Gambia issues new banknotes without Jammeh’s features
The Gambian Government has unveiled new currency notes without the features of former President Yahya Jammeh. The new notes include the 5, 10, 20, 50, […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Nigeria: secret police arrest presidential candidate
Nigerian security agents have arrested former presidential candidate who was calling for revolution in Africa’s most populous nation. Omoyele Sowore, the flag-bearer of the African […]
Ghazouani sworn-in as new president of Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani was sworn-in Thursday as Mauritania’s new president for a five-year term. The inauguration was attended by the heads of states of 12 […]
China Yunhong Group to invest over $300 million in Burkina Faso
In Burkina Faso, Chinese industrial giant, China Yunhong Group plans to invest about 200 billion FCFA (about $336.6 million) over the next five years in […]
Benin to modernize its 300-hectare transit port
The government of Benin has announced plans to upgrade its major port in capital Cotonou to make it more competitive, reported AFP news agency. The […]
China lifts its beef ban on South Africa
outh Africa has resumed beef exports to China after an outbreak of the highly contagious foot and mouth disease (FMD) in Vhembe, a northern district […]
Mozambique government, rebels to (finally) ink peace deal
Mozambican leaders will sign a peace agreement on Thursday to put a formal end to three decades of military hostilities in the southern African nation. […]
Ghana revises fiscal deficit, plans to upgrade cocoa roads
Ghana Finance Minister announced that the government has resumed work on cocoa roads in the west African nation. In the Mid-year Budget Review in Parliament, […]
Niger to open export-processing zone
Niger has announced a plan to set up an export-processing zone to become more attractive and indirectly increase its economic comfort. According to communiqué released […]
South Africa: unemployment hits 29%, 11-year high
Unemployment rate in South Africa has jumped to its highest since the global financial crisis more than a decade ago, data showed on Tuesday. The […]