While some South Sudanese experts recommend the government adopt a new economic system used by developing states to cut off black market currency exchange and stabilize skyrocketing prices, a new U.N. panel report says the real problem in South Sudan is deeply entrenched government corruption. South Sudan should switch to a developmental state economic system […]
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Côte d’Ivoire-AIP/International/ La BAD accorde un don de $ 2,1 millions au Programme de financement des risques de catastrophe en Mauritanie
Le Conseil d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé le mercredi 16 septembre 2020, l’octroi d’un don de 2,1 millions de dollars américains, destiné à renforcer la résilience de la Mauritanie face aux chocs climatiques et à l’insécurité alimentaire. Ce don du Fonds africain de développement servira à apporter une […]
African Countries Should Reopen Economies Gradually, Once Data Shows It’s Safe, Experts Say
The World Health Organization, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Economic Forum have issued guidelines for African countries looking to reopen their economies after weeks of lockdown due to the coronavirus. Health authorities are concerned that opening up too quickly could trigger a fresh wave of COVID-19 cases on the […]
East African Flower Industry Wilts as Sales to Europe Dry Up
Among its many other effects, the coronavirus pandemic has cut deeply into flower sales. This is being felt in the Netherlands, the center of the global horticulture industry, and in East African flower exporting countries like Kenya and Ethiopia, where tens of thousands of jobs are increasingly in danger. Aalsmeer, just outside of Amsterdam, is […]