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Africa and Middle East attracting growing share of $400bn in global wealth — report

A new study into global wealth creation and redistribution has revealed a noteworthy trend in Africa and the Middle East, which are now attracting a growing share of the $400 billion in wealth brought along by migrating ultra-rich individuals. Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, billionaires worldwide have been relocating more frequently, with Switzerland, […]

Mali junta govt launches terror probe into Tuareg rebel leaders as 2015 peace deal crumbles

Mali has launched an investigation into several ethnic separatists and al-Qaida-linked jihadist leaders for terrorism and money laundering, which also includes a probe into the Tuareg rebel leaders who signed a peace agreement in 2015 and now accuse the government of failing to comply with it. The instructions issued by Mali’s judiciary this week show […]

Russia’s withdrawal from Black Sea grains deal to hit hard Africa’s neediest

Parts of Africa and the Middle East will likely feel the impacts of Russia’s latest decision to withdraw from a pact that allowed Ukrainian grains to leave Black Sea ports. The Black Sea grains deal, brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last July, which has allowed more than 30 million tons to be exported […]