Penitent djihadist Abderrazak soumah

Benin sacks 61 police officers for unlawful absence

As many as 61 officers of Benin’s law reinforcement Forces have been sacked as the State blames them for unjustified absence for at least 15 days in a year, reports say. Alassane Seidou and Romuald Wadagni respectively Minister of Interior and Minister Finance signed the decree announcing the sacking of the officers who belong to […]

Nigeria, Malawi and Rwanda have Africa’s worst-performing currencies in 2024

Nigerian naira, Malawian kwacha and Rwandan franc have been named the worst-performing African currencies against the US dollar in 2024, according to a latest report, having faced an array of challenges, from persistent trade imbalances, dwindling foreign reserves, to political instability. Some African nations strengthened their currencies, while others faced worsening exchange rates in 2024. […]

OIC summit: King Mohammed VI underscores relevance of Atlantic initiative

King Mohammed VI highlighted the relevance of Morocco’s Atlantic initiative that aims at promoting regional integration by offering landlocked Sahel countries access to the Atlantic and global trade. This came in a speech read on the King’s behalf before the 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), held in Banjul April 4-5. In […]