Dakar, Jul 8 (APS) – The Dakar Summit on the implementation of the program of the International Development Association (IDA 20) and other subjects including the celebration of the Tabaski festival are on the menu of the daily newspapers received on Friday at the APS.
Le Soleil highlights the ”Dakar Appeal” for the financing of IDA-20 through lighter mechanisms and underlines that the World Bank is committing for 93 billion dollars.
“In this critical context for Africa, we welcome the success of the record replenishment of IDA resources, for a total amount of ninety-three (93) billion US dollars”, launched the Senegalese Minister of Finance and Budget, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo reading the Dakar Appeal.
African leaders, meeting in Dakar alongside President Macky Sall, pledged on Thursday to define and operationalize, urgently and optimally, the projects to be implemented under the program of the International Development Association (IDA -20).
They pledged to do so in a declaration known as the Dakar Call to Action, which sanctioned a high-level meeting with African leaders to mobilize African countries for the implementation of the IDA. -20.
The summit saw the presence of the presidents of Nigeria (Muhammadu Buhari), Guinea Bissau (Umaro Sissoco Embaló), Liberia (George Weah), Sierra Leone (Julius Maada Bio), Congo (Denis Sassou Nguesso)
According to WalfQuotidien, the World Bank will grant 93 billion dollars to African countries.
”African countries will receive 93 billion dollars from the International Development Association (IDA), a subsidiary of the World Bank. This sum will enable them to deal with crises. The States, present in Dakar, made a declaration, which translates their commitment”, writes the newspaper.
For the ”replenishment of 93 billion US dollars of the Ida-20” the Heads of State ”are committed to meeting the challenges of development”, stresses Bës Bi Le Jour.
”Senegal and the World Bank Group organized yesterday a high-level meeting with African leaders, in order to mobilize African countries for the implementation of the program of the International Development Association (Ida20) ”, writes the daily.
”African governments welcomed the replenishment of US$93 billion of IDA resources, while committing to define and operationalize projects and programs to meet development challenges”, she adds.
During this meeting, ”Macky Sall pleaded for the relaxation of procedures for the disbursement of IDA funds (….)”, reports Le Quotidien.
According to L’As, ”Macky Sall raises the voice of Africa”. “He argues for the absorption of resources” with improved disbursement procedures, writes Kritik.
Sud Quotidien highlights the celebration of Eid el Kébir, Saturday and Sunday, and displays on its front page: ”Tabaski uncertain for the +goorgorlu+”.
According to the newspaper, ”the sheep are untouchable for many average Senegalese and +goorgorlu+. While the prices of consumer goods used on the occasion of this celebration have taken the lift.
The daily Enquête discusses the legislative elections for which the official campaign opens on Sunday and deplores ”a debate at the level of daisies”.
”Instead of program debates, some in the next legislative elections mainly compete with vulgarity and hatred in their speeches,” writes the newspaper.
WalfQuotidien returns to the resignation of the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, from the head of his party, thus paving the way for the appointment of a new head of government.
” Boris Johnson carried away by business, beautiful English lessons for Africans ”, according to Walf who writes: ” cornered by his party and his government, the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson finally resigned (…), giving a good lesson demand for transparency from African leaders, who are often insensitive even in the face of the greatest scandals”.
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