Recent clashes in northern Mali have thrust the country’s complex political landscape into the spotlight. The Tuareg rebel alliance claims to have inflicted significant losses on Mali’s army and Wagner mercenaries near the Algerian border, reportedly killing 84 Wagner personnel and 47 Malian soldiers. However, the rebel spokesperson firmly denies receiving any external assistance, including […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing additional loan financing of €100 million to Société Nador West Med (NWM) for the construction of the Nador West Med port in the Oriental Region of Morocco. The loan is a new, second tranche under a €200 million EBRD loan agreement signed in 2015, announced […]
Salva Kiir Mayardit dismissed, on April 7, 2026, Speaker Jemma Nunu Kumba and appointed Joseph Ngere Paciko as her replacement in South Sudan’s Transitional National Legislative Assembly (TNLA). Kumba, who had held the role since August 2021, was removed following a no-confidence vote by the ruling SPLM Parliamentary caucus, which cited allegations of poor management […]
