Madagascar is emerging from a political crisis that saw the Southern African economy contracting since 2009. The country’s main focus under the new presidency is rejuvenating...
Nigeria’s new central bank governor began work on Tuesday, starting a fresh chapter in Africa’s biggest economy after his predecessor’s tenure ended in scandal and claims...
Africa analyst, Bronwyn Bruton, said she does not expect to hear a lot about human rights issues during the forthcoming US/Africa leaders’ summit in Washington. Bruton,...
More than 3.5 million South Sudanese are facing a severe famine situation, aid agencies have warned. They said the current fragile ceasefire could help in relief...
The United States of America on Tuesday in Addis Ababa embarked on an aggressive energy roll out in Africa, targeting two million households. Ernest Moniz, U.S....
Nigerian police said on Tuesday that protesters were free to march in the capital Abuja, after an uproar over comments by the police commissioner in which...
Incumbent Prime Minister of Antigua & Barbuda Baldwin Spencer (l) and Opposition leader Gaston Browne (r). PHOTO/File Campaigns are underway in Antigua & Barbuda, with the...
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said that the economy of Liberia will be restored to its full potential, where all citizens will benefit equally from their...
Against a backdrop of a looming international financial blacklist of Guyana, the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) has expressed support for government’s efforts to pass...
The Grenada government says it has been able to secure financial commitments from China in establishing a new teaching hospital. “We are ready to go, Sisters...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says preliminary data for Haiti’s first half 2014 fiscal year suggest that economic activity, measured by Gross Domestic Product, advanced in...
A report by the Africa Progress Panel (APP) says that poverty continue to plague the continent even after most countries registered strong economic growth over the past...
The main opposition Barbados Labour Party (BLP) Tuesday warned Barbadians to brace themselves for more economic problems after the US-based ratings agency, Moody’s Investors Service, downgraded...
Nigeria’s new central bank chief Godwin Emefiele took office on Tuesday with a mandate to ward off pressure to devalue Nigeria’s currency and manage rising inflation....
Zambia’s central bank said it was increasing its overnight lending rate for commercial banks to 10 percentage points. This is above the benchmark policy rate from...
The current low global interest rate environment is making Eurobonds much more compelling to African governments. Zambia launched a US$1 billion Eurobond in early April, albeit...
Uganda insists it will not pull out its troops from the troubled Somalia, despite an increase in attacks on its soldiers by Somali militants. Uganda’s Defence...
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has earmarked $35 million for a road rehabilitation project in Senegal which will also create jobs for the country’s youth...
The former leader of Uganda’s main opposition party, Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), said any political survey done in Uganda should be viewed with some suspicion because...
South Africa’s economy is not heading into recession, despite contracting in the first quarter, new Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said in a newspaper interview published on...
Rwanda’s economy is expected to grow by 6 percent this year from 4.6 percent in 2013, while inflation will remain contained, the IMF said. Growth in...
Ghana and France are looking to strengthen their business ties. The French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Ghana (CCFG) want to enhance bilateral trade between...
Energy Ministry has revealed that government is considering sourcing gas from Equatorial Guinea to power the country’s thermal plants. “The Ministry is engaging with La Cote...
Angola is one of the priority countries for China in Africa, where it will continue to focus over the next few years, according to US research...
The World Bank would offer $1 billion (R10.3 billion) in financing to help Angola rebuild infrastructure and develop its agriculture, an official at the lender said...
U.S. President Barack Obama delivers an address during the launch of the “My Brother’s Keeper initiative”., February 27, 2014. PHOTO/White House When U.S. President Barack Obama...
Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda will send 2,500 troops to South Sudan to prevent renewed fighting between government and rebel forces, an Ethiopian official said. Soldiers from Ethiopia,...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region notched a new historic high in 2013 by receiving US$184.92 billion in foreign...
In a statement issued on its website, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) noted that recent pressure on the shilling exchange rate is seasonal. Moreover, the...
A senior official of the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says the operationalizing of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) provides an important opportunity for regional countries...
Guyana’s President Donald Ramotar Wednesday called on the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to help the region identify new areas of growth at a time when...
