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#AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST .Privée du Mali, du Burkina et du Niger, la BIDC collectionne les nouveaux chantiers. Amputée de près d’un quart de son portefeuille depuis le départ de l’Alliance des États du Sahel, la Banque d’investissement et de développement de la Cedeao n’en poursuit pas moins sa transformation avec de nouveaux projets d’envergure.
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#SÉNÉGAL, Le #Sénégal dans l’attente des résultats de la présidentielle. Les bureaux de vote ont fermé à 18 heures sur l’ensemble du territoire ce 24 mars, clôturant une journée de vote qui s’est déroulée dans le calme. Les premières estimations indiquent que le duel se jouera entre #Bassirou #Diomaye #Faye et #Amadou Ba.
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#South #Sudan polls date: Why another postponement looms. South Sudan is facing the prospect of a second extension of the transition period, owing to the continual delays in implementing crucial aspects of the 2018 peace agreement.
But, even the issue of extending that term itself, as well as whether to hold elections at all, is divisive. First Vice-President #Riek #Machar is pushing for extension, but that has also earned him increasing isolation from senior figures in the unity government, The #EastAfrican understands.
Dr #Machar sparked the extension debate following his letter of March 18 to the Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (R-JMEC), which suggested, among other things, revision of the Roadmap and dialogue among the signatory parties.
The R-JMEC monitors implementation of the 2018 peace agreement.
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#Tanzania and #Rwanda to open new border point.Rwanda and Tanzania are moving to open a new border post, as the two countries deepen trade ties at a time trade and political forces pull regional partners in different directions. The new post will be opened at Tanzania’s Kyerwa district in #Kagera Region to provide a second passage for people and goods and reduce pressure on the Rusumo border post.
Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, January Makamba, said this in Kigali during his recent four-day visit to Rwanda.
“We want to make it easy for people of the two countries to cross and visit each other,” he said. “We have talked about the possibility and readiness to open a new border front in Kyerwa, and we are ready to have it operational.”
The minister, who led a delegation that included senior officials from the Tanzanian Ministries of Transport, Trade and Industry, ICT, Agriculture, Energy, and other key parastatals, said Tanzania is committed to expand business with Rwanda.
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#SÉNÉGAL. Au Sénégal, fort engouement pour une présidentielle inédite. Plus de sept millions d’électeurs sont attendus aux urnes pour choisir leur futur président. Les bureaux de vote ont ouvert à 8h ce dimanche et aucun incident majeur n’est pour l’instant à signaler
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