Mali gets $53.2 million from US government
Mali will receive about $53.2 million in funding from the United States, local media Journal de l’Economie reports. According to the Bamako-based news portal, the […]
Month: April 2018
Egypt suspends ban on ride-sharing companies Uber, Careem
Egypt’s judicial decision to suspend the licenses of ride-sharing companies Uber and Careem should not be applied, an Egyptian court ruled last weekend. The court’s […]
Zambian economic growth to exceed 4% in 2018
The Zambian government expects economy to grow by more than 4 percent this year helped by the mining, agriculture and construction sectors, Finance Minister Margaret […]
Kagame appoints female CEO for national carrier RwandAir
Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame has appointed Yvonne Manzi Makolo as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Rwanda’s national carrier, RwandAir. Makolo’s appointment was part of a […]
Ghana’s President breaks silence on Ghana-US military agreement
Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Thursday broke his silence on a controversial Ghana—United State military agreement, which has drawn attention to Ghana in […]
French troops kill about 30 Islamist insurgents in Mali
French troops in Mali, on Thursday, killed about 30 Islamist insurgents during a gun battle near the border with Niger, France’s Barkhane mission said in […]
Cholera kills 40 Congolese refugees in Uganda—Aid agencies
A cholera outbreak has killed about 40 people and infected more than 2,000 Congolese refugees in Uganda, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent […]
King Mohammed VI Sends Message to Guterres on Sahara Development
Foreign minister Nasser Bourita on Wednesday handed the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres a message from King Mohammed VI on the recent development in the […]
Angola launches 2,000 hectares agricultural rice production complex
Angola will launch Manquete’s agro-industrial complex for rice production, later this year, according to the director of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Pedro Tiberio. The […]
Tunisia: tourism revenues up 23% in first quarter
Tunisian tourism receipts have grown by 23 percent in the first three months of 2018, reaching $188 million, according to figures released by the ministry […]