Egypt is considering taking a loan estimated at around $2.5 billion from regional and international lenders to tackle growing economic pressures, reports say. The government, Bloomberg has revealed citing sources familiar with the matter, is negotiating with regional and international banks over the details of the financing. The talks, the unnamed sources told the US […]
Niger authorities outlawed a protest by a civil society group that was slated for November 25 to demand the liberation of ousted leader Mohamed Bazoum and the return of the rule of law and democracy in the West African country, governed since July 26 by a junta led by General Abdourahamane Tiani. The protest, organized […]
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday gave the green light for his arch-rival ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth minister Charles Blé Goudé to return home “when they wish.” The announcement came one week after their final acquittal of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court. “Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. […]
