Pope Francis hailed on Sunday the Marrakech Pact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted last week, expressing hope that the global pact would help to better handle migration flows and incite the international community to assume its responsibility towards those forced to flee their homes. “The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, […]
Niger and Mali, two terrorism-stricken nations, have agreed to set up an inter-governmental cross-border security committee to pool efforts to fight the terrorism scourge. The decision was made Tuesday at talks in Bamako between Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and visiting President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. The purpose of setting up the committee is […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, rubber-stamped Tuesday a €400 million partial credit guarantee for Côte d’Ivoire, to support the mobilization on international financial markets for strategic environmental, social and governance (ESG) projects. “The partial credit guarantee will enable Côte d’Ivoire to raise long-term financing from commercial banks, in line with its ESG Framework. Côte d’Ivoire […]
