Guinea: Conde names new government
Guinea President Alpha Conde has formed a new cabinet on Monday as the West African nation seeks to revive its economy. Guinea is a major […]
Economy
IMF: Djibouti’s economy to expand by 6.4 per cent in 2015
Djibouti’s economy will expand by an average 6.5 percent in 2016, the same as this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement […]
Burkina Faso: Kabore takes the oath of office, wows to tackle basic needs
Roch Marc Christian Kabore, Burkina Faso’s newly elected president who took the oath of office Tuesday, said his election after a chaotic transition is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Uganda’s central bank raises benchmark rate to 17.0%
Uganda’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the fifth consecutive meeting after a weaker currency boosted inflation to a two-year high. The bank […]
Zimbabwe: Mugabe delivers wrong speech to MPs, opposition questions his mental health
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe read out the wrong speech at the opening session of parliament on Tuesday, apparently unaware that he was delivering the same […]
Liberia-IMF: “Stay the course to improve economy,” Lagarde
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde arrived in Liberia Thursday to celebrate the resilience of the Liberian people and the leadership of President Johnson Sirleaf in […]
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 […]
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 […]