DR Congo: Army takes over main FDLR base
The Congolese army announced it had taken over a main rebel base located inside the Virunga National Park in the eastern part of the country, […]
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Nigeria: Military says it is winning as Boko Haram joins IS
Boko Haram’s allegiance to the Islamic State has been seen as a sign of weakness after international forces took over some of the territories it […]
Benin: The gov’t fixed the price of Cashew to FCFA 225 /Kg
The government of Benin has decided this week to increase the price of cashew in the country to FCFA 225/Kg for the 2014/2015 campaign against […]
Ghana to issue a Eurobond of one billion dollars in 2015
The government of Ghana plans to issue a Eurobond of a billion dollars in 2015 to repay part of its debt that will mature in […]
Morocco: $ 200 million loan from the World Bank to support competitiveness
The World Bank has announced in a statement on March 3rd , that its Board of Directors have approved a US$200 million loan to support […]
Kenya: World Bank forecast a growth rate of 6% in 2015
The World Bank has estimated, on the 5th March that the Kenyan economy is expected to grow 6% in 2015, against an earlier projection of […]
South Sudan peace talks extended, AU excludes both leaders
Peace talks between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy president cum rebel leader Riek Machar will continue until Friday 0700 GMT after the deadline […]
Teachers strikes rock Tunisian government
The newly appointed government of Prime Minister Essid is facing a vast movement of teacher strikes on top of the floods in North-West of the […]
Towards a possible postponement of Parliamentary elections in Egypt
The Egyptian court ruling may lead to a possible poll delay. Cairo based Egypt Court says election-related law is unconstitutional, a clause that may lead […]
Senegal: Khartoum to share its Islamic Finance experience with Dakar
The government of Sudan is willing to deepen cooperation with Senegal in the field of Islamic finance, announced its ambassador to Dakar, Mohamed El Obeid […]