Somalia donates Türkiye $5m to attend to victims of earthquakes

Somalia Sunday announced the allocation of $5 million for Türkiye to support victims of the slew of earthquakes that have hit the country. Hamza Abdi Berri, Prime Minister of the African country handed the financial aid to Turkish ambassador during a ceremony held at the national theater in capital Mogadiscio, Anadolu news agency reports. “The […]

Mauritania: Union Condemns Salary Deductions for Public Media Workers

The Free Union of Press Workers of Mauritania has strongly criticized recent deductions from the salaries of public media employees, describing the measures as illegal and demanding their immediate reversal. In an official statement, the union highlighted that the deductions exceeded prior agreements reached with the Minister of Culture and his Secretary General, calling the […]

Poor governance, Insecurity hamper Algeria’s investment attraction plan

Algeria has launched a new strategy called the “new economic growth model” aiming to diversify the economy and draw more investments to compensate for the collapse in oil prices. Yet, poor governance, insecurity, vested interests and regime opacity cast doubt on the success of the strategy. In an article on Foreign Policy, Robert Looney, describes […]