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IMF approves revival of massive Pakistan loan programme
IMF approves revival of massive Pakistan loan programme

The IMF has approved an agreement to revive a massive loan programme for Pakistan, the finance minister said Monday, as the country grapples with devastating monsoon flooding that has worsened an economic crisis. The government reached an agreement with IMF staff last month to restart the suspended aid package.

Joao Lourenco: Angola's ex-general gets 2nd stint at the helm
Joao Lourenco: Angola's ex-general gets 2nd stint at the helm

A senior military officer who became a graft buster and turned on his political patron upon seizing power, Angolan President Joao Lourenco has won a second term, but the victory was not a walk in the park. - Political purgatory - Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco was born in 1954 in Lobito, in western Angola.