The African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed Tuesday to back Morocco’s efforts to reduce unemployment with a $96.6-million loan that will support access to jobs and improvement of populations’ living conditions. Morocco’s minister of economy, Mohamed Benchaaboun, said at the signing of the agreement, the loan is earmarked to improving living conditions through an inclusive job […]
Niger and Mali, two terrorism-stricken nations, have agreed to set up an inter-governmental cross-border security committee to pool efforts to fight the terrorism scourge. The decision was made Tuesday at talks in Bamako between Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and visiting President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. The purpose of setting up the committee is […]
Algeria’s economic growth dropped to 2.2% in 2017, down from 3.3% in 2016, due to a decline in the performance of the energy sector, the central bank said. The same source noted that inflation dropped to 5.6% instead of 6.4 in 2016, while the balance of payment was reduced by $3 billion to stand at […]
