Good morning, and good afternoon to colleagues joining us from Africa and beyond. Thank you for being here today for the release of the IMF’s April Regional Economic Outlook for sub-Saharan Africa.

A journalist working with the Reporter Abebe Fikir has been arrested. He was arrested at dusk on April 23, 2025. The reason for his arrest has not been established; he was in his line of duty ...

Abebe Fikir, a journalist at The Reporter, was taken into police custody yesterday. A reason for his arrest has not been established. The arrest took place on the evening of April 23, 2025, while ...

Brigitte Pellerin (Ottawa writer and Citizen columnist): This was Liberal leader Mark Carney’s to lose, and he didn’t faceplant, so he won. Francophones won, too; it’s rare that we are ...