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Tanzania’s change of mining laws have come to the fore after Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote said that the new laws would potentially scare away investors.
The comments have already drawn a response from President John Magufuli’s administration, which termed …
Continue readingMorocco and China have agreed to set up an economic zone in Morocco’s northern city of Fez, offering a platform for boosting bilateral cooperation in various industries, local media reported Monday.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the …
Continue readingZimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a WHO goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday following an outrage among donors and rights groups at his appointment.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who made the appointment …
Continue readingA Nigerian court has ordered a temporary freeze on millions of bank accounts with incomplete identification documents and the forfeiture of funds in those accounts as it seeks to ensure compliance with money laundering rules.
In a court order seen …
Continue readingAt least four people were shot dead on Wednesday in clashes between protesters and security forces in Togo’s two largest cities after soldiers and police launched teargas to prevent the latest anti-government protest.
Opposition parties had refused to cancel plans …
Continue readingOpposition parties in Togo have called for two days of anti-government protests in the country, starting Wednesday, October 18 to Thursday the 19th. Today’s protest means that the opposition coalition is defying a government order banning protests during the weekdays. …
Continue readingGabon on Saturday officially inaugurated a new port harbour. The project is part of a plan to modernize the existing Port of Owendo located near the capital Libreville.
It took 18 months to complete at an estimated cost of $300 …
Continue readingFormer A.C. Milan soccer star George Weah and Vice President Joseph Boakai lead in Liberia’s presidential election as the electoral commission released provisional results of the Oct. 10 vote.
Weah won 39 percent of the vote, while Boakai got 31 …
Continue readingSouth Africa’s state-owned airline SAA has been given until the end of October to settle 5 billion rand ($374 million) of maturing debt to domestic lenders, although the relief may be extended a further two years, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba …
Continue readingSouth Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a High Court ruling to reinstate nearly 800 corruption charges filed against Jacob Zuma before he became president.
Zuma, who has faced and denied numerous other corruption allegations since taking office, …
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