IMF staff held productive discussions with the authorities on the recent economic developments The Burundian economy recovered moderately in 2021 and is expected to strengthen further in 2022, despite the effects of the war in Ukraine. In the medium term, Burundi will continue to grapple with the challenges of balancing priority social, development and COVID-19-related spending with external and debt…
His Excellency also thanked the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Somalia for its efforts in facilitating the delivery of aid 45 tons of food baskets have arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu to tackle the drought in Somalia. The aid has been sent from Qatar Fund for Development and Qatar Charity, in cooperation with the…
Summary By winning the competition with his film ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ Mr Mzengi and five other winners will each receive $25,000 plus a production budget of $75,000 to create short films. Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian filmmaker Walter Mzengi has emerged among the top six winners of a short film competition organised by global streaming service company Netflix and United Nations…
On the last day of a five-day trip to Ethiopia, the Deputy Secretary-General said the East African nation is in “a much better place” to resolve the conflict that erupted 15 months ago in Tigray. “There is much more conversation and dialogue and talk around the national dialogue itself and the way to peace”, Amina Mohammed told journalists attending…
COTE D’LVOIRE, West Africa – African Development Bank Group (ADB) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has said that the most important lesson of the Covid-19 pandemic for Africa is the need to build a defense mechanism against external shocks, especially in healthcare and financial security. The bank chief said the continent needed $484 billion over the next three years to…
ADDIS ABABA – Liberia’s Foreign Minister H.E. Amb. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Sr., has frowned on the hijacking of power through unconstitutional means, noting that the State of Peace and Security on the Continent, his delegation has observed with dismay the rise in terrorism and violent extremism. Minister Kemayah intoned that in the midst of these unfolding developments, the Government of…
The decision comes amid tension between Mali and its international partners. In Summary • The Takuba Task Force was established as a partial successor to a French counter-terrorism operation in the West African Sahel region. • The statement said all partners in the task force needed a prior accord with the government before deployments in Mali. Mali’s government said…