WB president David Malpass

Illegal migration at focus of Italian-Tunisian talks in Rome

Tunisia’s Foreign minister Nabil Ammar is currently on a working visit to Italy, as Rome presses Tunis to curb waves of illegal migrants batting its coasts. Ammar is expected to meet with Antonio Tajani, his Italian counterpart. The two sides are to discuss global economic interests of both countries, clamping down on illegal migration, increasing […]

DRC: soldier desertion trials highlight army in disarray amid rebel advances

Trials of Congolese soldiers accused of desertion, murder, and looting shed light on a military grappling with poor morale and dysfunction, amid ongoing rebel advances in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In recent court proceedings, over 300 soldiers have stood trial, with some facing death sentences for fleeing the frontlines as M23 rebels, […]

Algeria Lags Behind in World Economic Freedom Report 2017

Algeria has been ranked among the 10 worst performing countries in the 2017 Economic Freedom of the World Report taking the 156th place among 159 nations. Algeria was ranked among the 10 lowest-rated countries in the report on a par with Iran, Chad, Myanmar, Syria, Libya, Argentina, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African […]