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Morocco’s king stresses need for adding fresh momentum to economic, social development

King Mohammed VI delivered a speech on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the Throne day stressing on the need for adding impetus to the already launched reforms, injecting new blood in the government and improving the country’s attractiveness to foreign investments. “Our main ambition is for Morocco to join the ranks of developed […]

Senegal arrests French lawyer Juan Branco over call for uprising

Senegalese authorities have detained Juan Branco, a French lawyer and adviser to opposition figure Ousmane Sonko, on charges of call for uprising and dissemination of false information. Branco has been subject to an arrest warrant issued by Senegal but he challenged the warrant, showing up at a press conference in capital Dakar on July 30, […]

IMF notes ‘subdued’ growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

The IMF expects the Sub-Saharan African economy to grow by 3.6% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025, noting that growth remains “subdued and uneven.” Resource-intensive countries continue to grow at about half the rate of the rest of the region, with oil exporters struggling the most, the IMF said in its regional economic outlook. “Factors […]