EU Releases New Blacklist of Banned Airlines, Many are African
The European Union has published its new blacklist of airlines failing the block’s aviation regultions.19 countries feature on the blacklist. The restrictions imposed by the […]
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea’s President Appoints Son Vice-President
Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang’ Nguema has promoted his first son Teodorin Nguema Obiang as the country’s vice-president, according to a decree read on Wednesday […]
Equatorial Guinea: Election campaigning underway
Presidential campaign is ongoing in Equatorial Guinea as the Central African nation is scheduled to hold its presidential elections on April 24. Long serving President […]
Côte d’Ivoire forecasts a 9.8% GDP growth in 2016
Côte d’Ivoire is hoping to achieve 9.8 percent economic growth this year, Budget Minister Abdourahmane Cisse told reporters on Thursday. The French-speaking West Africa’s largest […]
China pledges $60 billion development fund for Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping, addressing African leaders in Johannesburg on Friday unveils a $60 billion fund to promote cooperation and support development efforts in Africa. […]
Egypt, Mauritania to strengthen ties
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab had a meeting with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel-Aziz in Equatorial Guinea on the sidelines of the first international conference on Africa’s […]
Orange to connect Benin and Canary Islands with submarine cable
Orange (formerly France Telecom), together with the other members of the ACE consortium, has announced the launch of the ACE cable in Cotonou, Benin and […]
EU Backs Development, Peace & Stability in Central Africa
European Union (EU) gears up to announce about 3 billion euros grants to countries and organizations in the region of Central Africa for the period […]
Gabon, best environmentally sustainable country in Africa
Gabon has been ranked as the best environmentally sustainable nation in Africa by the 2012 Environmental Performance Index, published by the US Yale University. At […]