Wagner clashes with rebels opposed to CAR regime in power

The private military company Wagner has since Monday been tangled in fierce fighting in the village of Kéngué, in the sub-prefecture of Mingala, with Coalition des Patriotes pour le Changement [Coalition of Patriots for Change] (CPC), a rebel group opposed to the regime of Faustin Archange Touadera, local media ‘Corbeau News’ reports. The fighting has […]

EBRD Supports Morocco’s Green Economy with €20 Mln Loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) has approved a €20 million loan to Moroccan Bank “Crédit du Maroc” to boost green investment of SMEs and contribute to the development of value chains in the North African Kingdom.   The EBRD funds will be extended as sub-loans to local SMEs that plan to invest […]

Algeria’s impolitic military ruler to the rescue of a diplomacy in disarray

As it continues to deepen its isolation in its immediate neighbourhood, the blunders of a military-controlled diplomacy have ensued new setbacks in ties with Saudi Arabia, where Algeria’s genuine ruler general Said Chengriha has spent more than ten days without being able to meet Saudi leader Mohamed Bin Salman. Chengriha, who pulls the strings of […]