WB, IMF & Morocco Call for Enhanced Global Action to Build Resilience for Better Future

The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Morocco have launched a call for enhanced global action on common challenges in a bid to build resilience and expand opportunities for a better future. In a joint statement issued Wednesday in Marrakesh which is hosting the 2023 Annual Meetings of the WB & IMF, the […]

Guinea’s Mamadi Doumbouya orders audit of national budget management

The leader of transition in Guinea Mamadi Doumbouya has ordered Prime Minister Bernard Gomou to audit the spending of the national budget after the country suffered deficit of $833 million, Faapa news agency reports. A statement from the cabinet said the leader of the West African country wants to correct the shortcomings and failures noted […]

US-Russia tussle for geopolitical influence leveraged by South Africa

South Africa and its neighbors were at the center of a tussle for influence this week when US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in turn arrived for a diplomatic visit, offering a rare moment of leverage for regional governments intent at using the opportunity to gain concessions and increase trade […]