DRC: Glencore starts talks with Gov’t on Katanga mine
Mining and trading company Glencore held talks with Congolese officials in Kinshasa about the company’s plans to suspend operations at one of the country’s biggest […]
Africa
EU to curb African migration with €1.8 Bln fund
The European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker said on Wednesday that the European Union (EU) is setting up a €1.8 billion trust fund to help curb […]
Nigeria to fight oil theft with drones – NNPC boss
Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC is set to deploy drones to check the movements of ships in the country’s waters in a bid to free […]
Revamped Air Djibouti to start Africa wide freight service
One month after resuming activities, Djibouti’s national airline, Air Djibouti, is looking to remake itself as an Africa-wide air freight service, it said on Wednesday. […]
Cote d’Ivoire: New AfDB boss to focus on economic empowerment of women, youth
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the new boss of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said he will focus his first term on expanding opportunities and unleashing economic […]
Sierra Leone: New Ebola death puts 50 people into quarantine
Fifty people have been placed in quarantine following the death of a middle-aged woman in Sierra Leone, medical officials said on Tuesday, setting back efforts […]
Somalia: Al Shabab militants attack A.U. peacekeepers’ base
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Shabaab group rammed a suicide car bomb into an African Union army base in southern Somalia, AMISOM, early Tuesday and stormed inside, an […]
Ghana: IMF to release second tranche of bailout
The International Monetary Fund’s board on Monday approved a second disbursement of $114 million for Ghana to help it repay debt and stabilize the nation’s […]
Zambia: Lower economic growth foreseen as copper earnings drop
Zambia’s Ministry of Finance indicated on Sunday that slower economic growth and more fiscal deficit are expected this year as weak global demand for copper […]
Algeria scales up oil output by 32,000 bpd, officials
The Algerian ministry of energy announced Sunday its crude oil production has increased by 32,000 bpd after the start of two other oil fields. Algeria, […]