crossroads

Zimbabwe’s gold-backed currency, the ZiG, is veering toward a precipice—not due to rapid devaluation, but rather through a growing sense of irrelevance. This assertion comes from Imara Asset Management, recognized as Zimbabwe's oldest independent brokerage. The looming question is: Can a currency survive when it seems to fade into the background of economic activity? Unlike previous currency crises in the nation, which were often sparked by the destructive forces of hyperinflation, the problem with the ZiG seems to lie more…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu talks on the release of elections are twisting on the brink of collapse after Somalia's political stakeholders disagreed with the process There has been no tangible progress on the key issues of the election due to the lack of commitment of outgoing President Farmajo to compromise the interests of the nation. On Monday morning, Farmajo and his allied regional heads of state in Galmudug, HirShabelle and Southwest met with Prime Minister Roble and the mayor of Mogadishu at Afisyoni for a…

Augustin Senghor, Head of the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF), has submitted his candidacy for the election of the President of the African Football Federation (CAF) which will take place on March 12, 2021 in Rabat. He answered RFI's questions on Monday, November 16. Augustin Senghor was the fifth candidate to be declared…