Eastern African Standby Force gets UK, Denmark boost
United Kingdom and Denmark on Monday unveiled plans to boost the Eastern African Standby Force (EASF). EASF – one of the five regional forces for […]
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Egypt: British Holidaymakers Coming Back Soon
An Egyptian official Wednesday announced that British holidaymakers will very soon return to Egypt and to Sharm el-Sheikh following positive report on security at airports. […]
Nigeria: Ex-Banker Appointed Finance Minister
Five months after taking office in Africa’s largest economy and biggest oil exporter, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari named former investment banker, Kemi Adeosun, to take […]
Egypt appoints new central bank governor
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, Hisham Ramez, resigned and will be replaced by Tarek Amer, a former chairman of the country’s largest commercial […]
UK crime agency seizes $ 41,000 from Ex-Nigerian oil minister
Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) obtained court permission on Monday to temporarily seize $41,000 from a former Nigerian oil minister embroiled in a financial scandal, […]
Nestlé to use only sustainably sourced cocoa from the Q1 2016
Nestlé plans to source only sustainable cocoa for its global KitKat brand in order to strengthen consumer trust. All KitKat bars will be made with […]
UK launches ‘Tax Transparency Partnership’ with Ghana
The UK government has announced plans to help Ghana step up its efforts to combat tax evasion, to help boost revenue and improve public services […]
Malawi talks Trade and Investment with investors in London
The Chief executive officer of Malawi Investment and Trade Centre and key officials from the government of Malawi, including the Minister of Industry and Trade […]
Libya: Rival factions initialled UNMIL draft, GNC rejects it
Skhirat dialogue agreement between Libyan political rivals achieved a breakthrough on Sunday as all delegates except the General National Congress (GNC) inked the Bernardino-proposed draft […]
Tanzania jails former finance and mining ministers
Two former Tanzanian ministers were sentenced to three years in jail after they were found guilty of issuing illegal tax exemptions to a gold audit […]