Tebboune made of joining BRICS a certainty for his people, repeating since 2022 that Algeria will integrate the group. He said Algeria would join BRICS in 2023, before backtracking to say it would join at first as an “observer”. During his visit to Beijing, he said Algeria represents to Africa what Beijing represents to the world. The Algerian people are in shock after Tebboune made many of the uninformed public opinion believe that Algeria would certainly join the group. Failure to join the BRICS generated a wave of resentment at public officials and questioning of their policies.

Share Comment on this story CommentSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said, extending its weapons testing activities in response to the United States-South Korea summer military drills. AdvertisementA day before the U.S.-South Korean training ended, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in a launch it said was meant to simulate “scorched earth” nuclear strikes on South Korea. Share this article ShareOn Aug. 21, the day when the U.S.-South Korean drills began, North Korea’s state media said its leader Kim Jong Un observed cruise missile launches. Analysts say the main missions of North Korean cruise missiles are striking incoming U.S. warships and aircraft carriers in the event of war. Foreign experts say Kim uses U.S.-South Korean military drills as a pretext to expand his missile and nuclear arsenals to boost leverage in future diplomacy with the United States.

Transfer Window 2023: The right moves for AfricaThe 2023 summer mercato has closed its doors.Sport News Africa takes this opportunity to pick out some of the good moves made by European clubs in recruiting African players. The pick of the bunch goes to Premier League clubs, who have recruited the likes of Mohamed Kudus, Sofyan Amrabat and Carlos Baleba. The Atlas Lion has been a target for the United since the start of the summer transfer window, and has now joined the club in the final hours. Another African midfielder has also arrived in the Premier League. He comes to take over from Moïses Caïcedo, who left for Chelsea for 130 million euros, the most expensive transfer in Premier League history.

The CircuitHosted by high-profile journalist Emily Chang, The Circuit is a fast-paced, dynamic series that lives at the intersection of culture, tech, entertainment, and business. Every week, Chang will go on location to meet the world’s most fascinating founders, influencers, and innovators, conducting intimate interviews and bringing audiences behind the scenes of the most impactful stories, launches, and trends

In 2011, the Siemens African Green City Index, conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit evaluated 15 African cities and their efforts to build an eco-conscious system. Today African cities are increasingly moving towards sustainability, as they face the environmental challenges of urbanization. Arcadis, a global company that provides sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets ranked in the top 100 green cities in the world, and six African cities made the list. Durban scored well on transport, waste, water, and sanitation; and Pretoria scored well on land use, transport, water, and air quality. Cairo, EgyptCairo is one of the six African cities that made the list of the top 100 green cities in the world in 2022, according to Arcadis.

When people are deeply buried in an injustice or discrimination, they find it hard to see the bigger picture. Small improvements are all that can be expected and are welcomed. Only when people begin to imagine a full emancipation, do they perceive the full extent of their subjection. And they get angrier.

Abdellatif Jouahri, the governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, is among the best Central Bank Governors in the world, according to the latest ranking issued by US magazine Global Finance. Jouahri earned an “A-” granted by the New York-based magazine in its “Central Banker Report Cards 2023,” an annual assessment of Central Bank governors. Bank Al-Maghrib is the only central bank in the Arab world mentioned in this ranking. The Central Banker Report Cards, published annually by Global Finance since 1994, grade the central bank governors of 101 key countries, territories and districts, including the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of West African States. It covers topics relating to the global finance industry including corporate finance, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, capital, currencies, banking, risk management.

North Korea launched several cruise missiles into the sea on Saturday, two days after the United States and South Korean militaries concluded their 11-day training exercises, regarded as rehearsal for invasion by Pyongyang. The South Korean and US intelligence authorities were analysing the details of the launches, it added. While North Korea has dubbed the military exercises as rehearsal for invasion, the South Korean and US officials maintain their drills as defensive. A day before the US-South Korea military drills ended, North Korea had fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in what it said was meant to simulate “scorched earth” nuclear strikes on South Korea. North Korea has performed more than 100 weapon tests since the start of 2022 including ballistic launches which are banned by United Nations Security Council resolutions.

By Alexander Whiteman 01/09/2023Reports of China losing its position as the world’s manufacturer, as shippers look to source elsewhere, have been “greatly exaggerated”, according to the director of the Global Shippers Forum, James Hookham. “China is just too big, too capable and it makes good stuff, and it has been doing so for a long time,” he said. And CMA CGM CEO Rodolphe Saade told the UK Financial Times: “We’ve clients telling us they do not want to put all their eggs in one basket, in China. He acknowledged relations between China and the US had become strained in recent years, not least after then president Trump’s imposition of steel tariffs. But since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its western support, there have been signs emerging of improved China-US relations.

Mohamed al-Fayed, the Egyptian business tycoon whose empire of trophy properties and influence in Europe and the Middle East was overshadowed by the 1997 Paris car crash that killed his eldest son, Dodi, and Diana, the Princess of Wales, died on Wednesday. His death was confirmed on Friday in a statement by the Fulham Football Club in Britain, of which Mr. Fayed was a former owner. Forbes estimated his net worth at $2 billion this year, ranking his wealth as 1,516th in the world. In a sense, Mr. Fayed was a citizen of the world. He held Egyptian citizenship but rarely if ever returned to his native land.

Tunisia - The money market rate (MMR) stabilised at 8% in August 2023 for the 4th consecutive month, according to statistics published on Friday by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT). Compared with the last two years (2021 and 2022), this rate went up from 6.26% in August 2021 to 7.03% in August 2022, and now stands at 8%. The rise in the MMR is mainly due to the upward revision of the BCT's key rate on a number of occasions in recent years, in order to counter inflationary pressures. © Tap 2022 Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info).

Electric forklifts as a viable solution to loadshedding and moreElectric forklifts typically have lower maintenance costs compared to internal combustion forklifts. Additionally, electric forklifts don’t require oil changes or tune-ups like internal combustion engine forklifts, further reducing maintenance expenses. The total cost of ownership for electric forklifts can be broken down into three cost groups: initial costs, maintenance costs and energy costs. Also, advances in battery technology have led to the development of more efficient and higher-capacity lithium-ion batteries for electric forklifts. These advancements have extended the runtime and reduced charging times, making electric forklifts more adaptable to fluctuating power availability during loadshedding.

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Moroccans mourned two of their nationals who have been killed by the Algerian coastal guard after having mistakenly trespassed into Algeria’s waters. Another dead tourist was still in Algeria where authorities have also arrested a man who was with the group. The Public Prosecutor’s Office directed the Royal Gendarmerie in Oujda to collect information on the incident’s circumstances. On social media, Moroccans expressed anger at the lethal intervention by Algerian guard against unarmed tourists. It unilaterally cut ties, the flow of gas through a pipeline and banned all Moroccan flights over its skies.

Lithgow, NSW, 31 August 2023 - Thales Australia has welcomed The Hon. Pat Conroy MP Minister for Defence Industry today to officially open the company’s new advanced manufacturing facility at Lithgow in regional New South Wales. The new facility will house a new purpose-built live firing test and evaluation capability to support systems qualification and integration, and the acceleration of research and technology development of digitised small-arms and weapon system platforms. Julie Bown, Vice President of Land, Thales Australia and New Zealand, thanked Minister Conroy, the Commonwealth and the NSW Government for their continued support of Thales’ Lithgow Arms facility. Our workforce is highly skilled and multi-generational.”“Lithgow Arms has a proud and distinguished 110-year history of sovereign small arms production for Defence and this is part of a plan for the next phase of production.”