Tunisia’s Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi Sunday slammed calls for his resignation amid cold war with President Kais Saied, adding that he is “responsible for salvaging a country gripped by political and economic woes.” “My resignation? It is out of the question, I will not resign, I am responsible, those who know me know it well,” […]
Morocco’s Central Bank, known as Bank Al Maghrib, asked banks not to pay 2019 dividends to shareholders in order to boost their capacity to dealing with the coronavirus repercussions. This recommendation comes after a series of measures including boosting three-fold bank’s refinancing capacity and measures to make loans more accessible for households and companies, the […]
Unidentified gunmen have killed at least 40 people and wounded 33 others in two attacks on the army and volunteer defense forces in northern Burkina Faso only days after its military government had declared a “general mobilization” to help the state deal with mounting jihadi attacks. The Burkinabe army said in a statement that “the […]
