Ghana’s Growth Perspective Positive – Central bank
The central Bank of Ghana on Tuesday said the west-African nation’s growth outlook is broadly positive. Ghana’s economy expanded 3.9 percent last year, about the […]
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Nigerian: Oil output down after pipeline attacks
Nigeria’s oil minister on Monday said the oil production of the west-African nation has fallen by almost 40 percent due to militant attacks on facilities […]
Cheap Oil, Insecurity Slow CEMAC Economic Growth – IMF
Countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) are facing economic turbulence, the IMF said over the weekend following 2-week visit to Libreville […]
Ethiopia: Flash Floods Kill at least 50, Displace Thousands
About 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslide caused by heavy rains in Ethiopia, officials said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people […]
Uranium-Rich Niger’s Economy to Grow by 5.2%
Landlocked Niger’s economy is expected to grow by 5.2 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. “The economic perspectives in the medium-term […]
Guinea Bissau: Cabinet Reshuffle in the Air
Guinea-Bissau President José Mario Vaz is planning to reshuffle his cabinet, the west-African nation’s Prime minister said. President Vaz who held discussions with party representatives, […]
Opposition Leader Depicts Gloomy Picture of Ghana’s Economy
By Emmanuel Vitus, Accra Ghanaian opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) depicted a gloomy picture of the west-African country’s economy, saying […]
Rwanda: Landslides Kill Scores, Destroy Infrastructures
Rwandan government on Monday said landslides caused by heavy rains have killed at least 49 people and destroyed hundreds of buildings in the country over […]
Hunger Crisis Hits Northern Mali – UNOCHA
About sixteen percent of Mali’s population is being affected by food insecurity and acute malnutrition this year, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian […]
Angola: Jailed Rapper Luaty Beirão on Hunger Strike and nudity
A prominent Angolan rapper who has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison last year for planning a rebellion against president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, […]