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AMF grants Morocco $127 Million Loan

The Arab Monetary Fund has granted Morocco a $127 million loan to provide financial resources to meet the country’s needs amid the global COVID-19 crisis, the Arab financial institution announced this Wednesday in a statement. The loan agreement was signed earlier this month by Morocco’s Economy and Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun and the General manager […]

Ghana’s 7 December election: economic hardship to be main issue for voters

As many as 18 million Ghanaians are expected to cast their vote on 7 December to elect the country’s new president with concerns about inflation, unemployment and debt high on their priority list. Despite a tight race for the presidency, which will be contested between vice president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama, analysts […]

Guinea opposition, civil society groups push junta gov’t for swift return to democratic path

Guinea’s opposition and civil society groups, united under the Forces Vives platform, have announced that they will no longer recognize the authority of the country’s military junta after 31 December, when a promised return to constitutional rule was meant to take place. While this deadline as the transition period was initially agreed with the West […]