The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that sub-Saharan Africa will be allocated a third seat on the global lender’s executive board, while the World Bank has warned the central banks in Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Uganda not to overplay their hand in getting involved in risky monetary initiatives. Sub-Saharan Africa will have a “stronger voice” […]
The party of President Beji Caid is descending into deeper crisis as party members elected Saturday two rival leaders in parallel congresses ahead of October and November parliamentary and presidential elections. The first electoral congresses of Nidaa Tounes, which started last week under the motto of “unity” ended up into two congresses that elected […]
Two staff members of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) have been killed in the Boucle du Mouhoun region, in northwestern Burkina Faso – forcing the charity organization to suspend its medical activities in the region. The organization said in a statement that unidentified armed men attacked Wednesday one of its vehicles carrying a team of four […]
