African Leaders Push for Debt, Climate Financing Reforms at Africa Forward Summit

By Mbungu Harrison  Email, [email protected] African policymakers and development finance leaders meeting in Nairobi have called for urgent reforms to align debt sustainability, climate transition and development financing. This is amid the rising costs of borrowing and shrinking fiscal space across the continent. The leaders spoke during a high-level side event held on the margins…

‘Operation Porterhouse Parlay’: 22 defendants plead not guilty in alleged gambling ring after NW Indiana restaurant FBI raids

HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) — Suspects appeared in court Thursday following “Operation Porterhouse Parlay,” a series of raids last month in Northwest Indiana. Federal agents have been investigating illegal gambling and extortion rings allegedly involving restaurant owners James Gerodemos, Dean Gialamas and Filippo Rovito, among others. All 22 defendants pleaded not guilty Thursday. While it hasn’t…

Civil Society Demands Debt Relief at France-Africa Summit

African Debt A coalition of civil society organisations and trade unions has called on France to cancel unsustainable African debts and reverse its opposition to a United Nations (UN) sovereign debt restructuring framework, as Africa prepares to spend nearly $90 billion on external debt payments in 2026 alone. The joint statement, issued ahead of the…

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