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Johannesburg workshop to discuss African Solidarity Initiative

Participants from across Africa are gathered at a workshop in Johannesburg, South Africa, brainstorming on a roadmap that will spell out key activities for the implementation 

Kenya receives IMF economic enhancement package

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$ 110.5 million economic enhancement package for Kenya, buoyed by a rapid economic recovery

Nigeria beefs up security at airports after airline scare

Nigeria has beefed up security at major international airports across the country following a recent scare involving a domestic airliner.

Gambia has ”transit economy”, says opposition leader

Halifa Sallah, leader of the opposition Peoples' Democratic Organization for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS), has argued that Gambia has a "transit economy" with "Monies

Ethiopia, South Sudan plan joint refinery project, energy deals

South Sudanese foreign Minister Nial Deng Nial, has held talks with his Ethiopian counterpart, Berhane Gebrekristos, to explore the possibility of joint energy projects, 

Workshop to boost local currency bond market development in Africa held in Tunis

The African Financial Markets Initiative (AFMI), managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB), hosted a Pan-African 

Kigali conference to discuss Africa’s economic transformation, empowerment

Hundreds of leaders and scholars from Africa and around the world will gather in Kigali, Rwanda, from 30 October to 2 November to debate the continent’s

Air Zimbabwe resumes flights

Air Zimbabwe said Thursday it would resume domestic and regional flights next month, after resolving some of the financial and logistical difficulties which prompted it to suspend 

Nigeria’s non-oil export sector earnings hit 37b naira – CBN

Nigeria's non-oil export sector earnings hit 37 billion naira in August, representing an increase of 32.6 and 108.7 per cent above the levels in the preceding month and the

Canada to boost investments in Nigeria

Canada is to increase its Foreign Direct Investment in Nigeria as part of efforts to boost bilateral economic 

Africa fails to exploit high minerals prices to defeat poverty

Africa has failed to exploit the record rise in the global price of mineral resources over the past decade to conquer poverty, Ethiopia’s Minster of Industry Mekonnen 

SA to buy locomotives from China

South Africa has confirmed it is buying locomotives from China for the first time, with Transnet Freight Rail signing a US$325 million contract with China South Rail (CSR) 
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