YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).

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Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN    Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...

GUINEA OPTS OUT OF PLANNED ECOWAS SINGLE CURRENCY, THE ECO. (PHOTO).


 Guinea opts out of planned ECOWAS single currency, the eco


Guinea says it’s opting out of the ECOWAS single currency.


The 12 member West African economic bloc is set to launch the monetary union and eco currency in July 2027.


Last month ECOWAS said it was leaning towards a phased rollout, with countries meeting convergence criteria such as inflation, debt, and monetary stability joining first.


Guinea is the first member state to announce it will retain its national currency, the Guinean franc.


Analysts say the decision is likely due to fears that joining the monetary union before developing sufficient production capacity could stifle its economy.


The country’s major trade partners also lie outside West Africa, with 80 percent of its exports going to Asia. By tying its currency to neighbouring states, Conakry risks losing certain levers of influence, economist Mohamed Camara told RFI.


The bloc is set to meet again in December to resolve outstanding issues, particularly around the future central bank, decision-making rules, and which countries will adopt the eco first.

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