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Zambia: Lower economic growth foreseen as copper earnings drop

August 31, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Zambia’s Ministry of Finance indicated on Sunday that slower economic growth and more fiscal deficit are expected this year as weak global demand for copper […]

South Africa to charge 10% more on steel import tariff

August 25, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Africa’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal in South Africa, has asked the government to impose a 10 percent import duty on steel and in return, may […]

Boko Haram’s leader Abubakar Shekau claims he is still alive

August 17, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Abubakar Shekau, the leader of the Nigerian Islamist militant organization Boko Haram, has refuted media reports that he had been killed or deposed as the […]

Kenya to export Oil by October 2022

August 13, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Kenya’s push to start oil production by 2017 will be delayed by at least five years going by the detailed design and construction timeline for […]

Burundi: Five Gov’t Officials Murdered

August 7, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Five Burundi government officials have been killed by unidentified assailants since Sunday, police said on Thursday. “We have realized that people from institutions are being […]

Syria: Chemical weapon users targeted by Security Council, Iran proposes solution to end war

August 6, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

An agreement on a draft resolution between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov could pave the way for the […]

Cameroon: Nexttel has invested more than XOF 200 billion

August 5, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Viettel Group’s Nexttel mobile network in Cameroon said on Tuesday, it has already invested more than 200 billion Cfa francs for the development of its […]

Benin to offer 800 troops for the anti-Boko Haram war

August 3, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

Benin will contribute 800 troops to a regional military force to combat the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, President Thomas Boni Yayi said. Benin’s President […]

Somalia’s imports must grow by 25% – IMF

July 31, 2015 Geraldine Boechat 0

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Somalia’s imports must grow by about a quarter over the next three years to support a recovering […]