Nigerian Benedict Oramah to lead Afreximbank as new President
Shareholders of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) have appointed the Nigerian born Dr. Benedict Oramah to be the next President of the continental multilateral trade […]
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Ghana to receive over € 160 Mln from EU
The European Union (EU) announced earlier this week its decision to resume budget support disbursements to Ghana and Ghanaian Deputy Finance Minister Ato Forson Cassiel […]
Côte d’Ivoire: IMF forecasts 7.9% growth in 2015
Côte d’Ivoire ‘s economy will expand by 7.9 percent this year and by an average of 7.6 percent in 2016 and 2017, the International Monetary […]
South Africa: Eskom’s Sere wind farm start full commercial operation
The Sere Wind Farm from Eskom, the South African electricity public utility, recently achieved its full commercial operational capacity of a 100 MW. The achievement […]
Cameroon: Indo-Chinese consortium to build two vehicle assembly plants
India’s Azad Coach, China’s Yutong Group and GAC GONOW – a joint venture between Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd and Zhejiang Gonow Holdings Group Co […]
Maersk Group to invest $1.5b in Ghana’s Tema Port expansion project
Maersk Group is committed to support the expansion of Ghana’s Tema port to the tune of $1.5 billion, says Nils Smedegaard Andersen, Chief Executive Officer […]
Algeria-France: François Holland hails Algiers efforts for peace in the region
French president François Holland on Monday congratulated Algiers for its role in the region as a peace broker. Shortly after arriving in capital city Algiers […]
Sudan-ICC: Bashir returns to Khartoum, ICC and Washington lash out
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir returned uncaught to Khartoum on Monday after attending the 25th AU summit in Johannesburg where a court banned him from returning […]
Yemen-UN: Geneva talks kick-start with the presence of warring parties’ representatives
Rival factions in Yemen crisis meet on Monday in Geneva in an attempt to unlock the deadlock surrounding the war between Houthi rebels supported by […]
US-Libya: Top al-Qaeda terrorist killed in US strike Libyan government
The Libyan government on Monday announced the death of the Algerian notorious al-Qaeda leader in the Maghreb Mokhtar Belmokhtar in a US drone strike in […]