MTN Rwanda inks deal for $56.20 million loan
MTN Group Ltd.’s Rwanda unit has signed a$56.20 million (50 billion francs) loan with eight local banks. MTN Rwanda, which had close to 4.5 million […]
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Ethiopian PM meets opposition parties, pledges fair elections
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday met members of 81 opposition parties to discuss ways of reforming the electoral system. The move comes a […]
Lesotho: MPs demand 100 percent salary hike
The members of Parliament of Lesotho are demanding a 100% pay increase, Times newspaper reports. According to the privately owned newspaper, Prime Minister Thomas Thabane […]
Tourism: Prince Harry to help restock elephants in Zambia
Britain’s Prince Harry paid last weekend a two-day trip to Zambia, where he visited the capital city of Lusaka and its Burma Barracks. On Monday, […]
Ebola clinical trials begin in DR Congo
Congolese authorities last weekend approved clinical trials for four experimental Ebola treatments in the Central African nation. According to local media, health workers have already […]
Zimbabwe: Salaries of president, senior civil servants to be cut by 5%
The Zimbabwean government on Thursday announced a 5 percent cut in the salaries of the president, ministers and senior civil servants, effective January 2019. According […]
Ethiopian’s ex-opposition leader appointed election boss
The Ethiopian House of People’s Representatives on Thursday approved the nomination of Birtukan Mideksa as the new head of the electoral commission. Birtukan Mideksa, a […]
Top US diplomat to visit Horn of Africa
The United States Department of State’s top diplomat on African Affairs will travel to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, and later on to Germany from November […]
AfDB marks Toilet Day with $500 million commitment to new sanitation funding
As the African Development Bank joined the international community to observe World Toilet Day on November 19, the organization is putting considerable financial muscle into […]
Gold fever ignites in Malawi villages
Malawi gold rush has gained momentum as thousands of prospectors are digging, shoveling and sifting soil in the age-old search for a nugget that will […]