ECOWAS & transition in Mali

Morocco’s Central Bank teams up with IFC to improve women’s access to finance

Bank Al Maghrib, Morocco’s central Bank, and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to bolster their cooperation to enhance women’s access to financing. Under the agreement inked on Monday in Rabat, Bank Al Maghrib will benefit from IFC’s expertise and its global networks to expand women’s access to funding and support women’s entrepreneurship. The […]

Global Gateway: EU holds its rank as top provider of ‘aid for trade’ in Africa and globally

The European Union remains the world’s biggest contributor of ‘Aid for Trade’, committing over €18 billion in 2021, with Africa being the largest recipient of EU Collective Aid for Trade, followed by Asia and Europe, according to the latest EU Aid for Trade Progress Report. This amount represents 47% of all Aid for Trade originating […]

Nigeria: villages destroyed by the army – AI  

Amnesty International called on Friday for an investigation into military operations in northeastern Nigeria, where at least three villages have been razed to the ground by soldiers fighting the jihadists. Attacks have intensified in recent months in northeastern Nigeria, where the Islamic State jihadists in West Africa (ISWAP), a branch of the Nigerian Boko Haram […]