South Sudan: UN concerned about civilians fleeing clashes in Upper Nile
The UN has expressed concern about what is already the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis, as thousands of South Sudanese civilians are fleeing to neighboring […]
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AfDB, IsDB to Inject $2 billion in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) have agreed to jointly pull together the sum of $2 billion over the next […]
Ailing Air Zimbabwe to lay off 200 employees
Struggling national flag carrier Air Zimbabwe (AirZim) has lurched into a new crisis on Tuesday as the management of the carrier announced plans to cut […]
US extends Sudan’s economic sanctions
The United States has extended its economic sanctions against Sudan by three months, the State Department said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the […]
Cape Verde inks $20mln deal with Chinese giant Huawei Technologies
Chinese telecommunications and networking equipment giant, Huawei Technologies, on Monday signed a contract with the Cape Verdean government for the development of the first phase […]
Africa’s longest-serving leader, re-elected indefinite leader of ruling party
Equatorial Guinea’s ruling party, the Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), has re-elected President Teodoro Obiang-Nguema as head of the party for an indefinite term […]
South Sudan seeks assistance to adopt Swahili as official language
The South Sudanese government on Wednesday announced plans to introduce Swahili language in school curriculum ahead of its adoption as an official language. In a […]
Namibia: grape exporters target $76.3 million in 2017
Namibian grape producers are expecting to glean $76.3 million worth of revenues in 2017, an increase of 29.8% over the previous year, Freshplaza news portal […]
Mugabe donates $1mln Check to AU
Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe on Monday handed over a check of $1 million to the African Union, part of efforts to help push the regional […]
Senegal following Morocco’s solar energy development model
Emulating Morocco’s solar energy development model, Senegal has launched late June a third 30-megawatt solar power plant, placing therefore the country in pole position in […]