African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies: shutterstock The rising gap between developmental needs and available financial resources – including poor revenue collection – has pushed sub-Saharan African governments to consider different options to support their budgets. One route to raise capital has been the issuing of sovereign bonds on … [Read more...] about African countries need to manage the rising power of credit rating agencies | The Conversation
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SA News: Magu emerges Chairman of Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa
Magu emerges Chairman of Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa: former President of South Africa and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, at the conference. Nineteen countries including Nigeria participated in the conference. Meanwhile the body announced that its next conference would be hosted in 2019 in Uganda in ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews I wish I … [Read more...] about SA News: Magu emerges Chairman of Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa
Kenya: Establish Commission of Inquiry into Violations by Security Agencies
Kenya: Establish Commission of Inquiry into Violations by Security Agencies: President Uhuru Kenyatta should urgently establish a commission of inquiry to investigate reports of extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, torture, and ill-treatment of detainees by the security forces, eight Kenyan and international human rights organizations said in a letter to the … [Read more...] about Kenya: Establish Commission of Inquiry into Violations by Security Agencies
South Africa is skating on thin ice as rating agencies weigh their options | The Conversation
South Africa is skating on thin ice as rating agencies weigh their options: South Africa's Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is fighting to stave off a downgrade by ratings agencies. Siphiwe Sibeko/ReutersRating agencies are shortly expected to announce their decision on whether to retain South Africa’s sovereign credit rating, or to downgrade it. The current rank assigned by … [Read more...] about South Africa is skating on thin ice as rating agencies weigh their options | The Conversation
Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support
Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support: Three United Nations agencies operating in Algeria appealed today for continued donor support for refugees from Western Sahara, warning that insufficient funding makes imminent a cut in basic food rations. “For more than 40 years, the Sahrawi refugees have been living … [Read more...] about Western Saharan refugees face looming food shortage, UN agencies warn in appeal for donor support
