As Egypt works towards rejuvenating its economic activities through partnership and encouraging foreign investments, a joint venture was announced by US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Thomas Nides, between one of the regions’ biggest investment institution in Egypt, Abraaj Capital, and the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) with plans to invest […]
The US Treasury announced that financial sanctions have been applied to the former First Lady of The Gambia, Zineb Souma Yahya Jammeh, who has been living in exile in Equatorial Guinea since February 2017. The wife of the former Gambian dictator is suspected of controlling many assets in the United States. The US Treasury Department […]
Mehdi Jomaa, Tunisia’s officially designated new prime minister, announced his failure in forming a new cabinet meant to steer the country to fresh polls. This took place in a press conference that was held shortly after the deadline to submit his line-up to President Moncef Marzouki and on the day of a vote set to […]
