Fitch Ratings gave Morocco ‘BBB-‘ rating with a stable outlook due to the country’s macroeconomic stability, comfortable external buffers and a low share of foreign-currency debt in public debt. The Moroccan government has prioritized social policies in the 2019 budget, said Fitch in a press release, noting that the country is planning an overhaul of […]
Sudan’s Army-backed administration has strongly condemned the formation of a parallel government by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), branding it a “phantom government” and accusing the group of deepening national suffering. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued on Sunday, July 27, said the RSF’s move was a blatant disregard for the plight […]
A group of 700 Muslim Imams and preachers in Burkina Faso on Monday (28 August) denounced “religious and ethnic intolerance,“ in response to calls for the killing of members of the Fulani community in the country, which is plagued by jihadist violence. “We, Burkinabe, are playing a pernicious self-destructive role (…) by spreading messages inciting […]
