Twenty-five African banks in the top 1,000 of The Banker 2018 report
In its 2018 report published earlier this week, The Banker Magazine placed twenty-five African banks among the top 1000 banks in the world. Standard Bank, […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
“Ethiopia is a special country with world-class talent,” says humanoid robot Sophia
The famous humanoid robot, Sophia whose software was developed in Ethiopia has described the East African nation as a special country, and its youth as […]
E. Guinea: Africa’s longest-serving leader decrees ‘amnesty’ for political prisoners
President of Equatorial Guinea, Theodoro Obiang Nguema, Africa’s longest-serving leader who came to power in 1979 after ousting his own uncle, on Wednesday announced a […]
Mauritania: radical opposition RFD to enter general elections race
The Rally of Democratic Forces (RFD) of Mauritanian opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah has announced that it will participate in the parliamentary and local elections […]
Mali: militants target G5-sahel headquarters
Islamist militants armed with rockets and explosives raided the headquarters of an African military taskforce in central Mali last weekend killing at least six people […]
Security, trade, anti-corruption top African leaders’ meeting in Mauritania
The 31st summit of the African Union (AU) ended on Monday in Mauritania with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), anti-corruption and security on […]
I like Nigeria a lot. It’s an appealing country – Emmanuel Macron to Buhari
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday met with his Nigerian counterpart Muhammadu Buhari to support the West African nation’s efforts to eliminate the terrorist Boko […]
World Cup 2030: ‘Algeria-Morocco-Tunisia eager to joint bid’, Algiers
Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia could team up for a bid to host 2030 FIFA world cup, Algerian sport minister stated on Sunday. “Recent news about […]
Tanzania’s populist president sacks home affairs minister, others
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has reshuffled his cabinet, sacking Minister Mwigulu Nchemba, who had led the home affairs portfolio that includes police and domestic security. […]
Côte d’Ivoire to build its first biomass power station from cocoa waste
Côte d’Ivoire, the world’s top cocoa producer plans to build a 60 to 70 megawatts (MW) capacity biomass power generation plant running on waste from […]