IMF approves $261 million disbursement to Ethiopia under credit facility
The International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board has completed the fourth review of Ethiopia’s 48-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF), clearing the way for an immediate disbursement of about US$261 million to help meet the country’s balance-of-payments and fiscal financing needs. The latest tranche brings total disbursements under the program to US$2.18 billion since its approval in July 2024, when the
Uganda president calls opposition ‘terrorists’ in victory speech
By:RFI Official results showed Museveni winning a landslide with 72 percent from Thursday’s election, but the poll was criticised by African election observers and rights groups due to the heavy repression of the opposition and an internet blackout. The whereabouts of opposition leader Bobi Wine, real name Robert Kyagulanyi, who won 25 percent, were still uncertain
Senegal outwit Morocco to claim 2025 Africa Cup of Nations
By:Paul Myers It was a thunderbolt of a strike that left the Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou a bemused spectator. The goal came a few minutes after Brahim Diaz botched a penalty that could have delivered the trophy to his country for only the second time since the inception of the competition in 1957. His panenka
Africa’s human rights institutions are electing leaders. Why this matters
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Member states of the African Union (AU) will hold their most consequential election of the year in February 2026, to fill ten vacancies in continental human rights institutions. They will elect three experts to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and seven to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and
President Barrow celebrates Guinea’s democratic progress as a victory for all of Africa.
President Adama Barrow attended the inauguration of President-Elect General Mamadi Doumbouya in Guinea, symbolizing The Gambia’s support for peace and democratic governance. Barrow commended Guinea’s achievement as a win for its people and Africa’s democratic aspirations, emphasizing the importance of collaboration among leaders for stability and prosperity. Doumbouya’s victory suggests a new beginning focused on
