Zambia: Copper mines facing 30% cut in power supply
Zambia’s power provider to mining companies, Copperbelt Energy Corp., has announced a power supply cut by 30 percent starting Thursday midnight, the country’s Chamber of […]
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Gambia launches Single Window Business Registration System
The Gambian vice president and minister of Women’s Affairs, Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy, has launched, on Thursday, a Single Business Registration System, a component of the […]
South Africa: Telkom Cuts 2,393 Jobs
Telkom SA SOC Ltd., the South African landline operator, and its unions have forged an agreement to manage restructuring and retrenchments at the state-owned telecommunications […]
Moroccan-African cooperation, a model based on shared interests
Morocco’s economic cooperation with African countries is based on shared interests and is part of Morocco’s strategic diplomacy geared towards the promotion of active South-South […]
Egypt court postpones Al-Jazeera retrial verdict
An Egyptian court has postponed its verdict in the retrial of two Al Jazeera TV journalists charged with “broadcasting false news” to August 2, a […]
Ghana: Nationwide Strike in Medical sector
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has declared a nationwide strike effective Thursday July 30. The move follows the inability of the government to meet their […]
Libya: Exiled Gaddafi’s cousin and former Intelligence Chief snipes Saif Al Islam condemnation
Former Libya Intelligence top ranked official and cousin of former Libyan strongman Gaddafi, Ahmed Qaddaf Al Dam, condemned Tuesday the death sentence handed to Saif […]
Obama tells African leaders to respect presidential term limits
In the speech he delivered at the African Union on Tuesday, the US president Barack Obama called African leaders to respect presidential term limits. He […]
Kenyan diaspora sends home $754 million in H1
The central bank of Kenya said on Tuesday that Kenyans living abroad sent $754 million back home in remittances during the first half of this […]
Obama’s talks in Ethiopia focus on security, human rights
After a landmark trip to Kenya, his father’s birthplace, the US President Barack Obama flew to Addis Ababa late on Sunday on the first visit […]