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Coup contagion fears threaten new investment, ratchet up interest rates in Africa — experts

The apparent coup trend in Africa, creating a belt of countries that now stretches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean, is adding to other major concerns deterring many investors from the continent — a wave of debt crises, tense geopolitics, and an extreme vulnerability to climate change. There have been nine coups in […]

Sahara: Security Council Lauds New Momentum Given by Geneva Roundtable Meetings

The UN Security Council has lauded the new momentum given by the two roundtable meetings on the Sahara issue, held in Geneva at the initiative of the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy Horst Köhler, and commended Morocco’s serious commitment to the UN political process. In Resolution 2468, adopted Tuesday by 13 votes and 2 abstentions, […]

Libya: PM-Designate Fathi Bashagha announces arrival in Tripoli in few days

Libya’s Prime Minister-designate Fathi Bashagha has told the Financial Times he will  enter capital Tripoli peacefully, in a few days, after  a first attempt failed. “We will be arriving in Tripoli in the next few days and there will not be another parallel government,” Bashagha said in a telephone interview with the Financial Times. The […]