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Egypt-based online payment service Fawry denies connection with Silicon Valley Bank

Egypt’s leading e-payments solutions provider Fawry denied Monday any affiliation with Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), nor any of its subsidiaries, weeks after US authorities ordered the closure of SVB with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). The company in a press release also confirmed that it does not currently have any relationships with any bank […]

Mali secures key mining code win as three major gold producers sign on

Mali has achieved a breakthrough in its push for greater control over its mineral wealth, with three gold producers — Endeavor Mining, Faboula Gold, and Bagama Mining — agreeing to operate under the country’s controversial 2023 mining code. Announced by Finance Minister Alousseni Sanou in a televised address, the agreement marks a rare win for […]

South Sudan: Kiir Reshuffles Parliament Leadership After No-Confidence Vote

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 […]