Algeria’s budget revenues plunge, raising alarms over fiscal sustainability

Algeria’s public finances are under mounting pressure after a dramatic drop in budget revenues in 2024, driven by falling hydrocarbon income and sluggish non-oil tax collection, according to the Bank of Algeria’s. Total budget revenues fell by 22.66% year-on-year, with hydrocarbon revenues plunging by 31.13% and non-hydrocarbon revenues declining by 13.50%, the Bank said in […]

Mauritania: Government Accused of Institutionalized Racism

Human rights groups in Mauritania have accused the Government of institutionalized racism after it appeared that the executive body prevented a youth soccer team from attending a tournament in Qatar because they were “slaves.” The Mauritanian Observatory for Human Rights (MOHR) Tuesday called on the Government to launch a probe into the refusal by authorities […]

New series of explosions in Bujumbura kill three, injure dozens

At least three people were killed and dozens wounded Monday night in a series of explosions in Burundi’s economic capital, Bujumbura, the latest in a string of attacks in the country, police and media said. The explosions come a day after a deadly grenade explosion in a bar in the Burundian capital, Gitega, and mortar […]