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IMF members increase contributions; Africa gets third seat on board

The IMF announced Saturday member nations agreed to increase their contributions to the global lender and give sub-Saharan Africa a third seat on its executive board at its first meetings on the continent since 1973. The IMF announced Saturday member nations agreed to increase their contributions to the global lender and give sub-Saharan Africa a […]

Sahara: Spanish judicial authorities urged to consider complaints against Brahim Ghali

Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Moroccan House of Advisers (upper house) on Tuesday called on the Spanish judicial authorities to interact positively with the complaints filed against the Polisario leader Brahim Ghali by several of his victims, and to initiate the arrest procedure against him.   In a statement issued at the […]

Senegal’s president secures large parliament majority

Senegalese political party PASTEF won Sunday’s legislative elections, giving the president a much-needed large majority to push on through with radical economic reforms. The contenders from different opposition coalitions have all accepted defeat following a peaceful Sunday vote. Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who achieved victory in March’s presidential election, dissolved parliament in September after opposition resistance […]