New Mozambican rail, port project to open new markets and boost regional integration by Editorial Staff January 11, 2018 0 THE African Development Bank (AfDB) is taking the lead in facilitating the take-off of one of Africa’s largest infrastructure projects... Read moreDetails
Sudan makes the most of the lifting of US sanctions by Editorial Staff January 11, 2018 0 JUST before Christmas, the Sudanese Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Ghandour, visited the UK in a move that Khartoum said was to... Read moreDetails
Top five business risks for West Africa by Editorial Staff January 11, 2018 0 AS Nigeria exits the recession of 2017, investor sentiment across West Africa is likely to experience uplift in 2018. Still,... Read moreDetails
Civil servants to be paid on time in ‘reformed’ post-Mugabe Zimbabwe by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government continues to drive remarkable reforms in a bid to revive the flailing economy and win over... Read moreDetails
Angola’s Lourenço offers ultimatum for repatriation of funds by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 ANGOLA’S President João Lourenço has told Angolans to repatriate funds illegally held abroad in coming months or risk prosecution, in... Read moreDetails
Ethiopian dispatches all-female crew to man historic intra-Africa flight by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 ETHIOPIAN Airlines is set to make history with an all-female crew for a trip within African. The Ethiopia national carrier... Read moreDetails
African airlines post $100m losses in 2017 due to high operation costs by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) says African airlines will post a collective loss of $100m by the end of... Read moreDetails
Uganda’s attorney general endorses 7-year term for president, MPs by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 FOLLOWING President Museveni’s suggestion that African presidents and the countries they lead could benefit from having seven-year terms in office... Read moreDetails
ANC race to replace Zuma, ‘Too close to call’ by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 SOUTH Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) holds an election this weekend to replace Jacob Zuma as party leader in... Read moreDetails
Nigeria secures final Abacha funds, but domestic asset recovery campaign misfires by Editorial Staff December 15, 2017 0 THE Swiss government is to return to Nigeria $320 million allegedly looted from state coffers by the late Nigerian military... Read moreDetails