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IMF Urges Tunisia to Cut Fuel Subsidies

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged Tunisia to cut fuel subsidies and trim its public-sector payroll in a bid to lower budget deficit. “It is necessary to reduce unfair energy subsidies through increases in domestic energy prices that follow international oil prices,” the IMF said in a statement. “The public-sector wage bill is very large […]

Morocco renews support to Sierra Leone’s development efforts

Morocco has renewed its support to Sierra Leone’s efforts to boost its economic and human development.   This came at a meeting Monday in Rabat between the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Nabeela Tunis, who discussed means of strengthening bilateral cooperation and increasing Morocco’s contribution to the development efforts led by Sierra Leone. […]

BIDC approves financing of a new rural electrification project in Benin

The government of Benin plans to electrify about 100 rural communities after securing $28 million loan from the ECOWAS investment and development bank (BIDC). The communities involved in the project will be connected to the national electricity grid through the establishment of high voltage transmission and distribution lines, the government said. The operation will cover […]