Bitcoin has traded below $10,000 for the first time since early December.
The value of one bitcoin fell to $9,958 (£7,222) before making a slight...
Recent developments
Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to have rebounded to 2.4 percent in 2017, after slowing sharply to 1.3 percent in 2016. The...
FAO Food Price Index fell 3.3 percent in December but still averaged 8.2 percent higher in 2017 compared to 2016
Global food prices declined in...
Surge driven by economic growth, new manufacturing capacities in Eastern Europe and demand for biofuel.
Global production of major wood products surged in 2016 for...
Algeria has temporarily banned the import of 900 products including cell phones, household appliances and vegetables in a bid to cut a ballooning import...
The “WISE-UP to Climate” project, initiated in April 2014 to demonstrate that natural ecosystems are nature based solutions for climate change adaptation and sustainable...
A passenger train has caught fire in South Africa after colliding with a truck, killing at least 14 people and injuring 268, rescue workers...
Lawyers for US President Donald Trump are seeking to stop the release of a book containing damaging allegations about his administration.
Fire and Fury: Inside...
Africa returned home from the Eleventh Ministerial Conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) without getting any of what it tabled. The conference...
Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build two geothermal power plants at a combined cost of $4 billion, to be run by the country’s...