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IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for the year 2023 to 2.9 percent. This is against its forecast for 2022 which stood at  3.3 percent. The latest forecasts were contained in the IMF’s World Economic…

Counting underway after close of polls in Liberia

Vote counting is currently underway in Liberia following the official close of Tuesday’s election to choose a president and members of parliament. Elections observers say that the October 10 general elections saw an unprecedented large turnout. This is the fourth…

Liberians cast votes in key post-UN era elections

Liberians cast votes in pivotal elections post-UN mission era, marking a decade after two civil wars. Incumbent President George Weah, a decorated former football star, is seeking reelection for a second six-year term after  a first tenure tainted by corruption…