South Africa’s Reserve Bank is caught in a dilemma between rising interest rates in a shrinking economy or leaving it on hold for a while, or...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) sugar producing countries are seeking to adopt a unified position as it relates to the future development of the industry as well as...
Heads of State and government in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) plan to meet at an extraordinary summit in the Ghanaian capital, Accra...
Ethiopia, one of Africa’s fastest growing economies but with a very tight state grip on local industries, has developed cold feet over opening up of its...
Africa is “taking off” with strong, steady growth but poverty is unacceptably high so that governments need to build infrastructure and institutions and educate people to...
Kenya’s shilling hovered below the 88 per dollar level on Thursday with market participants reluctant to push the currency to weaker levels. This is after the...
Gauteng Premier, David Makhura believes that the province’s rapid urbanization needs to be understood before any issues can be dealt with. With 97 percent of its...
The second-best dollar-bond rally in Africa this month is signaling growing speculation that Ghana will seek aid from the International Monetary Fund as the government struggles to close its budget...
Malawi is not yet in a crisis even though citizens might have to wait longer before knowing the outcome says analyst, Kealeboga Maphunye. The Malawi Electoral...
Nigeria’s president said on Thursday he had ordered “a full-scale operation” against Boko Haram Islamist militants. Speaking on Nigeria’s Democracy Day, Goodluck Jonathan said he had...
Gabon has opened initial talks with companies to develop the 1 billion ton Belinga iron ore deposit and will launch a formal tender process in 2016,...
In furtherance of its commitment to boosting gas processing in the country, Nigeria is set to construct the first and largest gas industrial park in Africa,...
New mines minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said on Wednesday that the deadlock in the country’s crippling platinum strike would soon be broken. This is as movement has...
The rapid growth rates experienced in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1990s – which defied expectations and proved resilient through the financial crisis are not sustainable going...
United States Special Operations troops are forming elite counter-terrorism units in four countries in North and West Africa that American officials say are pivotal in the...
A major crisis is looming in Kenya’s capital markets after directors at the CMA failed to have their contracts renewed. The Capital Markets Authority (CMA) also...
AGOA allows 6,400 products from eligible Sub-Saharan African countries to enter the United States duty free. In 2013, according to US Department of Commerce, United States...
The agricultural industry has always been linked to rural development however it is time for investors to look at it as a business industry. This was...
Ghana has already paid a commitment fee of $54 million in order to access the $3 billion China Development Bank (CDB) loan, according to the Minority...
Barbados and China Tuesday signed a visa waiver agreement that Bridgetown said would allow for increased cooperation between the two countries. Foreign Affairs and Foreign and...
In a surprise move, Information minister Jonathan Moyo said the government was in the process of reviewing indigenization laws, which compel foreign businesses to hand over...
The World Bank will offer $1 billion in financing to help Angola rebuild infrastructure and develop its agriculture, an official at the Washington-based lender said on...
South Africa’s economy shrank 0.6 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the first three months of this year. This was as a massive decline in output from the...
The Basotho people of Lesotho continue to leave the landlocked country to seek better job opportunities elsewhere. Lesotho, also known as the kingdom in sky, only...
Showing up at a summit can be key to a politician’s image and communications strategy, but the power of a well-planned absence or boycott is all...
Leaders of anti-corruption agencies in Africa are meeting in Ghana’s capital Accra to discuss strategies to curb graft on the continent. Delegates from 17 Commonwealth African...
At least 45 Nigerian security personnel are dead after gunmen believed to be Boko Haram militants attacked the town of Buni Yadi. Hundreds of gunmen on...
A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) says low economic growth in 2014...
Political dimensions could affect Africa’s growth if the region does not pay much attention into this area. In the past Africa has been plagued by coups...
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has called for an expeditious approval and deployment of a regional deterrence and protection force to end ongoing violations of the...
South African President Jacob Zuma has replaced well -respected Finance minister, Pravin Gordhan and promoted his deputy, Nhlanhla Nene to the key post in a surprise...
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved an US$8.2 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Guinea-Bissau create jobs and combat...
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma said on Saturday economic growth in the continent’s most advanced economy would be the focus. Zuma said this as he was...
The Ghana Shippers Authority has threatened to drag Ivory Coast to the ECOWAS Secretariat if it fails to allow cargo trucks from Ghana into its country,...
