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Senegalese President Macky Sall has said he was open to dialogue in the interest of “peace and national cohesion” amid high political tensions in one of West Africa’s most stable countries. Speaking on state TV Monday (3 April) on the eve of Senegal’s 63rd independence anniversary, Sall made no mention of the 2024 presidential elections […]
Togo’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic and Demographic Studies (INSEED) presented Tuesday data of the recent population census, indicating that 8,095,498 live in the African country with women accounting for 51.3 per cent of the population. The census of the population was conducted from October 23 to November 16, 2022. Data presented by the […]
Senegalese authorities are coordinating with Tunisian counterparts the search of around 20 Senegalese nationals who were on a migrant boat that sank at the end of March off the coasts of the North African country. A Senegalese delegation went to Sfax, the starting point in central-eastern Tunisia of the shipwrecked boat, for a mission to […]
Kenya is considering tax reforms, including possible tax breaks, to entice hesitant US and EU investors after Washington complained that corruption and a lack of transparency in tax policy inhibited investment in the East African country. Nairobi is exploring various tax incentives to reluctant Western investors and it also threw out the red carpet for […]
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) has called on Tunisian regime to publicly condemn racist hate speech against sub-Saharan migrants, immediately halt their arrests and collective detentions, and release those who are arbitrarily detained, especially women and children. In a statement issued this Tuesday under its early warning and urgent action […]
The World Bank has approved a third Development Policy Financing (DPF) of $450 million for Morocco to enable the country advance financial and digital inclusion, key enablers in reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity This third financing was announced end of March. It is “in line with the recommendations of the New Development Model (NDM), […]
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, indicated Monday that 1.5 million in Burundi need urgent humanitarian aid amounting to $194.2 million. The agency made the announcement as it launched the country’s 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan. The agency indicated that the needy include 1.1 million most vulnerable. OCHA called for an […]
France’s foreign ministry Monday slammed Burkina Faso’s Saturday decision to expel two French journalists from the West African country. Authorities of the African country expelled Sophie Douce and Agnès Faivre respectively correspondents of Le Monde and Liberation after they were questioned by the country’s police directorate. Liberation reported that the army committed abuses against adolescents […]
Kenya’s Defense Ministry and the country’s Space Agency announced Monday the launching on April 10 from California (U.S.) Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, the eastern African country’s first operational satellite. “The mission is an important milestone,” the ministry and the agency said in a joint statement, adding that it would contribute significantly to the country’s […]
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 […]