IMF says provided ‘$80 billion’ in financing, allocations since 2020/in /by
During a press conference on the occasion of the IMF's annual meeting with the World Bank in Marrakech on Tuesday (Oct. 10), the director of the body's Middle East and Central Asia Department insisted that the institution picked up speed to respond to challenges countries are faced with.
Burundi: Central Bank governor prosecuted for corruption/in /by
The governor of the Central Bank of Burundi was arrested and is being prosecuted in particular for "passive corruption" and "misappropriation of public property", according to a press release published Tuesday by the Ministry of Justice.
Algeria forces Francophone schools to adopt Arabic curriculum/in /by
Education Minister Abdelkrim Belabed said that no languages were being "targeted" in Algeria and noted that multilingualism was among the education system's major achievements.
Israel-Palestine: death toll rises sharply, as African nationals evacuated/in /by
The death toll on both sides continues to rise, after five days of ferocious fighting between Hamas and Israel, with Israel continuing its bombardment of Gaza on Wednesday.
Niger: French forces leave for Chad/in /by
French soldiers left their bases in Niger on Tuesday in a first ground convoy under local escort, "heading for Chad", said the military regime in power in Niamey since the end of July.
South Africa: rising amapiano star Tyla enters the Billboard charts/in /by
South Africa: rising amapiano star Tyla enters the Billboard charts
IMF warns global economic outlook growth to slow in 2024/in /by
"The global economy continues to recover from the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine showing remarkable resilience, yet growth remains slow and uneven. The global economy is limping along, not sprinting. Under our baseline forecast growth will slow from 3.5% last year to 3% this year and 2.9%
Kenyan publisher withdraws controversial school book depicting Prophet Muhammad/in /by
Mentor Publishing Company acknowledged the gravity of their mistake, regretting the inclusion of the controversial drawing in their book on Islamic studies designed for second-year primary school pupils.
Sudan: The Swedish Prosecutor Who Challenged Lundin Oil/in /by
[JusticeInfo.net] It was prosecutor Magnus Elving who opened the probe into Swedish oil company Lundin, accused of complicity in war crimes in southern Sudan. He is now retired and following from a distance the trial that opened in Stockholm on September 5 against two former directors of the multinational. He shares some of his memories with Justice Info about this case, to which he devoted eight years.
Pics of the day: October 10, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.