Ethiopia eyes $30 billion dollars from textile by 2030
The Ethiopian government plans to use 80% of the total area of land suitable for cotton growing as the country projects to generate $30 billion […]
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ECOWAS leaders seek to cut birth rate in sub-region
Parliamentarians of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last weekend expressed their willingness to limit the fertility rate to three children per woman […]
Nigeria releases first photo of Buhari in UK after almost 80 days
Nigeria presidency on Sunday, released a photograph of ailing President Muhammadu Buhari, the first in almost three months after the 74-year-old ex-military general was flown […]
Ghana looks forward to Fostering Agricultural Cooperation with Morocco
Morocco is the best placed “sister country” in Africa that can assist Ghana in its agricultural development efforts, said Ghanaian foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, […]
African fruit growers organizing to better access EU markets
A new pan-African fruit industry association, Afruibana, gathering fruit producers and exporters from Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, was officially launched this week in Brussels. […]
Cameroon: War Crimes Committed against Boko Haram Suspects, AI Report
Amnesty International has accused Cameroonian troops of committing what it called war crimes against alleged supporters of the terror group Boko Haram. Hundreds of people […]
South Sudan: Security situation still volatile
The security situation in South Sudan is still extremely volatile as since the Government announced a unilateral ceasefire in June, active military operations in parts […]
Youth Connekt Africa Summit Opens in Kigali
The inaugural Youth Connekt Africa summit opened in the Rwandan capital Kigali Thursday with the participation of over 2500 delegates from all over the continent. […]
WB loans to Guinea to amount to $574 Million in 2017
World Bank Vice-President for Africa Makhtar Diop, who has just paid a visit to Conakry July 15-17, confirmed that Guinea will receive $574 million loan […]
UN & AU, a shared determination to strengthen conflict settlement mechanisms
The United Nations Secretary General António Guterres pointed out Wednesday that the UN and the African Union have a shared determination to strengthen mechanisms to […]