Angola’s inflation slows to 34.8 percent
Angola’s inflation slowed to 34.8 percent year-on-year in April, data from the national statistics agency’s website show on Wednesday. According to the Agency, price in […]
Month: May 2017
Nigeria to fund budget deficit with foreign loans, Eurobonds
Nigeria will raise $3.5 billion in foreign loans including from international lenders and debt markets to fund the West African nation’s 2017 budget deficit, Reuters […]
Gambia gets $500 mln from Afreximbank
The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) on Tuesday announced the disbursement of $500 million to revamp the impoverished Gambian economy. This financial support will allow […]
CAR: UN human rights chief sounds alarm about spreading violence
The United Nations human rights chief Tuesday expressed grave alarm over the spread of violence by armed groups against the civilian population in several parts […]
Morocco, Nigeria Turning Africa’s Dreams into Reality
Morocco and Nigeria, two major African regional powers, are enhancing their strategic alliance in a bid to turn the cherished African dreams into tangible reality. […]
Zimbabewan Masimba Tafirenyika Appointed Director of UN Information Centre in Pretoria
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Masimba Tafirenyika of Zimbabwe as Director of the UN Information Centre in Pretoria, an office that provides service […]
CAR: Militia attacks UN mission overnight, score killed
Christian minority militia fighters in Central African Republic have attacked a U.N. base twice last week, a U.N. official said on Sunday. The attack killed […]
Cameroon: doctors down tools over low salaries, working conditions
Cameroon’s public hospitals are almost at a standstill as thousands of doctors nationwide downed their tools on Monday, demanding a pay rise and better medical […]
WHO confirms Ebola cases in DRC’s isolated far north
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday confirmed a second case of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and suspected 17 other cases. […]
CAR: Five Peacekeepers Killed, Ten Injured in Attack against MINUSCA
Five peacekeepers of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) were killed in an attack by the Anti-Balaka rebels, […]