Islamic environement ministerial conference in Rabat oct 2 2019

Libya: Unidentified bodies discovered in a hospital morgue in Tripoli

Authorities in Libya reported Monday, May 19, that they had found 58 unidentified bodies kept for a long time in a morgue at the Abu-Saleem Hospital, in southern Tripoli, which is run by a strong armed group. The Interior Ministry claimed in a Facebook post that the Stability Support Apparatus (SSA), a militia affiliated with […]

East Africans’ real income to rise under AfCFTA — World Bank

East Africa is set to benefit from swift implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to the World Bank, and this will be accomplished particularly by lowering trade expenses related to trade facilitation, as well as decreasing the costs of non-tariff policies and non-tariff obstacles. The AfCFTA has been well-designed to strengthen […]

Sub-Saharan Africa faces ‘lost decade’, its growth weighed down by continent’s heavyweights — World Bank

Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to decelerate this year by slumps in economic powerhouses South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, the World Bank has announced, expressing fears of a lost decade for the continent, faced with growing instability. For the current year, growth should reach 2.5%, compared with 3.6% last year, due in particular […]