Djibouti opens $3.5 billion Chinese-built free trade zone
The government of Djibouti on Thursday commissioned a $3.5 billion Chinese-built free trade zone, seeking to capitalize on its strategic position on one of the […]
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Sanctions-hit Rusal restarts alumina refinery in Guinea
Russian aluminium producer Rusal has restarted production at its Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The sanction-hit miner restarted its activities in […]
Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire to agree on cocoa export volumes from next year
Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire will jointly decide on the volume and timing of cocoa exports by August for the 2019/20 season, the head of Ghana’s […]
China & South Africa boost ties ahead of BRICS Summit
China and South Africa have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral cooperation. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who is in an official […]
Burkina Faso re-establishes diplomatic relations with China
China and Burkina Faso have re-established diplomatic ties on Saturday, leaving the Kingdom of eSwatini as the only ally of Taiwan on the continent. About […]
DRC: 49 dead following shipwreck in the Northwest
At least 49 people are feared drowned while about the same number survived after an overcrowded whaleboat sank in the River Congo, a local official […]
Alleged Chinese factory pollution kills dolphin in Gambia
The operations of Chinese Golden Lead Company have led to the death of a dolphin on the shores of Gambia’s Gunjur beach, residents and activists […]
Ghana’s Cocoa Board seeks $1.5 billion loan from Exim Bank China
Ghana’s Cocoa Board (Cocobod) is currently in talks with Exim Bank China to secure a $1.5 billion loan to improve farms and install irrigation systems […]
China inks 15 bln yuan currency swap agreement with Nigeria
China’s central bank on Thursday signed a three-year bilateral currency swap agreement with Nigeria. The agreement will allow the two nations to swap a total […]
Tunisia: tourism revenues up 23% in first quarter
Tunisian tourism receipts have grown by 23 percent in the first three months of 2018, reaching $188 million, according to figures released by the ministry […]