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 […]
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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, […]
SABMiller may be forced to close South Sudan Unit – officials
SABMiller Plc., the world’s second-biggest brewer, may be forced to halt operations in South Sudan unless it’s able to access foreign currency and fuel needed […]
Burkina Faso MPs agree to cut 1,200 irregular civil service salaries
The government of Burkina Faso announced Saturday it will cease paying over 1,200 civil service salaries to battle alleged payroll fraud. The government said salaries […]
Zimbambwe: China to build $1.1bn thermal power plant
Zimbambwe signed on Thursday a $1.1 billion agreement with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to build a 600-megawatt thermal power plant by 2019 […]
US-Nigeria: US ready to help Abuja track down stolen money, improve military capability
US diplomacy pundits and experts of the US-Nigeria relation had it that the US is keen to offer help to the newly elected Nigerian President […]