Senegal: Appeal trial for defamation against opposition member Ousmane Sonko postponed to May 8

A court in Senegal’s capital Dakar announced Monday the appeal trial for defamation against opposition member Ousmane Sonko has been postponed to May 8. Sonko was initially expected to appear in court on April 17. The leader of Pasteef party was handed last month a two-month suspended prison sentence for defaming Tourism Minister Mame Mbaye […]

Head of Tunisian Government visits Morocco June 18-19

Head of the Tunisian government, Youssef Chahed, is paying on June 18-19 an official visit to Morocco where he will attend the 19th session of the Moroccan-Tunisian High Joint Committee. Leading a delegation comprising several Tunisian cabinet members, Chahed will hold talk with his Moroccan counterpart Saad Eddine El Othmani on a set of issues […]

Libya Devalues Dinar by 14.7% Amid Falling Oil Revenues and Fiscal Strain

Libya’s central bank devalued the dinar by 14.7%, citing declining oil revenues and mounting economic pressures. The decision followed deliberations at the bank’s first board meeting of 2026, held last week, and was based on recommendations from the Monetary Policy Committee. Following the adjustment, the exchange rate was set at 0.1150 Special Drawing Rights (SDR) […]