British secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox with Morocco’s Aziz Akhennouch in Rabat May 2019

Washington seeks stability & economic prosperity in North Africa

U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Todd D. Robinson travels this week to Morocco and Algeria to discuss key initiatives and to advance shared interests of security, stability, and economic prosperity.   During his North-African trip (Nov.12–21), Mr. Robinson will engage with security, justice, and law enforcement […]

Mali’s top Court upholds Appeal Court decision fining Moov Africa Malitel, Orange-Mali

Mali’s Supreme Court has confirmed in a final decision demanding Moov Africa Malitel and Orange-Mali, two telecom companies, to pay up to $195 million to the Association of Telecom service clients (Remacotem). Remacotem in 2021 sued both companies before the courts for illegal taxation of calls answered by the answering machine. The telecom companies denied […]

IMF revises Sub-Saharan countries’ 2019-2020 growth forecasts

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a report released on Wednesday announced that the economy of Sub-Saharan countries should rise this year. In its World Economic Outlook Update, titled ‘A Weakening Global Expansion’, the Washington-based Fund indicated that economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa should pick up in 2019, forecasting a 3.5 per cent growth for […]