Building collapses in Kenya, 121 people rescued, 15 missing – Police
Fifteen people are reported missing after a seven-storey apartment building in Kenya’s capital Nairobi collapsed on Tuesday. Rescue squads rescued 121 people from the rubble. […]
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Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi released from prison
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of the slain Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, has been freed by the Zintan authorities after six years in captivity. Zintan’s Abubaker Sadiq […]
Tanzania inks $154 mln deal with China to expand main port
Tanzania’s government this weekend signed a $154 million contract with Chinese giant China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to expand the East African nation’s main port […]
Sahara: Morocco’s Efforts Glean more Support in Latin America, eleswhere
Morocco’s breakthrough in Latin America went a step further this week with the adoption by the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies of a motion formally requesting […]
Uganda to increase 2018 budget by 10%
For the fiscal year that starts in early July, the Ugandan government is planning to raise its budget by 10% to $8.09 billion, Finance Minister […]
Central Africa saw FDI flows decline by 15% – UNCTAD
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday released the report on foreign direct investment (FDI) around the world. According to the […]
Nigeria: 20 whistleblowers to get over $1mln from gov’t
The Nigerian government will disburse about $1.2 million to reward whistleblowers for offering information leading to the recovery of over $36.8m in the West African […]
France Calls UN to Back Anti-jihadist Force in Sahel
France has asked the UN Security Council to authorize the deployment of a five-nation African military force to fight jihadists in the Sahel region and […]
Ghana imports $2.2 billion agricultural foods yearly
Ghana imports about 2.2 billion dollars agricultural foods yearly, the country’s Investment Promotion Center (GIPC), said on Tuesday. According to the CEO of the GIPC, […]
ECOWAS: Israel to invest $1 billon in solar energy
Leaders of the West African regional group ECOWAS last weekend inked a memorandum of understanding with Israel that will earmark $1 billion over the next […]