West Africa : Grain, fodder production falls 26 percent
Grain and fodder production in West Africa has recorded a drop of more than 26 percent due to bad weather conditions, plunging the region again […]
Articles by Geraldine Boechat
Gambia, Turkey to enhance security cooperation
Gambia and Turkey are set to enhance their security cooperation after the Gambian parliament ratified last week the security cooperation accord signed by the two […]
Are Cracks Emerging In Syria Military?
Jordanian authorities have granted asylum to the Syrian pilot who defected Thursday from the Syrian air force of Bachar Al Assad and landed his MiG-21 […]
Egypt: Official election results delayed
Official results of the Egyptian presidential elections which were supposed to be announced on Thursday have been deferred to Sunday because more time is needed […]
Africa: OPEC Fund to finance socio-economic development projects
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will extend 13 loans and grants totaling about US$66 million to 34 partner countries, many of them in […]
U.S. launches new partnership with Sub-Saharan Africa
The US administration announced last week it was launching a new partnership with sub-Saharan Africa meant to improve democracy, economic growth, security and trade in […]
Bolloré Africa Logistics to invest 230 Million Euros in Côte d’Ivoire
The African arm of France’s Groupe Bolloré—Bolloré Africa Logistics (BAL)—is planning to invest some 230 million Euros in Côte d’Ivoire over the five coming years. […]
Solar-powered systems, the magical solution to enlighten Africa
Millions of Africans are still off the electricity grid despite the efforts made by governments, international financial organizations and NGOs because of the high costs […]
Tunisia: A Chinese mobile phone company steps into the market
The country’s telecommunication sector has welcomed a mobile phone producer from China in to the market. The company known as ZTE concluded an exclusive accord […]
Annual world Failed State Index: Six African countries in top 10
Six African countries are listed in the top ten of the 2012 annual world “Failed State Index” published Monday by The Washington-based Fund for Peace. […]