African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

Africa: Fitch Affirms South Africa’s BB – Rating, Maintains Stable Outlook

Government has welcomed Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency debt ratings at “BB-” and maintain the stable outlook. According to Fitch, South Africa’s credit rating is constrained by several factors, including low real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, high poverty and inequality levels, a high and rising government debt-to-GDP ratio,…

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African Union, U.S. Vow to Strengthen Partnership to Ensure Prosperous, Stable Africa

East Africa: Somaliland – Horn of Africa’s Stable Star, Shunned By Outdated Global Order

Addis Abeba — The global community’s ongoing disregard for Somaliland is far more than a diplomatic oversight; it is a profound injustice that undermines regional stability and silences one of Africa’s most successful democratic stories. A symbolic yet telling incident occurred recently when the BBC corrected a map of Somalia following strong condemnation from the…

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