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Weighted by the economic downturn from the Covid-19 pandemic, growth in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to fall to -3.3% by 2020, dragging the region into its first economic recession in 25 years, according to the latest regional economic analysis ”, Produced by the World Bank. The pandemic also risks pushing 40 million Africans into extreme poverty and erasing at least five years of progress in the fight against poverty. It is a relaxing figure: 40 million Africans are at risk of falling into extreme poverty, about three…

The president of the URD and leader of the Malian opposition, Soumaïla Cissé, was released on Thursday, October 8, 2020. He has been in captivity since his March 25 kidnapping in northern Mali while in the countryside for the legislative elections. He was in the middle of an election campaign near Niafunké, in the Timbuktu region, his stronghold. Four days before the legislative election, Soumaïla Cissé and her delegation, about ten people, left Saraféré for Koumaïra, but they never made it. Armed men attack the…

Indian rice is in the process of replacing Thai rice in Africa. It is exported like never before this year despite delays caused by Covid. Small revolution in the world's rice trade. Africa, which mainly imported its rice from Thailand, is turning more and more to India, which will be its main supplier this year. India has overtaken Thailand for a few years in terms of exports, but so far the two countries have followed each other closely and Thai rice has retained the favor of African buyers. Thai exports down 30%…

The IMF is still at the bedside of the poorest in this time of global crisis. The fund on Monday approved new emergency aid for 28 countries, 22 of which are in Africa. The money received will allow them to either alleviate their debt or help fund the fight against the effects of the pandemic, the IMF says. Last April, The IMF relieved the debt in 25 countries among the poorest by activating an emergency mechanism, the Trust Fund for Assistance and Response to Natural Disasters. A fast and efficient tool, a giant purse of…

President Donald Trump staged a reckless departure from Walter Reed Nationwide Army Medical Middle on Monday, telling his followers the virus that dangerously disadvantaged him of oxygen and hospitalized him for 72 hours was nothing to worry earlier than posing for a mask-less photo-op on the White Home balcony.

The World Marathon stars had an appointment in London for the London Marathon this Sunday, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was reserved for the discipline's elite with a limited route around Buckingham Palace and strengthened health measures. as reported from London Thunderbolt at London marathon: undefeated for seven years, EliudKipchogea broke at the end of the race and finished only eighth, the victory went to the Ethiopian ShuraKitata at the end of a Danish sprint.Kitatal 'won in 2h05 min 41 sec ahead…

Is it time for the departure of the Syrian mercenaries sent by Turkey in Libya? In any case, it seems that Ankara transferred almost a thousand of these mercenaries to Azerbaijan to fight Armenia in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Several planes left Libya on 28 and 29 September with mercenaries on board. On September 29, a Libyan civilian plane from the company al Borak took off from Maitigua airport in Tripoli with more than 260 Syrian mercenaries on board. He made a direct Tripoli-Baku flight, an unprecedented…

Listen: Senior officials stand trial in bribery scandalToday, the trial begins against six people who are suspected of being bribed to the Swedish Property Agency. Among other things, the former director general is charged. Ekot's reporter, Sofie Wichmann was present in Stockholm District Court: - The chief prosecutor himself describes the case as a complex bribery scandal that has taken place at the Swedish Property Agency.

Over the years, Donald Trump has not wanted to publish his tax returns. Now the New York Times has published information claiming that for a number of years Trump has in principle not paid any federal tax at all. - There has been a lack of clarity about what his finances have really looked like, says Dag Blanck, professor of North American studies at Uppsala University.

The EU has sent two top officials to crisis-stricken Venezuela to try to reach an agreement between the government and the opposition on the contested parliamentary elections in December. Two top officials from the EU Foreign Service are currently in Caracas. Their goal is to contribute to the negotiations between the government and parts of the opposition on how the parliamentary elections in December can be done freely and fairly. The Venezuelan opposition is divided. The majority want to boycott the December…