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Dbeibah demands transparency over shadow spending as economic strains mount

In a stern and deliberate rebuke, Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has called on House of Representatives (HoR) Speaker Aqila Saleh to disclose the fate of over 100 billion Libyan dinars reportedly expended outside the confines of the official State budget over the last two years. Speaking during a high-level meeting with members of […]

Sudan: Ex-leader Bashir sentenced for corruption

A court in Sudan last weekend convicted former President Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to a two-year detention in a reform facility. Dressed in traditional white robes and a turban, Bashir watched silently from inside a metal defendant’s cage while the judge read out the verdict on Saturday. Al-Bashir ruled Sudan for […]

Morocco-Water Stress: WB official calls for complementary policies as outlined in NMD

The water stress faced by Morocco requires the adoption of complementary policies such as those recommended in the New Development Model (NMD), the World Bank Director of Operations for the Maghreb and Malta, Jesko Hentschel, said Wednesday. “Recent events have shown that technical solutions are no longer sufficient to protect the economy against climate shocks […]