In a bid to alleviate the burden of rising living costs on citizens, the Egyptian government has announced a substantial EGP 200 billion social support package, which will be implemented during Ramadan and extended into the upcoming fiscal year. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly revealed the details of the new initiative on Wednesday February 26, which […]
Egypt is considering a U-turn to international bond markets a few days after Morocco capitalized on cheap borrowing costs to reopen old bonds and raise $750 million. Its return will be the first time since the end of the revolution, after the new law allowing the country to issue Islamic-compliant bonds for the first time. […]
A staff member of South Sudan’s Health Ministry who was abducted from a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance in Morobo County, Central Equatoria, has been released unharmed, MSF confirmed on Sunday, July 27. The incident occurred on Friday around 10 a.m. local time when armed individuals halted the ambulance, removed the ministry employee—identified as nurse […]
