Over 20,000 march in Paris in support of Kabylie independence

More than 20,000 people took to the streets of Paris in support of Kabylie independence from the yoke of the military regime in Algiers, waving Kabyle flags and chanting slogans denouncing Algerian repression. The march was held on the day of the Amazigh Spring commemorating the Kabyle struggle to emancipate from the grip of the […]

AfDB’s first symposium on Climate Change calls for increased focus on resilience building

The African Development Bank hosted earlier this week a symposium to mark the bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth Day. The symposium, the first of its kind, was held under the theme: “Moving from emergency relief to building resilience.” It came in the wake of two devastating tropical cyclones, Idai and Kenneth, which ripped through […]

Egypt considers return to bond markets

Egypt is considering a U-turn to international bond markets a few days after Morocco capitalized on cheap borrowing costs to reopen old bonds and raise $750 million. Its return will be the first time since the end of the revolution, after the new law allowing the country to issue Islamic-compliant bonds for the first time. […]