Benin: Sebastien Ajavon to run Feb. presidential polls
Sebastien Ajavon, the leader of Benin’s National Employers’ Council on Sunday said he would run for president in an election scheduled for February as an […]
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Egypt: Public figures slam Grand Renaissance Dam deal, al-Sissi soothes criticism
A collective of Egyptian public figures, opposition figures, lawmakers Wednesday lambasted the tri-partite agreement signed between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia on the Ethiopian Grand Renaissance […]
IMF: Djibouti’s economy to expand by 6.4 per cent in 2015
Djibouti’s economy will expand by an average 6.5 percent in 2016, the same as this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement […]
Burkina Faso: Kabore takes the oath of office, wows to tackle basic needs
Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Burkina Faso’s newly elected president who took the oath of office Tuesday, said his election after a chaotic transition is a […]
Algeria: Bouteflika and limited senior officials approve constitutional draft
A restricted executive meeting chaired by President Bouteflika examined the constitutional draft and approved it on Monday according to a statement from the Presidency. It […]
Tunisia: FM accuses outgoing Nidaa Tounes Secretary General of counter-diplomacy
Tunisian Foreign Minister and key figure of ruling Nidaa Tounes Taïeb Baccouche Sunday accused outgoing secretary general of the party Mohsen Marzouk of spoiling the […]
Zimbabwe to pay December salaries next-year
Civil servants in Zimbabwe who were supposed to be paid on the 28th of December will now get their salaries next year, the government announced […]
Ivory Coast: Oct-Dec. cocoa harvest drops
Output from Ivory Coast’s October-to-December cocoa mid-crop falls short of last year’s harvest, Reuters reported on Monday. By Dec. 27, cocoa port arrivals had reached […]
Guinea: Conde named new PM to ‘revamp the economy’
Guinea President Alpha Conde on Saturday appointed mining executive Mamady Youla as new prime minister as part of a strategy to revive the country’s fragile […]
China and Mali enter $1.5 bn railway rehabilitation agreement
A Chinese state-owned rail company has signed a $1.486 billion contract with Malian government to renovate the west-African nation’s railway network linking the Capital city […]