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Senegal wants a rethought partnership with the EU

Senegal’s new president Bassirou Diomaye Faye said his country needs a new “rethought” partnership with European countries, part of his electoral promises to review deals signed with gas and oil extractors. Faye has often used “the protection of national sovereignty” as a salient slogan in his electoral campaign which ended month-long crisis and safeguarded a […]

Central Africa: IMF prescriptions to pull economy out of crisis

The momentum of the economic crisis in Central Africa has changed in 2019, raising flags of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Washington based lender last week completed discussions with the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). The talks focused on common policies in support of the reform programs of CEMAC member countries. In […]

Libya: GNA declares state of emergency as Haftar forces move near

The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) Monday declared state of emergency in Sirte and called for the mobilization of all aligned-forces as the Libyan National Army (LNA) connected to rival administration in the east moved forward to the southern outskirts of the city. The security authorities of the city, which is under the control […]