Madagascar to pass long-delayed mining and petroleum bills in October
Madagascar’s Minister for Mines & Petroleum Joeli Valerien Lalaharisaina has declared Madagascar ready to do business with the international community and is currently in the […]
Articles by Khalid Al Mouahidi
Kenya & Tanzania to build 510 km high-voltage power line
Tanzania and Kenya are in a move to build approximately 510 km of 400 kilovolt (kv) high-voltage power line and several substations as part of […]
East Africa : Maersk expects 10% Freight Growth
The Danish shipping company A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S freight volumes is expected to grow by 10 percent in the East African region this year due to the acceleration […]
Energy: Egypt signs deals with Russia’s Rosneft
Egypt’s government signed on Tuesday two initial deals with Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft to import petroleum products and LNG cargoes. Rosneft Chairman of the […]
IMF expects Namibia economy to grow by 5% in 2015
As global economic conditions remain weak with no clear signs of a significant recovery expected soon, the Namibian economy remains relatively resilient, while inflation remains […]
Tanzania jails former finance and mining ministers
Two former Tanzanian ministers were sentenced to three years in jail after they were found guilty of issuing illegal tax exemptions to a gold audit […]
Seychelles: Inflation at 4.3 pct in June, Tourism Board forecasts 5% growth
Seychelles’ inflation rose to 4.3 percent year-on-year in June from 4.0 percent a month earlier, official data showed on Wednesday. Month-on-month inflation stood at 0.5 […]
Algeria accuses U.S of “simplistic” and “wrongful” reporting
The Algerian foreign ministry has slammed a report from the U.S State Department that criticized the North African country’s human rights records. The ministry said […]
Egypt: ‘Freedom of press in danger under draft anti-terrorism law’, press syndicate
The Press syndicate in Egypt went public on Monday to denounce the new draft anti-terrorism law which, they say, will jeopardize the freedom of press […]
Egypt to sign Cooperation Strategy Deal with AfDB
Egypt is to sign this month the country strategy agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB), official source said on Saturday. The minister of International […]