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Sahel bloc accelerates plans for regional bank

Finance and economy ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have agreed to fast-track the launch of a new regional financial institution aimed at bolstering economic sovereignty and reducing dependence on external donors, following their exit from regional bloc Ecowas. In a recent meeting in Niamey, officials from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reached […]

Australian mining company accepts to pay Mali $160mln in tax dispute

Australian mining company, Resolute Mining, said it has accepted to pay $160 million to settle a tax dispute with the Mali government, after authorities detained its British CEO. The company agreed to an immediate settlement of $80mln from available funds, with the rest to be paid later, the media reported. The CEO was detained along […]

Tunisia to send 450 peacekeepers to CAR

Tunisian President Kais Saied has greenlighted the deployment of 450 soldiers for United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) embroiled in several years of political crisis. The contingent will support disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation operations and contribute to monitoring respect for human rights within the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional […]