The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the African Development Bank Group’s concessional window, approved a €38.84 million loan to Benin to help implement the initial phase of the Economic Governance and Private Sector Development Support Program, Abidjan-based lender said in a statement. The program designed to assist the Beninese government in its […]
Seven soldiers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) were wounded last Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off under their convoy, the mission said. The roadside IED exploded as the convoy went over it 34 kilometers north of the town of Douentza, Mopti Region. No one claimed […]
Morocco has been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the African Cup of Nations soccer tournament, after losing to Egypt by a score of 2 goals to 1 after extra time, on Sunday at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde. The Atlas Lions opened the score in the 7th minute thanks to Sofiane Boufal on a […]
