As many as 36 reporters covering the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Côte d’Ivoire have been injured after their bus coming from the city of Yamoussoukro had an accident Wednesday January 24 as they entered capital Abidjan. The accident reportedly occurred at 2 am GMT at the Carena Boulevard, in Plateau commune, […]
Somalia has achieved a significant financial breakthrough with the United States agreeing to cancel more than $1.1 billion in outstanding loans, representing approximately one-quarter of the nation’s remaining debt burden. This historic agreement marks a crucial step in Somalia’s economic recovery from decades of financial isolation. The debt, largely accumulated during the military dictatorship that […]
Mauritania and the European Union (EU) have signed the fourth implementing protocol to the EU’s Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (SFPA) in a deal described by both partners as a “win-win” agreement. The implementation of the SFPA started in December 2006. After 16 months of intense negotiations, Nouakchott’s chief negotiator Cheikh Ould Baya said apart from the economic gains and […]
