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Mauritania launches fifth population census

Mauritania kick-started Monday December 25 the fifth national census of the population aiming at gathering data needed to prepare, implement, monitor, and evaluate the various development policies.   The country’s National Agency for Statistics and Demographic and Economic Analysis (ANSADE), in charge of the process, said the census will run until January 9.   ANSADE […]

Fishrot: Iceland, EU slammed for failing to prosecute suspects in Namibia corruption scandal

The European Union has been slammed for its inability to act against Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing company, following its involvement in one of Africa’s biggest scandals, as it has exposed the hollowness of its self-declared fight against corruption. The financial scandal — named after a 2019 Wikileaks release called the “Fishrot Files” — stretches from […]

Libya: Clouds of doubt over MP assassination bib

Divisions among lawmakers in the Libyan internationally recognised House of Representative (HoR) in Toburuk have cast shadow of doubt on the assassination attempt that reportedly nearly killed PM Abdullah Al-Thinni. Quarters of members of the HoR have expressed doubt that Prime Minister was really attacked and believed it was “farce” in an attempt to whitewash […]