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Morocco World
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Burkina Faso Applauds Morocco's African Peace Council Leadership
Doha – Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré has formally acknowledged Morocco's diplomatic efforts as chair of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC-AU), following informal consultations with six African nations currently suspended from the continental organization. In a letter addressed to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Traoré specifically commended 'the new leadership at the helm of the PSC' and praised Morocco's approach, which he characterized as being 'based on promoting constructive dialogue informed by realism and mutual listening.' The acknowledgment follows Morocco's initiative to convene informal consultations in Addis Ababa on Tuesday with representatives from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Gabon, Guinea, and Sudan. These countries are currently suspended from the African Union following recent changes in their political leadership. Held during Morocco's March presidency of the PSC-AU, these consultations provided a platform for the ambassadors of the suspended countries to discuss their ongoing democratic transition processes. The meeting was conducted in accordance with Article 8, Paragraph 11 of the PSC protocol, which permits informal consultations with parties involved in situations under the Council's review – a mechanism previously underutilized in AU diplomacy. The diplomatic gathering aimed to strengthen dialogue between countries in political transition and AU institutions, with the ultimate goal of facilitating their full reintegration into the continental organization. The discussions explored areas of convergence and enhancing inter-African cooperation for sustainable peace and stability. As part of the pan-African organization's conflict resolution framework, the PSC has strengthened its preventive diplomacy through specialized networks such as PanWise, FemWise-Africa, and WiseYouth. The latter, operational since October 2024, specifically focuses on integrating youth perspectives into peace processes. The Council says it is currently working to enhance these instruments through increased financial and technical support, with the AU Commission tasked with allocating additional resources for crisis prevention rather than post-facto management. Read also: Burkina Faso Seeking 'Everyone's Support' for Morocco's Autonomy Plan Tags: african union peace and security councilMorocco Burkina Faso
Ya Biladi
19-03-2025
- Politics
- Ya Biladi
Morocco leads AU consultations on political transitions in six African nations
As the current chair of the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) for March, Morocco launched informal consultations on Tuesday in Addis Ababa with six nations undergoing political transitions: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan. These discussions provided a platform for representatives of these countries—suspended from the AU following changes in their governments—to assess the progress of their democratic transitions and maintain an open dialogue with the continental body. Mohamed Arrouchi, Morocco's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the AU and the UN Economic Commission for Africa, emphasized that these consultations align with the PSC's mandate under Article 8, paragraph 11 of its Protocol, which allows for informal meetings with parties involved in situations under review. «Our meeting aims to strengthen dialogue with the transitioning states, listen to their expectations, and jointly identify the best ways to promote stability, peace, and their return to constitutional order—an essential condition for their full reintegration into the AU», he said. This initiative highlights Morocco's active role in promoting regional stability. It marks a step toward a multidimensional and supportive approach, guiding these nations toward sustainable solutions tailored to their national contexts and regional dynamics. Through this dialogue, the PSC seeks to identify common ground, enhance inter-African cooperation, and pave the way for the gradual reintegration of transitioning countries into the African Union.
Middle East
10-02-2025
- Business
- Middle East
OPEN// Sisi chairs 42nd Session of NEPAD Heads of State & Government Orientation Committee
CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi chaired the 42nd Session of the NEPAD Heads of State & Government Orientation Committee (HSGOC) which took place virtually with the participation of the committee's member states. According to the spokesman for the presidency, the meeting took up AUDA-NEPAD activities in 2024, topped by the developments pertaining to the feasibility study for the establishment of an African Investment Fund and the Second Ten-Year Implementation Plan for the fulfillment of Agenda 2063, which is Africa's blueprint and master plan for transforming the continent into the global powerhouse of the future. The meeting covered means of pressing ahead with efforts to implement the agenda, that is the continent's strategic framework that aims to deliver on its goal for inclusive and sustainable development through overcoming challenges of rising poverty and unemployment rates and food, water and energy insecurity. Talks also took up Africa's efforts to promote infrastructure development, improve education and health systems, generate jobs for youth, encourage inter-African trade, address the climate crisis and shore up cooperation among countries on the continent.
Zawya
30-01-2025
- Business
- Zawya
It's Time to be Bullish about Africa: An Human Resource (HR) and Payroll Technology Perspective
"Extremely bullish on Africa - can't wait to see the continent evolve over the next decade. So much talent." These sentiments are from a social media message by Alex Bouaziz ( co-founder and CEO of Deel, the most successful technology startup in history that reached a US$12 billion value in just 5 years. Reaching more than 16,000 followers on Twitter, his post sparked a flurry of similar comments, expressing how they saw opportunity emerge across the continent. The post also carries significant relevance because 2024 was a landmark year for Deel's relationship with Africa. Specifically, Deel acquired PaySpace, the African-developed payroll platform that is challenging traditional payroll and HR software to bring much faster, smarter, and more affordable services to multiple regions. Digital is part of Africa's story Cloud-native payroll and HR software is driving a US$16 billion market growing 12% annually ( Organisations worldwide are replacing legacy systems with integrated cloud solutions, reaping major competitive and cost advantages by leveraging data, integration, and agile software. This transformation is especially impactful in Africa, where developing nations benefit from the speed and affordability of cloud-native platforms across their diverse regions. African companies are leapfrogging ahead to get the most from these new technologies. They are adopting cloud solutions faster to help staff focus their energy smartly and not on repetitive tasks and data collection that could be automated. Serving over 16,000 customers in 46 countries The continent has enormous potential to become a massive internal market. According to the Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, inter-African trade reached over US$192 billion during 2023 ( Yet, with that figure only representing 15% of total African trade, there is still considerable room for growth. Furthermore, Africa's companies are increasingly exporting business services to the rest of the world. PaySpace is a perfect example of this export opportunity. It serves over 16,000 customers with its cloud-native, multi-tenant payroll and HR software platform, including leading ESS features such as Pacey, the WhatsApp chatbot that helps employees directly access services such as payslips and leave applications through the popular chat client. During 2024, the PaySpace platform helped companies pay 8.5 million employees in 46 countries, now including Brazil and the UK, and several other milestones: 233,988,871: Number of payslip calculations on the PaySpace platform. 1.01: The number of seconds PaySpace by Deel took to calculate a payslip on average. 64,997: Hours saved by customers using the PaySpace platform during 2024. 170,000: Visits to the PaySpace Knowledge hub during 2024. "Organisations of all sizes are embracing digitisation and seeing remarkable results," says Sandra Crous, Managing Director of PaySpace. "PaySpace started twenty-four years ago because the founders saw the same future for the payroll and HR space, and it's been amazing to experience how our customers keep gaining when they leverage cloud-native software." Bullish about Africa The notion of an African Renaissance is not new, and it has encountered challenges. Yet, digitisation is undeniably enabling African organisations in transforming their operations. The flexibility of modern software helps them accomplish more and compete internationally, offering great benefits to customers globally. Alex Bouaziz's comment shows that the world is waking up to Africa's potential. Deel's acquisition of PaySpace shows that African technologies not only compete successfully against international brands, but can lead the way forward. It's time to be bullish about Africa! Distributed by APO Group on behalf of PaySpace.
