Rwanda’s economy to grow by 7.2% in 2018 – IMF
Rwanda’s economy is expected to grow by 7.2 percent this year the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. According to the Washington-based lender, growth averaged 8.6 […]
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Congo’s Ebola epidemic is world’s second-biggest outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the second biggest in history, the health ministry said late on Thursday. This outbreak – the second […]
Ethiopia gets €10 m from EU to support judicial reforms
The European Union on Thursday announced a support package to support Ethiopia in the area of justice and rule of law. The €10 million […]
Africa’s visa openness improves; challenges persist – Report
The Republic of Benin and Seychelles have ended this year in the top spot of the Africa Visa Openness Index Report 2018. According to the […]
Russian bank ‘mistakenly’ grants $12bn loans to CAR
Vneshtorgbank, Russian Foreign Trade Bank, mistakenly assigned a $12 billion loan to the Central African Republic. The loan was mentioned in a quarterly VTB financial […]
Tunisia to receive $500 million Saudi loan
Saudi Arabia will give Tunisia a $500 million loan at a favorable interest rate, Reuters reported on Wednesday. According to Nourredine Ben Ticha, an advisor […]
Tunisia: UN Human Rights chief welcomes equal inheritance bill
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday said the Tunisian Cabinet’s approval of draft inheritance equality bill is a significant step […]
Morocco wants official response from Algeria to royal call for Dialogue
Following the recent call launched by King Mohammed VI to neighboring Algeria for a direct, open and frank dialogue to resolve all the Moroccan-Algerian issues, […]
Guterres condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria, pledges UN ‘solidarity’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the recurrent attacks by terrorists and other extremist groups in northern Nigeria that have taken a heavy toll on […]
Ugandan-Somali Summit Talks
Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni on Saturday held talks with his Somali counterpart, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, in Kampala. According to the State House statement, the […]