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Africa’s $824bn debt burden, opaque resource-backed loans, hamper continent’s economic potential — AfDB

African Development Bank (AfDB) has asked policymakers to put in place an orderly and predictable way of dealing with Africa’s ballooning, unsustainable external debt pile that reached $824 billion in 2021. Africa’s $824 billion debt burden, the servicing of which requires countries to dedicate 65% of their GDP, and opaque, non-transparent resource-backed loans hamper the […]

Moroccan population grows 8.8% in a decade to 36.8 million in 2024

The Moroccan population grew 8.8% in a dedace to 36.82 million in 2024, government spokesman Mustafa Baitas said. He was speaking following a cabinet meeting during which the interior minister submitted a draft law defining the number of the Moroccan population across the country, on the basis of the national census carried out last September. […]

Burkina Faso asks France to recall ambassador; 28 bodies found in country’s northwest

Amid a surge in anti-French sentiment, France has been asked to recall its ambassador in Burkina Faso, the military junta said Monday January 2, as the West African country seeks to develop closer ties with Russia. Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave, government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo confirmed to the media, but provided no further […]