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French Trade minister expected Thursday in Ethiopia

The French foreign trade minister, Mrs Nicole Bricq, is due on Thursday in Ethiopia for a two-day visit aimed at strengthening the economic ties between the two

‘Nigerian Government taking steps to address telecoms challenges’

Nigeria’s Minister of Communication and Technology, Mrs Omobola Johnson, says the government is taking steps to address the operational challenges confronting

IMF approves credit facility for Sao Tome and Príncipe

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the disbursement of an amount equivalent to Special Drawing Right (SDR) 0.37 million

AfDB secures US$100m loan for Africa’s private sector

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Tuesday said it had signed with the Japanese 

Zambia spends US$151m to service external debt

The Zambian government has paid a total of US$151.5 million to service its external debt from 

Air Mauritius, Emirates sign new trade agreement

The Emirates Airline Monday signed a new trade agreement with Air Mauritius under which the Mauritian airline will get more seats on the Port Louis-Dubai route

Libya’s oil crisis meant to discredit government, says parliament

The official spokesperson of Libya’s General National Congress (GNC), Omar Ahmeidane, said here Monday that the oil crisis in Tripoli, the Libyan capital, was

‘There is huge potential of mobile financial services in Africa’

With 43 percent of forecast m-money deployments worldwide expected to be in sub-Saharan countries, operators in Africa are approaching the mobile financial 

ECOWAS promises ‘significant improvements’ in power supply for citizens

Citizens of West African countries that benefitting from a US$108-million regional emergency energy programme will experience “significant improvements

RwandAir Express suspends flights to South Sudan

Rwanda's flag carrier RwandAir Express Tuesday announced the suspension of all its flights to the South Sudanese capital, Juba, this week, following an attempted

Guidelines on micro-insurance in Nigeria takes effect Jan.

New guidelines that will moderate the practice of micro-insurance in Nigeria will come into effect 1 Jan. 2014, according to the regulatory National Insurance 

Libyan PM says outlaws are responsible for fuel shortage in Tripoli

 Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told the press Friday night that the fuel shortage affecting
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