Inside Africa

Egypt has unlocked access to a $2.3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the completion of the Fifth and Sixth Reviews Under the Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and First Review Under the Resilience and Sustainability Arrangement.

The UN Economic Commission for Africa, office for Eastern Africa, convened Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Rwanda for an in-depth briefing on the region’s economic outlook. A clear takeaway emerged: Eastern Africa is progressing—but not yet progressing together.

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