Malawi: Inflation Rate Increases to 22.6% in June
The national statistics office of Malawi, on Monday, said the country’s inflation has accelerated to 22.6 percent year-on-year in June from 21.5 percent in May, […]
Africa
Ghana: Election date remains unchanged – Parliament
A new draft bill to change Ghana’s general election voting date from December 7 to November 7 failed to pass in Parliament on Thursday. There […]
Israel Renews Ties with Guinea after 49-Year Disruption
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said his country has resumed diplomatic relations with Israel after 49 years. The move follows the recent landmark […]
Africa: HIV/AIDS continues to stalk adolescents –UNICEF
The United Nations Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Monday disclosed that despite successes chalked in the fight against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune […]
Bill Gates to invest $5 billion in Africa over 5 years
Philanthropist and co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates on Monday said his foundation will invest $5 billion in Africa over the next five years in addition […]
Nigeria Q1 Revenues Reach only 55 % of Goals
The Nigerian government failed to meet its revenue target for the first quarter of 2016, Reuters reported on Friday. Months of militant attacks on pipelines […]
Rwanda : Dlamini Zuma Calls for New Agenda for Africa
African Union (AU) Executive Council has earmarked peace and security discussion in the Rwandan capital, Kigali on Thursday in efforts aimed at facilitating the enhancement […]
Djibouti, IDB ink $75 mln fuel imports deal
Djibouti energy minister on Tuesday said the Horn of Africa nation has inked a $75 million financing agreement with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation […]
Sahara: Zambia Breaks up with Polisario, Spoils Separatists’ Extraordinary Congress
Zambia withdrew its recognition of the Polisario and broke up with its self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic, SADR. The decision was announced on Saturday by Zambia’s Foreign […]
Tanzania Creates Special Court to Stamp out Corruption
Tanzania has set up a special high court to stamp out corruption in the eastern African nation. Scheduled to begin operations this month, the court […]