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Japan backs Benin’s counterterrorism efforts with equipment worth $2.7m

Japan will provide Benin with rolling stock worth $2.7 million to contribute to the fight against terrorism in the north of the West African country. The assistance was the subject of an agreement signed by Ichijo Motonbu, the interim Chargé d’Affaires at the Japanese embassy in Benin, and Romuald Wadagni, Benin’s Finance and Economy Minister […]

Egypt: EGPC to convert petroleum debts into bonds

Authorities overseeing the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) are considering the conversion of their debts of more than $5 billion into bonds. The idea came as proposals and discussions with the Egyptian Central Bank to scrutinize it have resulted in a positive outcome. These debts are owed to foreign oil companies operating in the country. […]

The One-man Show of Egyptian Presidency

After arresting top opposition candidates and sidelining potential contenders in the Presidential elections, the Egyptian regime managed to find at the last minute a challenger to President Abdel Fatah Sisi. The Egyptian politician Mousa Mostafa Mousa has said he will stand in the presidential elections, hours before a nomination deadline was set to make President […]