About a dozen people were killed and many terrorized by clashes between two heavily armed militia groups in Libya’s capital, the latest bout of violence in the largely lawless North African nation, officials said Saturday August 10. The clashes, which involved heavy weapons, occurred Friday in Tripoli’s eastern neighborhood of Tajoura for long hours between […]
On the occasion of Throne Day, celebrating this year the 27th anniversary of his enthronement, King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 1,788 people sentenced by different Moroccan courts, the Justice Ministry said in a statement released Wednesday. The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, who are either […]
The number of fintech companies in Africa have almost tripled this year compared with 2020 as financial conditions across the continent ease, though funding costs are still an obstacle to further growth, according to a new report by the European Investment Bank (EIB). This progress is thanks to the improving access to finance for people […]
