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Coronavirus to weigh on Moroccan 2021 budget

Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said the economic impact of the coronavirus will continue to reverberate in 2021 as the government faces prospects of a sharp drop in revenue and higher spending. Tax revenue is expected to fall by 25 billion dirhams while additional spending should be mobilized to fund social landmark projects such as the […]

Burkina Faso ex-Transport Minister Vincent Dabilgou sentenced to eleven years in jail for funds embezzlement

A court in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou sentenced Thursday August 17 Vincent Dabilgou, former Transport minister under deposed leader Roch Christian Kaboré to eleven years in prison for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and political party financing. The Court also indicated the former minister will serve seven suspended years and will pay €4.7 million […]

African diplomat to be named as special envoy of the UN Secretary General in Libya – Nova reveals

The UN Security Council will reportedly appoint an African as the next special envoy of the UN Secretary General in Libya and head of the country’s U.N. political mission, UNSMIL, Italian news agency Nova has revealed citing unnamed western diplomatic sources. No names have emerged, but the news surfaced as Egypt and Russia press for […]