The IMF urged African and other emerging economies to develop domestic financial markets to reduce reliance on volatile external borrowing. In its April 2025 Global Financial Stability Report, the IMF warns that high real interest rates globally have made external financing more expensive and less accessible, especially for frontier markets in Africa. Tunisia was identified […]
French daily Le Figaro shed light on Morocco’s remarkable strides in reforming its social protection system, describing this initiative as “singular” within the African continent. The paper underscored the distinctiveness of Morocco’s reform, and emphasized that on a continent where fewer than 15% of the population benefits from social protection, Morocco’s efforts stand out significantly. […]
The Egyptian government’s security headquarters in Al-Arish, Northern Sinai, has come under attack of Islamist militants in the region who were armed with mortar bombs and machine guns. Narrating the incident, a security source said the militants were on rooftops of buildings close to the headquarters before they opened fire. He said that it was […]
