Qatar Airways to start direct Maputo-Doha flights
Qatar Airways operated direct flights between Mozambique’s capital city Maputo and Doha, the capital city of Qatar, will start from March this year. The information […]
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Algeria’s Bouteflika dissolves powerful DRS
Algerian President, AbdelazizBouteflika has dissolved the military spy directorate known as the DRS, creating a new agency staffed by loyalists and reporting directly to the […]
Libya: Tobruk rejects agreement, questions article 8
Efforts to bring an end to the existence of two rival governments and parliaments hit a stumbling block on Monday as the Tobruk-based House of […]
Zimbabwe secures $200 mln from Afreximbank to import maize
Zimbabwe has secured a $200 million loan from Africa Export and Import Bank (Afreximbank) to import maize in 2016, as 10 percent of the population […]
Sudan agrees to reduce oil transit fees for South Sudan
Sudan on Thursday announced it accepted to cut the transit fees for South Sudanese oil crossing its territory via pipeline to the Red Sea. “President […]
Côte d’Ivoire forecasts a 9.8% GDP growth in 2016
Côte d’Ivoire is hoping to achieve 9.8 percent economic growth this year, Budget Minister Abdourahmane Cisse told reporters on Thursday. The French-speaking West Africa’s largest […]
Senegal: Government wants to do well in next Doing Business Report, 34 measures adopted
The Senegalese Government has adopted 34 measures to improve reforms already adopted to boost business in the country and maintain the country among world top […]
Ghana: Public workers hit streets over utility & fuel price hikes
Thousands of public sector workers across Ghana have started a nationwide demonstration on Wednesday to force the Government to reduce utility tariffs, fuel prices and […]
Some 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa, WFP
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Monday said it is increasingly concerned about food security for an estimated 14 million people in southern […]
Kenya: New car sales increase by over 12% in 2015
Kenya’s new car sales increased by 12.86 percent last year to 19,524 units, the Kenya Motor Industry Association (KMI) said on Monday. According to Rita […]