President Mohammed Morsi

G5 Sahel Summiteers Call for More International Support to Counter Terror Threat

Leaders of the G5 Sahel summit, convened Sunday in Niamey, called for enhanced cooperation among member countries of the G5 Sahel group and urged the international community to support this regional bloc in its war against jihadist networks. The summit, which gathered the leaders of Niger, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali and Mauritania, was held after […]

Ethiopia’s CBE in quest to retrieve $40 mln withdrawn during glitch

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), the biggest lender in the country, issued a deadline, asking people who have withdrawn or transferred money from the bank during the technical glitch to return the funds or face prosecution. Up to 40 million dollars have been withdrawn during the technical failure that took several hours to repair […]

Mauritania: People living “close to the edge”, WFP Director

Malnutrition is on the rise in Mauritania and has reached emergency levels in six of the country’s 15 regions. The alarm bell was sounded by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) which is worried that the situation might get worse due to lack of funds and also to the pressure on available resources because […]