Africa

Dr. Gould's “Evaluating the Liberia Revenue Code: A Strategic Framework for Combating Illicit Financial Flows and the Informal Sector” shows how despite reforms millions of dollars are lost due to illicit financial flows and a dominant informal economy

14 tonnes of chemicals linked to illicit drug production have been intercepted by the The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority in collaboration with the International Narcotics Control Board

The National Insurance Company has unveiled its new Entrepreneurial Empowerment Program , a comprehensive strategy designed to support and elevate micro and small enterprises in Mauritius

Cocoa farmers worry that they might not be able to sell enough of their produce, or at too low a price because of the 21% tariffs on Ivory Coast exports to the US recently imposed by US Cocoa is Ivory Coast's main export to the United States

400.000 students, or 60% of those enrolled in public universities in Kenya, face uncertainty as 21 out of 43 institutions are poorly run in terms of management

Catholics in Ghana observed a requiem mass in honor of Pope Francis at Accra’s Holy Spirit Cathedral on the Friday evening before his funeral, celebrated on 26 April; Catholics make up about 10% of the population in Ghana, a majority Christian nation

Over 1.800 migrants were apprehended in Algerian cities, bused to a remote desert area known as “Point Zero” and left at the Nigerien border in a record expulsion earlier this month, according to Niger-based migrant rights group said and Alarmphone Sahara

A group of 15 people, most of them women, have been arrested in the seaside resort of Varela, for allegedly taking part in an arson attack at a local heavy sands mine; the group includes an Italian businesswoman who works in the local hotel industry

S&P Global Ratings raised Togo’s sovereign credit rating from 'B' to 'B+', citing steady economic growth and stronger fiscal management; The outlook of the country, one of West Africa’s fastest-growing economies, remains stable

Sardine traders of the Fungo Refu drying site, around 3.000 small entrepreneurs, have asked the government intervention for a modernization of their equipment, to make their work more productive and enhance produce quality

M. Rafael Eneme Enga Obono has been elected president of the 4th jurisdiction of the African Taekwondo Union AFTU during the general assembly recently held at the UN headquarters in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia

18 newly qualified nurses have officially joined the Seychelles Nurses and Midwives Council; in a special ceremony they took their oath, were presented with their badges, book of code of ethics and professional conduct, received registration certificates