cheap-uav-proliferation-changes-warfare-and-fuels-surge-in-deaths.html

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is a landmark piece of trade legislation that has boosted exports from eligible African countries to the United States, but also the latter reaps ben...

https://northafricapost.com/77160-us-africa-trade-deal-now-in-its-24th-year-could-help-diversify-us-critical-mineral-supplies.html

A recent opinion poll found that China is now more popular in Africa than the United States. Yet, this popularity apparently goes hand in hand with a backlash the Chinese face in a growing number...

https://northafricapost.com/77119-china-in-africa-growing-backlash-against-racism-economic-exploitation.html

The 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), held in Banjul, capital of The Gambia, underlined the strategic importance of the “Atlantic African States” Initiative launch...

https://northafricapost.com/77101-oic-summit-african-countries-underline-strategic-importance-of-african-atlantic-initiative-launched-by-king-mohammed-vi.html

Morocco is committed to contributing to the success of electoral processes across the African continent, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said. He made the remark at the opening of a training co-h...

https://northafricapost.com/76985-morocco-committed-to-backing-successful-electoral-processes-in-africa.html

Easy movement of people in Africa, also facilitated by affordable airfares, without the hindrances of state boundaries, is one of the key prerequisites for the full implementation of African Cont...

https://northafricapost.com/76982-afcfta-implementation-hampered-by-barriers-to-air-travel-intra-african-trade-aviation-experts.html

Upon the orders of the ruling Algerian junta, USM Alger did not play on Sunday the 2nd leg of their African Confederation Cup semi-final in Berkane against Moroccan team Renaissance Sportive de B...

https://northafricapost.com/76934-africa-football-and-usm-alger-did-not-play-the-match-moroccos-berkane-club-cruises-to-caf-cup-final.html

African Development Bank (AfDB) has asked policymakers to put in place an orderly and predictable way of dealing with Africa’s ballooning, unsustainable external debt pile that reached $824 bil...

https://northafricapost.com/76927-africas-824bn-debt-burden-opaque-resource-backed-loans-hamper-continents-economic-potential-afdb.html

Algerian club “USM Alger” are facing a serious dilemma. They are torn between refusing to play the 2nd leg of their African Confederation Cup semifinal match in Berkane against local Moroccan...

https://northafricapost.com/76924-africa-football-to-play-or-not-to-play-thats-usm-algers-dilemma.html

With Africa’s aging mid- and downstream oil products supply infrastructure, the countries on the continent must invest a combined $9.3 billion to expand fuel-transportation infrastructure to av...

https://northafricapost.com/76857-africa-needs-to-invest-9-3bn-to-expand-oil-infrastructure-report.html

African leaders have called for more regional cooperation in fighting terrorism at a high-level summit in Abuja, with Nigeria’s president accusing the global community of being responsible for ...

https://northafricapost.com/76810-african-counter-terrorism-summit-leaders-call-for-more-cooperation-to-address-security-challenges.html

The US is planning to counter China’s strategy regarding rare metals in Africa through investing in a rail project connecting copper and cobalt mines in central Africa to Lobito port in Angola....

https://northafricapost.com/76768-us-relies-on-rail-project-to-counter-chinas-growing-control-over-african-mines.html

Hunger levels in Africa are following a worrying trajectory despite the continent’s potential in terms of arable land and abundant resources, FAO chief QU Dongyu said. The lingering impact of t...

https://northafricapost.com/76704-fao-warns-of-rising-hunger-levels-in-africa-despite-farm-potential.html

The European Union remains the world’s biggest contributor of ‘Aid for Trade’, committing over €18 billion in 2021, with Africa being the largest recipient of EU Collective Aid for Trade,...

https://northafricapost.com/76702-global-gateway-eu-holds-its-rank-as-top-provider-of-aid-for-trade-in-africa-and-globally.html

As foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have gathered on the Italian island of Capri, Middle Eastern and African issues are also high on the agenda during the three days...

https://northafricapost.com/76696-africa-middle-east-crises-high-on-agenda-at-g7-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-italy.html

More investments in the wood processing industries would be conducive to African industrialization and integration, said the African natural Resources Management and Investment Center. In a repor...

https://northafricapost.com/76631-wood-processing-catalyst-for-africas-industrialization-report.html