Afreximbank’s PAPSS continental payment system joined by 11 African central banks

The Africa Export-Import Bank, or Afreximbank, has incorporated 11 African central banks into its flagship Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) that offers an alternative in which participants can conduct transactions in their currencies, eliminating the necessity for a third-party currency such as the US dollar. The PAPSS is one of the Afreximbank’s efforts aimed […]

Niger Plans National and Regional Airlines to Boost Connectivity and Regional Integration

The Government of Niger has unveiled on February 5 plans to launch a new national airline alongside a regional carrier as part of a broader strategy to enhance air connectivity both within the country and across the Sahel region. According to the Nigerien News Agency, Colonel Salisu Mahaman Salisu, the Minister of Transport and Equipment, […]

Sahara-Human Rights: Elected representatives debunk Polisario’s allegations

Presidents of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra and Dakhla Oued Eddahab regions, Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid and Yanja El Khattat, have debunked the slanderous allegations circulated by the Polisario and its mentor, Algeria, about human rights in the Sahara. “These are actually outrageous fabrications, which are part of a shameless political manipulation of human rights,” the presidents […]