Mali Political Crisis: New PM Pressured to Stop Attacks
The new prime minister of Mali is under pressure to stop attacks by fighters linked to al Qaeda - as well as calming inter-ethnic unrest.Former Minister of Finance Boubou Cisse is forming a new...
Kenya Eyes SGR Cash as It Seals Three More Deals with China
Kenya has signed three more trade agreements with China with a view to unlocking billions of shillings to fund phase two of the Standard Gauge Railway. On his third visit to China in just...
Gold Worth Billions Smuggled out Of Africa
Billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of Africa every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East – a gateway to markets in Europe, the United States and...
Algeria: Abdelkader Bensalah Appointed Interim President
Algeria’s lawmakers on Tuesday appointed the upper house chairman Abdelkader Bensalah as interim president following the resignation of Abdelaziz Bouteflika after weeks of mass protests against his rule. Protesters, who are demanding sweeping democratic...
UN gives Mozambique, Comoros $13M for Cyclone Kenneth Damage
Kenneth arrived just six weeks after Cyclone Idai ripped into central Mozambique and killed more than 600 people. The latest storm system has killed at least five people and flattened entire villages, unleashing heavy...
NPDC Unveils LPG Facilities to Boost Consumption
To boost the consumption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), otherwise known as cooking gas, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Exploration and Production subsidiary, Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Limited (NPDC), are set...
China Cancels Ethiopia’s Interest Free Loans
China has cancelled all interest-free loans it had advanced to Ethiopia as at the end of year 2018, the Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office confirmed on Wednesday. Analysts estimate that since 2000 Ethiopia has...
To Stop the Rot in South Africa, Back Cyril Ramaphosa
Since the days of Nelson Mandela, one of the most effective slogans of the African National Congress (anc), South Africa’s ruling party, has been “a better life for all”. The contrast with the old...
Investment: African Start-Ups Take Off
2018 was the year of the take-off of African start-ups. According to the study conducted by the investment company Partech, published in late March, the start-ups of the continent attracted $ 1.163 billion in...
Tanzania, China Have Rock-Solid Relations
Tanzania’s education minister on Wednesday described the diplomatic relations between Tanzania and China as rock-solid that has weathered the past 55 years. Speaking at a gala celebrating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of...
