King Mohammed VI & Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

East African govts urged to fast-track implementation of region’s single currency

The East African countries have not done enough to make sufficient progress in delivering on the pending actions outlined in the East African Monetary Union roadmap for a region’s single currency, according to the East African Budget Network (EABN). Therefore, East African Community (EAC) governments have been urged to fast-track the implementation of a single […]

Tunisia: Phosphate companies begin operating again, protests suspended

Sit-in protests at several phosphate mining and production sites have temporarily ended after protesters agree to negotiate with authorities on their demands. The protesters are mainly local youths demanding to be employed. Their sit-ins have affected the sector because production has been blocked in four towns in the country’s main phosphate-producing region and in some […]

France supports Sudan’s transitional government; to host conference with Khartoum’s international creditors

France has voiced “unconditional support for the democratic transition” in Sudan and vowed a €60 million aid, including 15 million that will be made available very quickly. President Emmanuel Macron of France made the announcement Monday after a meeting in Paris with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok, whose government is tasked with leading the country’s […]