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said that he has no problem with investigations that are done by the right institutions. The former Central Bank goveror stated, “These...
Somali militant group al-Shabaab has vowed to shift its war to neighboring Kenya by sending more fighters to attack government and civilians targets. Speaking Thursday in...
The World Bank says nearly 35,000 residents from localities in the north of Haiti will benefit from new infrastructure, economic opportunities and support to cultural events...
With the untimely passing of Norman Girvan, the last Caribbean political economist of the earlier critical tradition, a major gap in radical ideas needs to be...
Africa has been urged to increase the volume of trade among each other in order to address the challenge of unemployment in the continent. Senegal’s President,...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has launched its inaugural “Umuganda” bond by signing a deal worth over $29 million with AB Bank Rwanda, Urwego Opportunity Bank,...
Legislators in the Dominican Republic have given the green light to legislation establishing a system for granting naturalized citizenship and permanent residency to people of Haitian...
The Kenyan shilling is expected to receive cushion from the upcoming sovereign bond floated later this month. This is sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest Eurobond of two...
Ethiopia on Tuesday received a $250 million dollar loan from the World Bank to finance the implementation of a competitiveness and job creation project in the...
The United States has committed itself to attracting investment and aiding several African countries in reducing their electricity deficit. “Power Africa is designed to catalyze new...
Zambia needs faster economic growth than its current single-digit annual rate to tackle rampant poverty, the country’s finance minister said. Zambia’s Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda said...
Climate change is forcing the nine-member Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to choose between expending scarce resources to deal with its impact or other pressing...
Rwanda’s finance minister said the country will soon allow derivatives trading on its stock exchange and a new investment code, which could offer tax breaks for...
Political parties in Malawi are protesting the government’s decision to publicize preliminary election results while voting is still underway. Presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi says he has...
The Nigerian High Court has dismissed central bank governor, Sanusi Lamido’s challenge over his dismissal by President Goodluck Jonathan. Sanusi had filed a law suit challenging...
The African Development Bank is considering three ways it could help Zimbabwe clear its huge debts. The bank also says it will settle on a rescue...
Spearheading the government’s interventions in the farming sector, the Agricultural Transformation Agency has already vastly improved yields for wheat and teff. Every successful developmental state in...
Nigeria has formally asked the U.N. Security Council al-Qaida sanctions committee to blacklist the Islamist militant group Boko Haram after the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls,...
The Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has maintained a positive outlook on Africa’s Economic growth projecting a 4.3 percent rise in this years and an acceleration to...
High speed Internet broadband services based on 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) technology will be in place by August, Jean Philbert Nsengimana, the Minister for Youth and...
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government is seeking more than six million US dollars in emergency financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Prime Minister...
Guinea-Bissau’s electoral commission says Jose Mario Vaz has won the presidential election. The commission says Vaz, the candidate of the ruling PAIGC party, received 61.9 percent...
Incumbent Malawian President, Joyce Banda casts her vote during the country’s presidential election. PHOTO/Amos Gumulira/AFP Malawians vote today on whether to give Joyce Banda another 5...
Nigeria and four of its neighbors in West Africa declared war Saturday on the Islamic group Boko Haram, with the U.S., France, and the U.K. providing intelligence as...
The African Development Bank is stepping up plans to finance power and rail projects as China boosts lending on the continent by half. The Tunis-based lender is...
Vote counting is under way in Guinea-Bissau after Sunday’s second-round presidential election. The poll is aimed at restoring constitutional order after a 2012 military coup, one...
Africa has been resilient to regional and global headwinds, the African Development Bank noted in its African Economic Outlook (AEO) report. In comparison to global trends,...
By participating more effectively in the global production of goods and services, Africa can transform its economy and achieve a development breakthrough, according to the latest African...
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has said accepting the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will amount to re-colonization of the economy and make farmers dependent...
A tight budget, public sector reform and the implementation of major projects, are some of the challenges that Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips says Jamaicans will...
A fortnight ago in Abuja, Nigeria the World Economic Forum brought together political, economic and thought leaders from throughout the continent. This included Rwanda’s Paul Kagame,...
A suicide blast in the northern Nigerian city of Kano has killed four people, police say. According to police, the blast happened in a street with...
