Mauritania’s economic outlook is favorable due to sustained commodity prices and ongoing economic policy efforts, but there are still considerable challenges for inclusive growth, said the International Monetary Fund. “The economic recovery continues, with growth estimated at 3-3½ percent in 2017 and 2018, and moderate inflation of 2.3 percent on average in 2017”, said IMF […]
The 14th of January marked the third year anniversary of the Tunisian revolution which went to sweep the North Africa and the Middle East. There was little to celebrate about on the day due to violence which marred the country. The constitution also missed its deadline once more as voting continues in the Assembly. Tunisians […]
Former Ivorian political leader Charles Blé Goudé has been sentenced in absentia to 20 years in prison by an Ivorian court over murder, rape and torture charges, local media reported. The court has issued an arrest warrant for him. Blé Goudé was an aide to former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, who was acquitted by the […]
