Sudan inks agreement with Saudi Arabia to restore banking ties
Sudan and Saudi Arabia will soon re-establish banking relations, to help restore confidence in Sudan’s economy after the lifting of U.S. economic sanctions, the state-run […]
Month: December 2017
Oil-dependent Gabon economy grew 0.8% in 2017 – IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday downgraded Gabon’s economy growth forecast of 2017 form 1 percent to 0.8 percent. The international lender expects growth to […]
Italy to deploy army to fight human traffickers in Niger
Italian government is considering deploying up to 470 troops to Niger to help tackle people-smuggling, the military General Staff said on Thursday. According to Prime […]
Celebrations in Liberia as soccer star Georges Weah becomes President
Retired footballer George Weah has been declared winner of Liberia’s presidential runoff vote held on December 26. The soccer star defeated 73-year-old running mate Vice-President […]
Uganda People’s Defence Forces kills 100 rebels in DR Congo
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Congolese Army (FARC) have killed over 100 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) combatants in eight camps that were […]
Cameroon: Court orders release of New York-based professor, Patrice Nganang
A court in Cameroon on Wednesday ordered the release of a prize-winning New York-based Cameroonian novelist, Patrice Nganang, arrested at a Cameroon airport earlier this […]
Fresh anti-Gnassingbé protests kick-off in Togo
Supporters of a 14-member opposition coalition in Togo hit the streets with anti-government demonstrations in the capital Lomé and other towns of the tiny West […]
Zimbabwe: Takeover leader Chiwenga sworn in as Vice-President
Zimbabwe’s former army chief, who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, was installed as Zimbabwe’s vice president in Harare on Thursday, local […]
Morocco Purchases 4 Dreamliner Planes for $1.1 billion
The fleet of Morocco’s national airline company Royal Air Maroc (RAM) will be enhanced with the purchase of four 787-9 Dreamliner planes for $1.1 billion. […]
Turkey, Sudan ink deals to restore Red Sea Port and Naval Dock
Turkey signed an agreement with Sudan to rebuild a ruined Ottoman port city on Sudan’s Red Sea coast. Turkey will also build a naval dock […]