The closure of three key banks in the United States has taught Nigeria tough lessons, prompting Africa’s biggest economy to launch a $672 million fund to support its tech startups. Nigeria wants to cushion its startups against the kind of situation that Chipper Cash, a victim of the fall of SVB and the bankruptcy of […]
A man described as a “high-ranking fighter of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara” (EIGS) has been captured by French forces in Mali, in a joint Nigerien-French operation against the group’s militants. Dadi Ould Chouaib, also known as Abou Dardar, was arrested on June 11 in the flashpoint “tri-border” region between Niger, Mali and […]
Morocco has an open economy that qualifies it host the IMF-World Bank Group conference in 2021 said IMF chief Christine Lagarde. Speaking at the IMF-WB joint meetings in Bali, Lagarde lauded Morocco as a country that epitomizes “the convergence of the humanitarian values that unite us all.” She added that Morocco offers an optimal venue […]
