Italian priest Pierluigi Maccalli abducted in Niger in 2018

Johannesburg, a city in decline under ANC rule

Once a model of urban development in Africa, Johannesburg has come to represent all that is wrong with urbanization in the continent due to the failure of the ruling party, ANC, to provide basic services and upgrade infrastructure. The city came to the spotlight of several international media outlets such as the Financial Times and […]

EBRD supports Morocco’s manufacturing with €45.5 Mln funding

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Wednesday a €45.5 million loan to Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products Maroc (ECP Maroc) to enable the Moroccan subsidiary of Turkish group Eczacıbaşı Consumer Products (ECP) to acquire Jeesr, a leading manufacturer of tissue paper products in Morocco. This is the Bank’s first cross-border acquisition financing package […]

Sahel emergency: the world’s most neglected and conflict-ridden region

Africa’s volatile Sahel region risks becoming a forgotten crisis because of the many competing emergencies around the world, a senior United Nations official has warned. The head of the regional office for West and Central Africa for the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Charles Bernimolin, noted that millions of people in six Sahel […]