Zimbabwe: Poachers kill 14 elephants with cyanide
Suspected poachers have used cyanide to kill 14 elephants in Zimbabwe’s western Hwange national park and in the north since Sept. 26, the national wildlife […]
Africa
Three Africans make Bloomberg’s list of top 50 personalities globally
Three Africans, including the Nigerian Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote group, were listed among the 50 most influential global personalities […]
UN-Africa: Morocco calls for a multi-dimensional approach to spur Africa’s development
Morocco has called again on the international community to pool efforts to help Africa unleash its potential and to help change the living conditions of […]
Nigeria: Central Bank to retain forex controls amid slow growth
Nigeria’s central bank plans to retain foreign currency controls because of concerns about slowing growth rate, a senior bank official said on Wednesday as Africa’s […]
Côte d’Ivoire: GDP to grow by 8.4 % in next two years
The International Monetary Fund projected on Friday that the economy of Côte d’Ivoire will grow by 8.4 percent while inflation is expected to remain moderate […]
Zambia: gov’t okays Glencore’s job cuts, but wants due process followed
Zambian President Edgar Lungu is “open” to job cuts at Glencore Plc’s local unit as the company faces low copper prices and rising costs, his […]
Congo: Sassou Nguesso holds referendum on third term bid
Congo Brazzaville’s President Denis Sassou Nguesso on Tuesday announced a referendum on Constitutional amendments that could allow him to run for a third term in […]
Angola: Top African beverage can producer targets 100% market share
The Johannesburg-based Nampak Ltd., Africa’s largest maker of beverage cans, said it’s considering an expansion to a drinks container plant in Angola as part of […]
France-Morocco: Shared Resolve to Bolster an Exceptional Partnership
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and his guest, President Francois Hollande of France, have both voiced their shared resolve to give a new momentum to their […]
Burkina Faso: Ecowas mediators announce deal to end post-putsch crisis
Africa’s regional mediators said they negotiated a draft deal on Sunday to end the post-putsch crisis in Burkina Faso after they had failed to secure […]