The Chadian government has received a $44.9 million grant from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to fund the asphalting of the Kyabé-Mayo section of the Kyabé-Singako road, a crucial infrastructure project aimed at boosting economic development. The grant agreement was signed on February 19, 2025, in N’Djamena by Chad’s Minister of State for Finance, Budget,…
Senegalese lawmaker Mouhamadou Faraba Ngom, a close ally of former President Macky Sall, has been placed in custody following his second appearance before the Financial Judicial Pool (PJF) on Thursday. Ngom, who also serves as the deputy mayor of Agnams, is under investigation for suspected money laundering, with the alleged amount estimated at over 125…
Former Guinean Prime Minister Ibrahima Kassory Fofana has been sentenced to five years in prison for embezzlement, illicit enrichment, and money laundering, the Court for the Repression of Economic and Financial Offenses (Crief) ruled on Thursday. Fofana, who served as prime minister from May 2018 until Guinea’s September 2021 coup, was found guilty of misappropriating…
A convoy carrying Mali’s Minister of Sanitation was ambushed by terrorists on Thursday, resulting in two deaths, ten injuries, and damage to two vehicles. The Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), an Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant organization, claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it had targeted Malian forces with an explosive device in…
Morocco is accelerating the development of its sports infrastructure as it countdown to CAN 2025. Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch on Thursday in Rabat, chaired a key meeting of the steering committee overseeing stadium construction and renovation for both events. according to a government statement,Officials assessed progress on nine stadiums set to host the final…
