Nigerian economy has recovered—slowly after it suffered a recession in 2016. New data from Bloomberg shows that Nigeria is now Africa’s largest economy, pushing South Africa into second place. According to Bloomberg, Nigeria’s economic growth beat forecasts in the fourth quarter, helping its economy to expand the most in four years in 2019 as […]
Climate change is taking a toll on Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott coupled with rising sea levels, lack of sanitation and rising population growth, Alex Duval Smith wrote for the Guardian from Nouakchott. “Much of the city is at or below sea level, protected from the ocean only by an eroding dune,” deplored Smith who recommended moving […]
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has pointed out in his latest annual report on the Moroccan Sahara to the Security Council, the political development and Morocco’s diplomatic achievements in the Sahara over the past year. The UN Secretary General has thus informed the Security Council members about the holding of general, legislative, regional and […]
