Cameroon: Hajj 2015, FCFA 259,000 cost increase
An additional sum of 259,000 FCFA has been added as part of expenses for the 2015 Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca this year in Cameroon, the […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
South Africa: Mining companies & several businesses oppose Eskom’s proposed tariff hike
South Africa’s power utility Eskom said it needs to raise prices by almost double the rate to allow the company to buy and to help […]
South Africa’s Mediclinic enters U.K. market
South Africa’s biggest private-hospital owner, Mediclinic International Ltd., plans to enter the U.K. after agreeing to buy a stake in Spire Healthcare Group Plc for […]
China: No Ramadan in China, Beijing cracks down on believers
Ramadan fasting will be a difficult pill to swallow for Chinese Muslims as the government on Thursday banned the observance of the holy month of […]
Ghana to receive over € 160 Mln from EU
The European Union (EU) announced earlier this week its decision to resume budget support disbursements to Ghana and Ghanaian Deputy Finance Minister Ato Forson Cassiel […]
Cameroon: Indo-Chinese consortium to build two vehicle assembly plants
India’s Azad Coach, China’s Yutong Group and GAC GONOW – a joint venture between Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd and Zhejiang Gonow Holdings Group Co […]
Algeria-France: François Holland hails Algiers efforts for peace in the region
French president François Holland on Monday congratulated Algiers for its role in the region as a peace broker. Shortly after arriving in capital city Algiers […]
Yemen-UN: Geneva talks kick-start with the presence of warring parties’ representatives
Rival factions in Yemen crisis meet on Monday in Geneva in an attempt to unlock the deadlock surrounding the war between Houthi rebels supported by […]
US-Libya: Top al-Qaeda terrorist killed in US strike Libyan government
The Libyan government on Monday announced the death of the Algerian notorious al-Qaeda leader in the Maghreb Mokhtar Belmokhtar in a US drone strike in […]
Gabon inaugurates its first metallurgical plant
Gabon has entered the industrial world with the inauguration of Moanda’s Metallurgical Complex (known as CMM), which will mark the first ever processing of manganese […]