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S&P maintains Morocco’s rating at BB+/B with a stable outlook

Credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings has maintained Morocco’s sovereign credit rating at BB+/B with a “stable outlook”, attributed to the country’s ongoing structural reforms that will support robust economic growth. “The stable outlook on Morocco reflects our expectation that ongoing structural reforms will support robust economic growth and help counterbalance external and […]

Nigeria sounds alarm as $2.1bn in suspicious crypto transactions shake West Africa

Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised the red flag following revelations of $2.1 billion in suspicious cryptocurrency transactions across West Africa in 2024, according to a study by the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA). SEC Director-General, Emomotimi Agama, speaking at the recent West Africa Compliance Summit in Cape […]

Libya: militia kidnaps Tripoli cabinet minister, inter-militia rift widens

Armed men belonging to Revolutionaries of Tripoli, a militia group reportedly linked to the Interior Ministry of the Tripoli government, has kidnapped a member of this government, namely Mohamad al-Gaddar in charge of Planning. The security and defence commission of the General National Congress (GNC) strongly condemned the kidnapping on Tuesday and asked for the […]