Abu bakr Jalloh
Mali anticipates a gradual increase in its sovereign borrowing requirements over the next three years, driven by a new medium-term strategy designed to prioritize the regional financial market, extend debt maturities, and preserve fiscal sustainability.
An influx of nearly 4,000 refugees escaping intensified conflict in Yemen has strained resources in northern Djibouti, where local host communities are already suffering from severe drought and persistent food insecurity.
The International Monetary Fund forecasts Ethiopia’s real GDP to grow 9.2 per cent in 2026, matching its estimated growth rate for 2025,before slowing to 7.8 per cent in 2027, according to the Fund’s October 2026 World Economic Outlook seen by APA on Tuesday.
Djibouti has emerged as the central transit juncture for two opposing humanitarian migration corridors along the Red Sea, absorbing thousands of displaced civilians fleeing escalating warfare in Yemen while simultaneously accommodating tens of thousands of Ethiopian migrants attempting to cross into the Arabian Peninsula.
Benin has successfully secured CFAF65.5 billion (€100 million) in international financing during official engagements in Paris to fund strategic national initiatives across the electricity, agriculture, public health, and justice sectors.
Sri Lankan technology leaders and diplomatic envoys convened in Nairobi on September 23 to expand bilateral trade, investment, and cross-border digital partnerships with Murang’a County leadership.
The Benin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI Benin) has formally approved a CFA6.6 billion operating and investment budget for fiscal year 2027 following its second ordinary Consular Assembly session in Cotonou.
Foreign ministers and representatives from Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states convened in Djibouti on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, for the 74th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers to address escalating political, security, and maritime crises across the Horn of Africa.
President Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye met with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington on Tuesday to accelerate the approval of a proposed $2.2 billion Extended Credit Facility (ECF) agreement.
Tanzania set to build nine comprehensive cancer centers until 2030