West African leaders on Saturday agreed to work together to wage “total war” on Boko Haram. The leaders said the Nigerian Islamist group had become a...
Cornell William Brooks The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) have announced that lawyer and activist Cornell William Brooks would become its new...
Rwanda signed a deal Thursday to install a new solar power plant in the Kayonza District. The plant will add 10 megawatts to the national security...
The deputy leader of the Southern African Development Community’s (SADC) Parliamentary Forum poll observer mission says Malawi’s Electoral Commission has assured the group it has made...
A new study suggests the design of policies and greater investment in eight priority areas will enable Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to raise agricultural...
Africa is expected to lead population expansion in the next half century that will help spur regional economic growth. “Of all global regions, Africa will lead...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has canceled a visit to a northeastern town where Islamist militants last month seized more than 200 schoolgirls. Officials said Friday that...
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has called on supporters to ensure that his ruling United Progressive Party (UPP) is returned to power for a third consecutive term...
Ten people died and at least 70 were injured in two explosions at the Gikomba market area of Nairobi, BBCNews reports. Friday’s bombings took place two days after the U.K.,...
A top U.S. Defense Department official on Thursday said Nigeria had been too slow to respond to the threat of Boko Haram. But the official said...
The Ethiopian government has welcomed the positive credit ratings the country got last week saying it will help it access international finance. Credit ratings agency Fitch...
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a 1 billion dollar loan for Angola to help develop its war-ravaged electricity network. The loan will also...
Fourteen years of Rwanda rule by Paul Kagame, whose forces ended the 1994 genocide that killed at least 800,000 people, is rewarding bond investors with record low...
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan will on Friday visit the northeastern village from where more than 200 schoolgirls were abducted a month ago by Islamist rebels from...
Nigeria could attain investment-grade status if it undertakes reforms to its power and oil sectors that would help boost economic growth and per capita income, a...
Haiti President Michel Martelly. PHOTO/File Clashes between protesters and police marked Haitian President Michel Martelly’s 3 years in power Wednesday. While Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe appealed...
Kenya intends to increase its foreign direct investment (FDI) by more than double in the current fiscal year with the hope that sale of publicly-held companies...
Uganda will begin commercial oil production by the end of 2017 after the completion of an export pipeline and a refinery in the country, minister of...
Kenya’s energy regulator increased the maximum retail price of a liter of petrol and diesel till mid-June. However, the regulator decreased the price of a liter...
Ras Baraka (pictured), son of late militant poet and activist Amiri Baraka, declared victory Tuesday in the race to succeed Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker as...
The Association of Ghana Industries, which is advocating for the legislation, argues that parliament must urgently initiate steps to check government’s domestic borrowing in order to...
Ethiopia received its first credit ratings on Friday, paving the way for a possible debut sovereign debt issue which would give investors another route into Africa’s...
Education Minister Ronald Jones Monday said Barbados still has much to achieve if it is to attain the Education For All (EFA) Goals by 2015. Addressing...
Uganda’s economic growth should accelerate to just above 6 per cent in the next fiscal year through June 2015. This was despite the risk of reduced...
The European Union is providing J$11.1 billion (US$44 million) to Jamaica for projects within the sugar industry, justice, community development initiatives and poverty reduction. Prime Minister...
Cameroon said its soldiers have shot and killed five suspected poachers who had opened fire on elephants in the West Africa country. The military said some...
Ghana’s falling currency has fueled smuggling of as much as 100,000 tons of cocoa into neighboring Ivory Coast since October, reversing a trend, industry sources said....
Security trumps all as the Kenyatta government enters its second year in office and the economy weakens due to concerns about terrorism and the rising costs...
Africa’s economic resurgence has been further boosted by over $68 billion in investment commitment following the just concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) on Africa which ended...
The plight of Nigeria´s kidnapped school girls has gotten worldwide attention. Now Israel has offered Nigeria help in locating 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamist rebel group...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan have stated that Chinese and Nigerian partnership has strengthened. This follows after the two delegates held...
The race is on between Uganda and Kenya to see which will emerge as the region’s first oil producer. With the Ugandan government estimating reserves of about...
