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Burkina Faso: ruling junta expels three French diplomats accused of ‘subversive activities’

Burkina Faso has declared three French diplomats as “persona non grata”, accusing them of being involved in “subversive activities”, and ordered them to leave the country within 48 hours, the Foreign Ministry in Ouagadougou said in a note dated Tuesday (16 April). According to the note that was sent to the French embassy in Burkina […]

EBRD forecasts moderate growth rise for Tunisia and Egypt in 2025

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has adjusted Egypt’s economic growth projection upward, anticipating a 4% increase in FY2024/2025, indicating a positive recovery trajectory. Growth for FY2023/2024 was revised to 2.7%, with GDP expansion expected to reach 3.2% in 2024 and 4.5% in 2025. Inflationary pressures have moderated, with inflation declining to 25.7% […]

DRC: France’s Perenco SA to build 100 MW gas-fired power plant

Congo’s sole crude producer, France’s Perenco SA has announced that it will start constructing a 100 megawatt gas-fired power plant on the Atlantic coast. The construction of the power plant is part of the emergency plan of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s new president, Felix Tshisekedi, which aims among other things to increase access to […]