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Leaked files detail Russian role in expanding Sahel alliance

Leaked internal documents detail how a Russian-linked network sought to expand Moscow’s political influence across Africa, particularly within the Sahel alliance- Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso- through coordinated propaganda, lobbying and pressure campaigns, according to a cross-border investigation led by the pan-African media outlet The Continent and the journalism network Forbidden Stories. Forbidden Stories is […]

Southern Provinces Take Lion’s Share of Public Investments

The region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra in Morocco’s Sahara will receive 17.8 billion dirhams in public investments in 2018, out of a total 57.65 billion dirhams allocated at the national level. The Sahara region ranks first among the other 11 Moroccan regions with 30% of overall investment budget in 2018.   After Laayoune, comes the […]

Mastercard ventures into African fintech, snapping up $5.2bn stake in continent’s no.1 telco

Mastercard has acquired a minority stake in the fintech subsidiary of South African telecommunications giant MTN in a deal valued at a whopping $5.2 billion, whereby the partnership will see Africa’s biggest mobile company to strategically leverage the US giant’s technology for its payments and remittance expansion in the continent. By snapping up the minority […]