Mauritania
AfDB grants $30 million facility to Mauritania’s GBM
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $30 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie
Burkina Faso's junta government announced Thursday the release of four French nationals, previously detained on espionage charges since December 2023. The move came after successful negotiations mediated by Morocco, aiding in mending the strained ties between France and Burkina Faso. French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu confirmed on X that the released individuals were members of the French armed forces. Capt. Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s leader, expressed gratitude for Morocco's diplomatic efforts.
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Mauritania
AfDB grants $30 million facility to Mauritania’s GBM
The African Development Bank Group has approved a $30 million trade finance facility for the Générale de Banque de Mauritanie
Tunisia
Tunisian opposition party calls for judicial independence, return to constitutional life
In a statement released Wednesday, the National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s largest opposition coalition, said that the recent “show trials”
Algeria
Algeria jails historian who questioned Amazigh culture
An Algerian court has sentenced historian Mohamed Amine Belghit to five years in prison for offending national symbols, his lawyer
Ethiopia
Ethiopia's PM says mega dam on the Nile 'now complete'
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has