Societe Generale, France's third-largest bank, has successfully sold its Mauritania branch to a consortium led by Enko Capital, the company announced Friday. The deal, terms undisclosed, follows a failed sale to Coris Bank. Since CEO Slawomir Krupa's 2023 appointment, SocGen has scaled back its African presence, mirroring competitors like BNP Paribas and Barclays. However, it maintains operations in Algeria, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon, and Ghana.
Libyan writer and politician Samir Shegwara has been arrested on national security charges after publishing documents that allegedly link Libya’
Drastic funding cuts at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), triggered by the Trump administration, have halted critical health programs
Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, a Tunisian opposition figure arrested in February 2023 on state conspiracy charges, has begun a hunger strike,
According to reporting by Africa Intelligence, while France's army in Senegal is due to leave the country by
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