Nigeria spends an estimated $5.1 billion yearly on printing and handling cash, a study by US-based financial payment solutions firm, Mastercard has revealed. The study explains...
Suriname maintains the Tigri area, a huge, mineral rich landmass in the south west section of the country belongs to the Dutch Caribbean Community (CARICOM) despite...
Boko Haram rebels have released a video purporting to show some of the Nigerian school girls they abducted last month. Their leader says he will free...
East African leaders and China formally signed agreements on Sunday for the construction of a new multi-billion dollar railway linking the Kenyan port of Mombasa to...
South Sudan’s presidential spokesman says a transitional government could be established within the next three months, following the ceasefire agreement signed last week between President Salva...
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is visiting Kenya over the weekend for a three-day visit during which Kenya and China sign more than 17 new contracts....
Thousands of Nigerians living in Ngamboru Ngala of Borno state have fled their homes to neighboring Cameroon to seek refuge, following attacks by Islamist militants, media...
China and Angola plan to sign a range of agreements including in the fields of energy, finance and manufacturing, Premier Li Keqiang said after meeting President...
Former prime minister Owen Arthur has called for the dismissal of the Central Bank Governor Dr DeLisle Worrell, accusing him of making “irresponsible and cavalier” statements...
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) won this year’s election, guaranteeing it another five years at the helm of Africa’s most advanced nation, but the...
Two decades ago Nigeria’s military was seen as a force for stability across West Africa. Now it struggles to keep security within its own borders as...
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Abuja, Nigeria’s president assured citizens and global onlookers that the current school girl kidnapping situation is the beginning of...
Rwanda has committed itself to driving policies and reforms that will attract investment and promote growth in the country. According to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, “It’s...
Showing progress towards greater cross-border cooperation to develop renewable energy projects, energy ministers from 19 countries are pushing ahead with the creation of the Africa Clean...
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress was headed for a comfortable win as vote-counting in South Africa’s elections drew to a close Friday while key...
The European Union is providing EC$39 million (One EC dollar = US$0.37 cents) for environment projects in the sub regional Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)....
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he believed the schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month in an attack that has stirred global outrage are...
Uganda on Thursday said it wanted to borrow $145 million from the World Bank to revamp infrastructure in the Albertine region where it discovered commercial oil...
The hashtag “Bring Back Our Girls” has become a global catchphrase and that’s a good thing. Nigerians and sympathizers have held up posters from Chibok to...
Sustainable healthcare and service delivery will be one of the key focuses at the World Economic Forum on Africa, which will take place this week in...
Of the newly discovered 46 oil blocks in Kenya, the East African country’s authorities has awarded seven oil blocks to Nigerian businessmen. This announcement comes on...
Ghana will lose up to $650 million this year in gold sale revenue as a result of declining global gold prices, which has force some mining...
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Tuesday said Botswana witnessed a faster economic growth in 2013 due to improved mining sector performance. Lamin Leigh, the Head...
Nigeria defended its response to the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by the terror group Boko Haram, even as details emerged Tuesday about a second mass...
The World Economic Forum has released a new infrastructure program to accelerate intra-Africa trade. The report on managing transnational infrastructure programs in Africa, was released at...
South Sudan Refugees are pouring into Ethiopia following the capture of Nasir town by government forces, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees said. UNHCR on...
Most of South Africa’s close to 23,000 polling stations opened early in the morning, as the southern African country holds its fifth elections since the end...
Ethiopia has received a $380 million World Bank loan to help improve the capacity of its urban councils through expansion of infrastructure and services. The board...
Suspected terrorists have been rounded up across Nigeria over fears of sabotage at the World Economic Forum, scheduled to begin in the capital of Abuja Wednesday, APA reports. The three-day...
The Kenyan economy is set to face a strain as the country is moving toward increased security so as to lure prospective investors. Robert Bunyi, chief...
South Africa’s electoral commission on Tuesday said it all is now set for the country’s fifth democratic elections set for Wednesday. An estimated 25, 23 million...
China and Ethiopia have siged more than a dozen agreements aimed at shoring up burgeoning ties between the world’s second-largest economy and the African continent that...
Post 2002 Angola has seen a rapid growth in the country’s GDP which has impacted a positive growth on the banking sector. “In the end of...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled extra aid for Africa totaling at least 12 billion dollars on Monday. The country also offered to share advance technology with...
