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Group gives Nigerian govt 2 wks to prosecute officials indicted by fuel subsidy probe

The 'Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the federal government to prosecute government officials indicted by a recent probe of the country's

Workers’ Day: Kenya announces 13.1% payhike for workers

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki raised workers' basic minimum wages by 13.1% on Tuesday, during national celebrations to mark the International Labour

Workers’ Day: Burundi to freeze import duty on basic commodities to cut cost of living

Burundi will from 15 May freeze import duties on several commodities to reduce cost of living.

Cash-less policy: Nigeria’s apex bank to speed up clearing of cheques

As part of efforts to boost its cash-less policy, the apex Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) 

Nigeria delays sanctioning foreign airlines over alleged fare imbalance

Nigeria's aviation authorities have said they will not implement their decision to ban foreign airlines operating in Nigeria, but has yet to stop alleged disparity in air fares

EU grants Morocco 80m euros

The European Union (EU) will give Morocco aid worth 80 million euros to finance projects aimed at promoting economic and social development as well as human rights

Nigeria opposition demands presidential apology over Jan. fuel price hike

 In a scathing rebuke, Nigeria's main opposition Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Tuesday criticized the federal government over January's fuel price hike, and asked

World Bank shows surge in cash remittances to Egypt, Libya

Poor countries recorded a US$ 372 billion in foreign remittances, with Egypt and Libya recording the most

E/African leaders to consider South Sudan’s request for EAC membership

Heads of State of the five-member countries of the East African Community (EAC) will hold their 10th Extraordinary Summit on 28 April, 2012, to consider, among

Nigerian bourse signs pact with NASDAQ on new trading platform

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has signed an agreement with the the global firm NASDAQ OMX on the upgrading of its current trading platform, Horizon

SA urged to cancel coal-fired Kusile power station

International environmental organization Greenpeace has urged South Africa's electricity public utility Eskom 

South Sudan gains full World Bank membership

Shortly after joining the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as its 188th member (Wednesday), the Republic of South Sudan became the World Bank's newest member when
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