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Somalia Slams ‘Secret Deal’ Claims, Rejects Swedish Aid-for-Deportation Allegations

Somalia’s government has firmly denied allegations that it entered into a secret agreement with Sweden to accept deported Somali nationals in exchange for redirected development aid. In an official statement, the Office of the Prime Minister rejected claims that Somalia received $9 million in Swedish aid as part of a covert deal. There is “no […]

UN Calls for Dialogue after U.S.-led Airstrike in Syria

UNITED NATIONS – “Fighting terrorism needs to be accompanied by a genuine process including all Syrians,” said the United Nations’ new Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura at the United Nations headquarters following American and Arab airstrikes of ISIS targets for the first time on September 23. At least 70 ISIS fighters were killed […]

Morocco calls for leveraging more private funds in African infrastructure

Morocco reiterated its call for the setting up of a new African investment model that leverages capital from private and institutional investors to make up for a drop in public investments on the back of the successive crises. Speaking at an event by Africa50, an infrastructure investment platform operating under the umbrella of the African […]