Mali gets $53.2 million from US government
Mali will receive about $53.2 million in funding from the United States, local media Journal de l’Economie reports. According to the Bamako-based news portal, the […]
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Egypt suspends ban on ride-sharing companies Uber, Careem
Egypt’s judicial decision to suspend the licenses of ride-sharing companies Uber and Careem should not be applied, an Egyptian court ruled last weekend. The court’s […]
Zambian economic growth to exceed 4% in 2018
The Zambian government expects economy to grow by more than 4 percent this year helped by the mining, agriculture and construction sectors, Finance Minister Margaret […]
Ghana’s President breaks silence on Ghana-US military agreement
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday broke his silence on a controversial Ghana—United State military agreement, which has drawn attention to Ghana in […]
French troops kill about 30 Islamist insurgents in Mali
French troops in Mali, on Thursday, killed about 30 Islamist insurgents during a gun battle near the border with Niger, France’s Barkhane mission said in […]
King Mohammed VI Sends Message to Guterres on Sahara Development
Foreign minister Nasser Bourita on Wednesday handed the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres a message from King Mohammed VI on the recent development in the […]
Angola launches 2,000 hectares agricultural rice production complex
Angola will launch Manquete’s agro-industrial complex for rice production, later this year, according to the director of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Pedro Tiberio. The […]
Ex-junta leader sworn in as new Sierra Leone President
Julius Maada Bio, opposition candidate and former military junta leader, who briefly ruled Sierra Leone in 1996, was sworn in as Sierra Leone’s new president […]
Militias kill UN peacekeeper, score of civilians in Central African Republic
Christian anti-balaka militants on Tuesday attacked the United Nations base in Tagbara, about 300 km northeast of the capital of the Central Africa Republic, killing […]
President Xi Jinping calls for new chapter in China-Zimbabwe ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday vowed to work together with the new leader of Zimbabwe towards a new chapter in ties between the two […]