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Benin, Saudi fund to bolster cooperation

Benin and the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) have discussed ways to strengthen partnership between the two sides following a meeting between SFD Chief Executive Officer Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad and the West African country’s finance and economy minister Romuald Wadagni. During the meeting that took place in Riyadh, the Saudi capital hosting the headquarters of […]

Africa’s shifting migration patterns and new challenges to watch in 2025 — ACSS report

A sharp restriction in off-continental irregular migration combined with escalating push factors will continue to shape governance and security priorities in Africa in 2025, according to a new report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS), which also highlights the urgent need for more regional cooperation to accommodate intra-continental population movements. The new analysis […]

World Bank urges Mauritania to diversify economy

Mauritania must accelerate economic diversification to achieve its ambition of becoming an upper-middle-income country by 2050, the World Bank said in a report published on Nov 24, citing the limits of a development model driven by extractive industries. “The extractive-led growth path is reaching its end,” the Bank said, noting that while Mauritania posted an […]