CNPC “blocks” fuel exports from Niger’s Soraz oil refinery
The National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has blocked fuel exports from Niger’s Soraz oil refinery, a union official said on Wednesday. Boukar Elemi, a spokesman for […]
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UN needs $3.2 billion for Ebola recovery efforts in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone
The United Nations said on Thursday that its Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will call for continued solidarity with the three West African countries most impacted by […]
IFC and Ecobank to supports SMEs in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, parent company of the Ecobank Group and a leading pan-African full-service banking group, […]
Guinea begins Ebola vaccine trial
A voluntary trial of an Ebola vaccine has begun in Guinea on Wednesday amid fears of violent reactions from communities fearful about healthcare workers’ intentions […]
Liberia: Post-Ebola agenda needs support to avoid “a global menace”
Liberia has lifted the overnight curfew that has been in place since August and also opened its border with Sierra Leone as the country prepares […]
Guinea: President Conde seeks IMF Ebola compensation
President Alpha Conde of Guinea has said that he is not worried about the upcoming presidential elections because he is focused on overcoming Ebola which […]
South Africa: Zuma visits Angola for strategic talks
President José Eduardo dos Santos of Angola welcomed his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma in Luanda as the two countries work towards boosting the relations […]
Sierra Leone: Britain declines U.S military support against Ebola
After reports that Ebola cases have not been falling down in Sierra Leone compared to neighboring Liberia, there were calls for more help to be […]
Kenya: Nairobi-Accra relations boosted by ambitious agreements
Kenya and Ghana have stated their desire to renew the ties between them with the pre-independence bonds established by Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah […]
Guinea: World’s biggest untapped iron-ore deposit to be tendered
Guinea is preparing the tender for the other half of the Simandou mountain range that was seized from the billionaire Beny Steinmetz’s BSG Resources Ltd. […]