Nigeria plans up to $5bn Eurobond in 2016
Nigerian Federal Government plans to borrow up to $5 billion in 2016, from multiple sources, including the Eurobond market, to plug its deficit as the […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Election campaigning begins in Comoros
The electoral campaign has started in Comoros on Sunday ahead of the country’s presidential election to be held next-month. Twenty-five candidates out of 28 have […]
Zimbabwe secures $200 mln from Afreximbank to import maize
Zimbabwe has secured a $200 million loan from Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) to import maize in 2016, as 10 percent of the population […]
AfDB launches new energy deal in Davos
The Head of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, presented a New Deal on Energy for Africa to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in […]
Djibouti signs important economic agreements with China
Djibouti’s president signed earlier this week trade and economic agreements with the Chinese government to set up a legal framework and allow Chinese financial service […]
Togo inks US$194 million agreements with IDB
The Togolese government on Wednesday, signed several funding agreements worth $194 million with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), in Jeddah, during the visit to Saudi […]
Egypt: China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Egypt to boost ties, Cairo rubs hands
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived Wednesday in Cairo in what has been defined as a landmark visit that will bolster ties with Egypt which expects […]
Tunisia: Government adopts measures to defuse social unrest
The Tunisian government held an emergency meeting Wednesday to address the social protests that began in Kasserine on Saturday and spread to other cities including […]
Senegal: Government wants to do well in next Doing Business Report, 34 measures adopted
The Senegalese Government has adopted 34 measures to improve reforms already adopted to boost business in the country and maintain the country among world top […]
Kenya: President vows to continue the fight against Al-Shabaab
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday vowed to continue war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia, saying Kenya remains unbowed and would continue to stand with the […]