EU to provide €100 million to Somalia
The EU and Somalia signed Sunday (Oct. 14) an agreement to provide €100 million to the Somali budget over the next two and a half […]
Month: October 2018
Sierra Leone revokes $400 million airport deal with China
Sierra Leone’s government has terminated a $400 million deal to build a new airport with Chinese labor and loans, Reuters reported. The plan had repeatedly […]
IMF cuts Ghana’s 2018 GDP growth to 6.3%
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downwards its earlier 6.8 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) projection for Ghana economy 2018 to 6.3 per […]
King Mohammed VI: Vocational Training, Key to Job Market Success
The youths’ employment and adequate training for jobs in high demand as well as the improvement of socioeconomic situation of young people continue to be […]
Nigeria: Obasanjo backs ex-deputy for 2019 election
Nigerian ex-head of state Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday backed his former deputy for next year’s presidential election in Africa’s most populous nation. Atiku Abubakar recently […]
DR Congo: Electoral process advancing despite threat of armed groups, UN envoy
December elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remain on course, but still face “major challenges”, including violence from armed groups in the […]
UN urges Algeria again to stop arbitrary expulsions of African migrants
The UN has reiterated its call on Algeria to immediately halt summary expulsions of African migrants, as authorities in the North African country continue to […]
Egyptian ex-President Morsi’s son questioned by police
Egyptian police detained the youngest son of ousted President Mohamed Morsi from his home in Cairo early on Wednesday, family sources said. A statement released […]
South Africa gets $35 bln in investment pledges to revive ailing economy
South Africa got investment commitments of $35 billion as part of plans to attract $100 billion over the next five years to revive the country’s […]
Francophonie: Rwandan candidate gets boost for top job
The International Organization of Francophonie (OIF) will choose its new leader at a summit in Armenia this Thursday and Friday. The candidature of Rwandan Louise […]