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Uganda: Police crackdown on anti-corruption protest, youth activists defy govt’s threats

Ugandan police forcefully detained dozens of protesters at an anti-corruption rally in the capital city of Kampala on Tuesday (23 July), as people rallied against the government’s corruption, ignoring warnings by police and President Yoweri Museveni. Organizers and participants of a planned march against corruption on Tuesday defied a ban on anti-government protests — inspired […]

Parties to Sahara conflict to hold third roundtable-UN

The parties to the Sahara conflict Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the separatist Polisario front will convene a third meeting to discuss a realistic, political, lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the over-four decade conflict, the UN Personal Envoy to the Sahara said. “Delegations engaged courteously and openly in an atmosphere of respect,” said the UN […]

IMF: Morocco gets $5 Bln credit line to enhance its economic resilience & external buffers

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided on Monday to provide a $5 billion precautionary flexible credit line (FCL) to Morocco to enhance the country’s external buffers, and support its economic resilience and structural reforms. Ms. Antoinette Sayeh, IMF Deputy Managing Director, said : “Morocco’s very strong macroeconomic policies and institutional framework have allowed its economy […]