Fathi Bashagha, Libya’s new Prime Minister designated by the country’s parliament, promised Tuesday a peaceful transition although outgoing and rival Abdul Hamid Dbeibah vowed to remain in office. The House of Representatives (HoR), as expected, approved Tuesday Bashagha’s cabinet lineup after the latter made amendments to a first team he proposed on Monday and which […]
Ghana and the IMF reached a staff level agreement for a loan worth $3 billion, an inroad in the West African country’s efforts to improve its public finances. Ghana is on a debt-restructuring program after it defaulted on most of its $30 billion international debt in 2022. “Performance under the IMF-supported program has been generally […]
Gunmen opened fire on traders and customers at the Kompiembiga cattle market, 15 kilometers from the town of Pama on the Fada-Pama road in the east of Burkina Faso on Saturday 30 May. At least 25 civilians were killed in the attack, which is attributed to armed terrorist groups, according to the regional governor. A […]
