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Ghana consoles Venezuela on Chavez death

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has sent a message of condolence to the government and people of Venezuela

UN partially lifts arms embargo on Somalia

The UN Security Council Wednesday evening in New York partially lifted the decades-old arms embargo on Somalia for one year to help the country in its fight against the armed al-Shabab group

Kenyan telecoms market remains dynamic as operators jostle for their share

Although the Kenyan telecommunications market appears to remain stagnant between 2012 and 2017 in US dollar terms

US applauds Kenyans over 4 March elections

The US has applauded the people of Kenya for participating peacefully in the 4 March general elections, as the final results of the polls are being awaited

Comoros offers 100,000 euro to back electoral process in Madagascar

 Comoros on Tuesday said it would donate 100,000 Euro towards the electoral process in Madagascar

ACP council of ministers meet 26 March in Brussels

The Council of Ministers of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP), will meet 26 March in Brussels, the capital of Belgium, under the chairmanship 

AfDB donates US$ 950,000 to ECOWAS Bank

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Monday donated US$ 950,000 towards the reinforcement of the institutional capacities of the ECOWAS Bank for 

Nigeria’s external debt rises to US$6.5b

About eight years after Nigeria paid off its external debt, the debt has now risen to US$6.5 billion, while domestic debt stands at 6.5 trillion naira (US$1=155 Naira)

Third Congress of African Economists opens Wednesday in Dakar

The Third Congress of African Economists will start in Dakar, Senegal, Wednesday, under the theme: "Industrialisation and economic emergence in Africa,"

EU, Morocco for new trade talks

The European Union (EU) and Morocco will enter into a new free-trade agreement, aimed at enhancing closer economic integration between the African

Storm cuts power supply to Nigeria’s main airport

A rainstorm on Monday night cut off public power supply to Nigeria's main gateway Murtala Muhammed International Airport in the economic capital city of Lagos

Kenyans vote in transformative election, by Kennedy Abwao

Voting in Kenya's first election in five years under a modernised constitution kicked off Monday to elect a new President, 47 Senators and an equal number of governors 
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