Dubai’s Emirates Resumes Services to Guinea
Emirates airline resumed flights to Guinea’s capital Conakry more than two years after the service was suspended following the Ebola outbreak in the West African […]
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Emirates Could Cut Africa Flights, Routes Due to Economic Challenges
Emirates airline could reduce the frequency of its flights to African cities or cut routes completely if current economic conditions on the continent persist, President […]
Ethiopia Connects Djibouti with Africa’s First Electric Rail
Ethiopia on Tuesday launched a 750-km railway line linking Addis Ababa and the Red Sea state of Djibouti. The new line was built at a […]
Africa is the Future of Global Trade – Aliko Dangote
The Nigerian business mogul and Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named co-chair of the US-Africa Business Center on Wednesday. According to the […]
South Africa: Eskom to Shut down Nuclear Power Plant Unit
South Africa’s Eskom on Sunday said the Unit 1 of its power plant, known as Koeberg sole nuclear, would be shut down for a month […]
China Donates Zimbabwe over 5,500 Tons of Rice
Chinese government has donated Zimbabwe 5,500 tons of rice to help alleviate hunger after a drought has left up to 4 million Zimbabweans in need […]
Nigeria Inks 550MW Power Purchase Agreement
The federal government of Nigeria this weekend signed a power purchasing agreement (PPA) with Kingline, a new power generation firm with Nigerian and South Korean […]
Algiers, Rome agree to set up helicopter producing plant at Setif
Algeria will host a military helicopters manufacturing plant under a joint venture with Italian aeronautics giant Leonardo-Finmeccanica. The plant, located near Setif in eastern Algeria, […]
‘Nigeria still Africa’s biggest economy’, Dangote challenges Bloomberg
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, insists that Nigeria is the continent’s biggest economy contrary to Bloomberg’s reports on Wednesday that the country had been overtaken […]
Kenya: Uber Drivers Protest in Nairobi
Kenyan Uber drivers went on strike on Monday after the company announced a 35 percent fare reduction last week. Hundreds held placards on Tuesday calling […]