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Côte d’Ivoire: Ivanka Trump pledges $2 million to support women working in cacao sector

Ivanka Trump, daughter and senior advisor to her father, US President Donald Trump, Wednesday committed to back with $2 million the fund for women in Côte d’Ivoire’s cocoa industry as she visited a cocoa farm outside the Ivorian capital. Ivanka Trump visited Cayat cooperative based around the towns of Adzopé and Yakassé-Attobrou in the South […]

Egypt: Hassan Abdallah appointed as acting governor of central bank

Egypt’s President Abdelfattah al-Sisi has named Hassan Abdallah as acting governor of the central bank of the country after the former chief resigned Wednesday. Abdallah until the appointment Thursday was Chairman of the Board of Members of the United Media Services Group (UMS). The 62-year old man replaces Tarek Amer who resigned Wednesday but was […]

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 […]