President Cyril Ramaphosa has briefed the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, on the African Leaders’ Peace Mission to Ukraine and Russia. President Ramaphosa noted that the peace plan has been proposed by China and affirmed by
Middle East, North Africa Vulnerable To Rising Fiscal Risks – Analysis
Stronger risk management can reduce budgetary surprises and allow the region to plan better for development. In an uncertain world, budget revenue and spending often end up far away from government plans. Volatile growth, high
MENA’s Socio-Economic Odyssey And Pakistan’s Journey Ahead – OpEd
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is a diverse and dynamic area that faces many challenges and opportunities in the 21st century. The region not only has experienced political turmoil, social unrest, armed
South Africa Faces Deep-Seated Economic And Energy Crisis – OpEd
South Africa, highly considered as an economic powerhouse, is in deep-seated crisis. Energy deficit has crippled industrial operations and supplies for domestic use has largely been reduced. Unemployment is rising and cost of living becomes
Senegal: Government and opposition blame each other for violence
On June 1 and 2, protests over the conviction of opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left at least 16 people dead. Doudou went out to protest on Friday, June 2, but never returned home. The 34-year-old
DR Congo says Sudan army killed 10 citizens in Khartoum
Ten Democratic Republic of Congo citizens have died in Sudanese army strikes on a Khartoum university campus, the Congolese government said on Monday. Sudan has been mired in a political and humanitarian crisis since mid-April
Opposition calls on President Macky Sall to clarify position on third term
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has not yet clarified whether he will run for a third mandate in the next presidential elections or not. Opposition presidential candidate Idrissa Seck blames the recent violence on Sall’s failure
Bandits kill 30 villagers in northern Nigeria in protection-money reprisal attack
Armed men killed 30 people in weekend raids on six villages in Nigeria’s north, a region regularly hit by criminal violence and clashes between communities, local police have said. Attackers on motorcycles “killed eight people
Niger: les communautés du département de Ouallam signent un accord de paix
Les communautés du département de Ouallam, dans la région de Tillabéri, au sud-ouest du Niger, ont signé un accord de paix, dimanche 4 juin, dans la localité de Tondikiwindi. Il s’agit du premier accord de
Trois intellectuels sénégalais dénoncent la “dérive autoritaire” du président Sall
Trois intellectuels sénégalais de renom ont imputé le récent accès de violence dans le pays à “la dérive autoritaire” du président Macky Sall et au projet qu’ils lui prêtent de briguer un troisième mandat en