Niger’s PM embarks on international tour to diversify partners

Niger’s Prime Minister Lamine Zeine landed in Russia on Monday January 15, the first leg of an international tour to take him also to Iran, Turkey and Serbia as the West African country seeks to diversify partners after severing ties with former colonial power France. Zeine is heading a high-key delegation including the ministers of […]

Morocco to tighten anti-Money laundering measures

Morocco has adopted a new law to fight money laundering which enables tracking and seizing funds acquired illicitly in line with FAFTA jurisdictions. This law helped the country leave the grey FAFTA list and strengthen its legal arsenal to address strategic deficiencies in its regimes to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing The […]

Libya: PM Dbeibah pledges stronger decentralization as new municipal leaders take office

Libya’s Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, met on August 26 with winners of the second round of municipal elections, which saw strong youth representation and notable participation by women, according to preliminary results. He congratulated the new leaders, reminding them that their victory carries a weight of responsibility in serving citizens and managing local affairs. […]