Fitch Ratings raised Ghana’s long-term local-currency issuer default rating from ‘restricted default’ to ‘CCC’ on Wednesday, as the nation began paying payments on outstanding local bonds following a domestic debt restructuring. The rating upgrade was based on the improved outlook for Ghana’s economy after the successful debt restructuring. Last year,…

According to a report Friday, the army of Burkina Faso has freed 66 women and children who were abducted earlier this month by extremists while gathering food in the country’s northern Sahel region. According to a report, the hostages were discovered by armed forces during a military operation in the…