Algeria has temporarily banned the import of 900 products including cell phones, household appliances and vegetables in a bid to cut a ballooning import bill following a fall in energy earnings, according to an official document seen by Reuters.
The OPEC member has been trying to cut spending since crude...
Kenya’s currency is expected to trade on the back foot against the U.S. dollar as Uganda’s firms and those of Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia hold steady.
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The Kenyan shilling is seen under pressure this week from oil importers and some multinational companies buying dollars to meet their monthly obligations,...
The human was born free and has been free to do business to make a living. However, during this process, society expects compliance with certain standards and regulations to ensure the smooth flow of usual activities and socio-economic norms. The society also expects a certain kickback from the people...
Cape Verde has been urged to immediately release Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab in compliance with the ruling of the ECOWAS Court on Monday, March 15, 2021.
Femi Falana, the lead lawyer for Mr. Saab in a letter addressed to the President of the Cape Verde, Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca...
It is a known fact that Africa’s industrialisation is a long journey. There is a huge execution gap between the design thinking behind the entire ecosystem and implementation of same. It’s a very challenging continent with many hurdles. The Pan African Industrial Policy constructs across the regional blocs have...
Ivory Coast said last week it would refuse to validate a U.S.-sponsored report due to be published this month about child labour in its cocoa sector unless the researchers and U.S. government accept changes to the methodology.
The report, which is funded by the U.S. Labor Department and scheduled to...
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has died aged 61, the country's vice-president has announced.
He died on Wednesday from heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, Samia Suluhu Hassan said in an address on state television.
Magufuli had not been seen in public for more than two weeks, and rumours...
The Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBTO), Dr. Robert Floyd, says the active involvement and support of African nations is crucial for achieving the organisation’s goal of a nuclear-weapon-free world.
He described the continent as being the “heartbeat” of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in an interview with...
Africa returned home from the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) without getting any of what it tabled. The conference ended on the 13th of December 2017 in the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, and again failed to address the longstanding demands of Africa which were...
By Professor Maurice OKOLI
The African Union, a continental organization, is heading for a new traditional face within the framework of its guiding principles. That new forthcoming era would open a new chapter and, to a large degree, determine the future of Africa, especially taking cognizance of the current global...
