COVID-19: South African mining company AngloGold Ashanti shut
AngloGold Ashanti, the deepest mine in the world, which restarted operations on April 22 after closing entirely during a nationwide lockdown, and was operating at […]
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African football professionals going through difficult time
Ball is no longer round in Africa where all football championships have come to a standstill because of the pandemic. The clubs, which are also […]
France adopted the bill rectifying the end of CFA franc
The bill ratifying the end of the CFA franc was adopted on Wednesday 20 May in the Council of Ministers by the French government. This […]
The most giant submarine cable to improve Africa’s internet connection
A cable of 37,000 km around the African continent. It is a gigantic project announced this week by a consortium of 8 companies: the construction […]
COMESA approves harmonized regional trade facilitation guidelines
COMESA convened a virtual meeting to approve a harmonized set of regional guidelines developed to facilitate movement of goods and services across the region during […]
Covid-19: Morocco Decides to Export Excess Facemasks
Morocco, which produces 10 million non-woven masks per day in 23 factories, has decided to export its surplus of this most coveted commodity in the […]
South Africa to set up new airline to replace SAA
South Africa will be turning nearly a century of history of a company that was founded in 1934 and was considered a national pride. The […]
Algeria started selling its oil at loss
To cover even the variable part of its operating costs, Algeria has to sell its oil between 15 and 20 dollars. Saharan Blend is currently […]
Massive shop robberies in Brazzaville during night curfew
Congo-Brazzaville has been under night curfew since March 31. A measure associated with lockdown to block the way to the spread of Covid-19. However, during […]
Namibia, Angola to build cross-border dam
Angola and Namibia have signed bilateral agreements for the construction of a cross border Baynes hydroelectric dam. Construction of the Baynes hydroelectric dam falls within […]