AfDB releases $750 million loan to support Namibia
African Development Bank on Friday released $750 million loan to finance budget deficit and infrastructure projects in Namibia, Finance Minister Calle Schlettwein said. According to […]
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Sudanese PM appoints 31 ministers, 44 ministers of state
Sudanese Prime Minister Hassan Saleh on Thursday reshuffled his cabinet with a massive shake-up of the economic ministries. Thirty-one ministers and 44 ministers of state […]
U.N. needs $900 million for Somalia crisis response – Guterres
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said the world organization is seeking a further $900 million this year to assist more than 6 million people […]
Kenya: US freezes $21ml health aid amid corruption scandal
The United States government on Tuesday announced the suspension of over $21 million direct aid to Kenya’s Ministry of Health amid concern over corruption. According […]
Embattled Mugabe on medical leave in Singapore
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who has ruled the country for 36 years, left the country on Monday for medical check-ups in Singapore, the Ministry of […]
Gambia, Russia waive visa requirements for diplomats
The Gambia and Russia have agreed to waive visa requirements for each other’s diplomatic passports. The decision was enacted in an agreement signed in Banjul […]
Nigeria: two officials jailed for diverting food aid
A court in Nigeria on Thursday sentenced two Nigerian officials to two years in jail for taking and selling about 300 bags of rice donated […]
South Africa: Ex-presidents join national crisis dialogue
Three former South African Presidents, F.W. de Klerk, Thabo Mbeki, Kgalema Motlanthe and former Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka have joined a national dialogue initiative on […]
UN rights chief lauds Ethiopia as a partner in human rights
The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Wednesday praised Ethiopian government for its efforts to promote and protect […]
Kenyan president raises minimum wage ahead of polls
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday announced plans to increase the minimum wage ($106 a month) by 18 percent in the East African nation. “We […]