Biden’s trip to Angola to focus on investment, partnership amid changing geopolitics

Only weeks before stepping down from the political stage, US president Joe Biden will visit Angola from 2-4 December in what will be his first trip to the African continent during his presidency. It’s not by chance that Angola was chosen to be among the US leader’s final international engagements before leaving office — “this […]

Empty-handed, Tebboune starts premature electoral campaign

After four years in office without any major economic or diplomatic achievement, President Tebboune of Algeria has already started his premature electoral campaign touring the country. In 2019, amid the pro-democracy protests that ousted ailing president Bouteflika, Tebboune was the civilian curtain of then Algerian kingmaker General Gaid Saleh. Soon after the sudden death of […]

IMF urges Libya to agree on unified budget for 2025

The International Monetary Fund has urged Libyan authorities to prioritize spending through an approved and unified 2025 budget to prevent pro-cyclical expenditure and enhance resource management. The IMF announced on December 10 that Libya’s recovery in oil production has led to an upward revision of the country’s GDP growth forecast for 2025. In its report […]