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African Trade & Investment Summit Backs Morocco’s ECOWAS Membership

The second African Trade and Investment summit held this week in Ifrane wound up on a tone of support for Morocco’s membership in the Economic Community of West African States. The participants in the event, notably investors and businessmen from across the continent and beyond, expressed their support for Morocco’s bid to join the West […]

Gambia’s ex-minister convicted for crimes against humanity by Swiss court

Switzerland’s top criminal court on Wednesday (15 May) fund a former Gambian interior minister guilty of crimes against humanity over his role in repression committed by the West African country’s security forces under former dictator Yahya Jammeh. After four months of hearing, the Swiss court in Bellinzona sentenced Ousman Sonko, Gambia’s government minister from 2006 […]

Riyadh-based Tamara platform raises $100m in Serie B around

Gulf buy now, pay later (BNPL) Tamara platform said on Monday it raised $100 million in a second round of fundraising from investors, including Sanabil Investments, which is owned by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF, Reuters reports. The funding will help the company expand in new markets and provide customers with new products and […]