Only hours after being sworn in as Senegal’s president on Tuesday (2 April), Bassirou Diomaye Faye named popular opposition figure Ousmane Sonko as the nation’s prime minister. At 44, former tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye is Senegal’s youngest president ever elected. During his campaign, he vowed to fight corruption, promised to renegotiate oil, gas and […]
Several lawmakers and local elected representatives of the ruling Front de Libération Nationale (FLN) have said they will not join the March 2 counter-demonstration aiming to show support for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s candidacy for April 18 elections, Huffpost Algerie reports. The North African country has been rocked for weeks by demonstrations rejecting plans by incumbent […]
Egypt’s Arab African International Bank (AAIB) issued Africa’s largest private green bond worth $500 million to fund its sustainable development operations. Three renowned development financial institutions: the IFC, the EBRD, and British International Investment (BII) teamed up in this issuance, subscribing to the entire bond. The bond is also reflective of a strong commitment to […]
