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Algeria Lags behind in Budget Transparency- Survey

Algeria was ranked among the countries making less information available about how they raise and spend public money, according to the results of the Open Budget Survey 2017. With a score of 3/100, Algeria was in the rear with a double-digit decline in its performance compared to 2015. “On the other hand, Open Budget Index […]

Tanzania confirms Marburg case, heightening global health concerns

President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from Tanzania’s remote Kagera region tested positive for Marburg disease, validating World Health Organization (WHO) warnings from mid-January. While Tanzanian authorities initially denied the presence of Marburg after eight people in Kagera died from what WHO suspected to be the disease, subsequent investigations have now […]

U.S. Vice President wraps up visit to Africa, calls for strengthening democracy, closing digital gaps in continent

The U. S. vice president Kamala Harris ended on Saturday her weeklong Africa trip that led her to Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia. If the influence of other foreign powers loomed over her trip, she tried to deepen and reframe U.S. relationships with the continent, highlighting major steps in that direction. “My visit has convinced me […]