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Macky Sall blames climate change for torrential rains

Senegalese President Macky Sall Saturday chalked the torrential rains that fell on capital Dakar and the entire country on climate change, Sene News reports. “The heavy rains are due to the climatic disturbances in the world. This makes the rains much more intense and the damage very important. The weather forecast had announced it: at […]

Mauritanian President Denies any Foreign Involvement in his shooting

Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz who was wounded on October 13 in a shooting that was officially reported as “accidental” has confirmed earlier this week this initial version of the incident and flatly denied any foreign involvement in the shooting. The Mauritanian strongman, who had been hospitalized in Paris after the gunshot wound he sustained, […]

Tunisia’s autocrat curbs central bank independence

Tunisia’s president Kais Saied extended his power grab to the central bank, undermining the independence of the monetary policy in a country that suffers from an aggravating fiscal and economic crisis. Saied made the statement as he seeks direct financing of the state budget by the central bank, a move many economists warn would further […]