Nigeria hosts a Forum on the implementation of the AfCFTA
Nigeria is hosting the National AfCFTA Forum on the “Effective Implementation of the AfCFTA for Industrialization and Inclusive Economic Development” from 5-6 December 2019, local […]
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Morocco-Russia: Sahara at Centre of Telephone Conversation Between Bourita & Lavrov
Moscow has reaffirmed its readiness to deepen political dialogue with Rabat for the settlement of the Moroccan Sahara issue. The remark was made by […]
Morocco’s OCP Group Wins Gold Medal for its High Safety Standards at Work
Morocco’s state-owned OCP Group, the world’s first producer of phosphate-based fertilizers, has received the IFA’s 2019 Industry Stewardship Gold Medal for the second year in […]
Egypt: Tourism revenue surges to a record
Egypt’s tourism revenues have increased to $12.5 billion in FY2018-2019, tourism minister Rania Al-Mashat said this week in an interview with Bloomberg. According to Al-Mashat, […]
Germany hosts G20 Compact with Africa Summit
Germany is hosting this nov.19-20 the third G20 Compact with Africa Summit, meant to increase attractiveness of private investment in Africa through substantial improvements of […]
Jumia suspends its e-commerce business in Cameroon
Online retailer Jumia Technologies has suspended its e-commerce business In Cameroon as of Monday, nov.18, announcing in a statement that its transactional portal was “not […]
Africa Investment Forum 2019 ends with $67.6 billion deals
The second edition of the Africa Investment Forum (AIF-2019) has ended on a high note Wednesday, with 56 boardroom deals valued at $67.6 billion tabled […]
Two Namibian ministers resign over bribery scandal
In Namibia, the justice and fisheries ministers have resigned on Wednesday over bribery claims involving Icelandic fishing firm Samherji, local media reported. Justice Minister Sackeus […]
Rwanda eyes over $96 million from tea exports in 2019-2020
The government of Rwanda is expecting to earn 93 billion Rwandan francs ($96.5 million) from the export of 34,000 tons of tea in 2019-2020. Rwanda […]
Ghana inks $2.6 billion Agreement for a Sky train project
Ghana has signed a $2.6 billion Concession Agreement with South African firm African Investment SkyTrain Consortium to construct a world-class mass transport system in the […]