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Mauritania, IsDB ink 2024-2026 support strategy framework agreement

Mauritania and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) signed Monday October 23 a new support strategy framework agreement under which the Saudi Arabia-based institution will provide further assistance to the North African country in the 2024-2026 period. Abdessalam ould Mohamed Saleh, Mauritania’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development and the IsDB President Muhammad Al Jasser signed […]

Macky Sall launches controversial national dialogue

Senegal’s President Macky Sall launched Wednesday a national dialogue initiative supposed to appease the political tension in the country, but rejected by a chunk of the opposition, including main rival Ousmane Sonko. “There can be no democracy without freedom, just as there can be no freedom without responsibility. Every piece of physical violence, every piece […]

Egypt: Australian detainee reported missing upon release

An Australian-Egyptian citizen has been reported missing in one Egyptian prison when he was to be set free after one year of detention for alleged support for outlawed Muslim Brotherhood organization, his family has said. Hazem Hamouda, an Australian man of Egyptian origins has vanished though he was expected to be released from Egypt’s notorious […]