DRC: Kabila names 21 new provincial commissioners
Congo’s President Joseph Kabila appointed special commissioners on Thursday to provisionally govern 21 new provinces in order to create the “necessary tags favourable to the […]
Africa
Zambia: Swiss Giant Glencore plans $950 million investment in copper mine
The Swiss mining company, Glencore Plc, plans to invest $950 million over the next three years to expand operations at its Mopani Copper Mines as […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Ouattara takes early lead in results
Outgoing President of Côte d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara took an early lead in Sunday’s elections according to the provisional results released by the electoral commission. According […]
Nigeria to build 30 refineries close to the state-run units
Nigeria has granted 30 construction licences to private refineries in order to cut the country’s reliance on imports. According to the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, […]
Zambia-economic crisis: President seeks God’s intervention
Zambia holds a day of prayer and fasting, with bars shut and football matches cancelled, to seek divine help over the country’s currency collapse and […]
Kenya: Google to buy Africa’s largest wind farm
Google Inc. has agreed to buy a 12.5% stake in Africa’s largest wind project, Kenya’s Lake Turkana, from Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems […]
Zambia: China to build 750 MW power plant
China’s Sinohydro Corp will start building a 750 megawatt (MW) hydro-electric power station in Zambia in December as the country seeks to address an electricity […]
Côte d’Ivoire: Incumbent Ouattara promises new constitution if re-elected
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara said on Monday he would push for constitutional reform if he wins re-election this week to scrap a nationality clause that […]
Rwanda to host world’s first “droneport”
Rwanda, the small African country, will soon get the planet’s first drone airports. The idea behind the so-called “droneport” is to support cargo drones delivering […]
Angola cuts budget by 50% as oil prices fall
The government of Angola, sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest crude producer, cut spending by half this year following a plunge in oil prices. Vice President Manuel Vicente […]