The troubled African National Congress has found its sweet spot. Recently the ruling party has been focusing on wooing the Zulu vote.And it has paid off....
Ethiopia expects to get its first sovereign credit ratings within two weeks, Finance and Economic Development Minister Sufian Ahmed said, paving the way for the country’s...
“I know not everybody cannot afford to provide collateral to go to the bank, because when I first started as a business woman, I could not...
World Telecommunication and Information Society (WTIS) Award 2014 has been awarded to President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Park Geun-hye of South Korea and Mexican billionnaire...
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security officials to do everything possible to secure the release of the more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by suspected...
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says the region will grow an average of 2.7 percent in 2014 due to limited dynamism...
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it intends to undertake public education campaigns to get taxpayers to meet their obligations as it intends to collect GUY...
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has backed out of delivering the commencement address at Rutgers University following protests by some faculty and students over her...
Kenya launched a single electronic system for processing imports and exports. This was done to simplify red tape blamed for holding up trade in the trading...
The fight against cybercrime in Kenya is being taken up at government level following the country’s introduction of a policy and legal framework dubbed the ‘cyber...
African Ministers of Trade and experts in trade and regional integration have aligned with Nigeria’s position on the trade liberalization deal with the European Union under...
South Africa and China are in talks for the establishment of a joint science and technology industrial park that will stimulate high-tech manufacturing industries in the...
South Sudan’s warring factions resume face-to-face peace talks on Thursday; the third such effort this year. The resumption of negotiations coincides with U.S. Secretary of State...
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has formally launched the Liberia National Trade Policy 2014-2019 and the Liberia National Export Strategy 2014-2019 which outlines government’s strategy for creating...
A request has been made for Namibia to waive the visa requirement for Jamaicans. The call was made by Jamaica’s outgoing Ambassador to Namibia, Norma Taylor...
Attracted by the prevailing low interest rates, cash-strapped African countries looking to borrow money on international private markets are increasingly turning to Eurobonds as the instrument...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to visit four African countries, including oil-rich Angola and Nigeria, but will not be going simply for energy deals as China...
The St Lucia Employers Federation (SLEF) is calling for the revitalization of the agriculture sector which it says is key to reducing unemployment. “We have to...
Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Peter Philips. PHOTO/File Portia Simpson-Miller administration on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of amending a controversial tax on bank withdrawals with the Prime...
Kenya’s economy grew by a slower-than-expected 4.7 percent in 2013 mainly because drought hurt agriculture output. The announcement was made by the planning minister said on...
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice will begin collecting national data on stop and frisks in a bid to...
The African Progress Panel is set to release its latest report on Africa unleashing green and blue revolutions in agriculture and fishing. The report, which will...
Bahamas Prime Minister, Perry Christie, has called on the University of the West Indies (UWI) to be more engaged in the area of research and public...
Over thirty regional organizations working in the areas of water and wastewater in the Caribbean will meet in Barbados on April 28 and 29 to explore...
Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer. PHOTO/File Antigua & Barbuda Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer has reiterated he would name the date for the general election...
The list of the government’s priorities for reform is long, from improving the business environment to cutting deficits and expanding the provision of free secondary education...
Former Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai was suspended by his party on Saturday, setting the stage for a split in the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)....
Ethiopia’s bold decision to pay for a huge dam itself has overturned generations of Egyptian control over the Nile’s waters, and may help transform one of...
The total revamping of the country’s railway network would contribute to accelerated economic growth, Mr. Joseph King-Edu, General Secretary of the Rail and Allied Workers Union,...
Ghana appears to be doing a good job in managing its oil revenue, according to a U.S. non-governmental organization. Research by the Revenue Watch Institute, an NGO, has...
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has dropped their plans to honor Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in light of alleged...
Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer says he will allow Parliament to be automatically be dissolved on Saturday and described as “unfortunate” the length of time taken by...
African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved a new Country Strategy Paper, designed to support Cape Verde in its efforts to lay the foundations for more inclusive...
The government of Burkina Faso is committed to ensuring an open and stable business environment for foreign companies, said President Blaise Compaore, as the West African...
The Bahamas government predicting that Eleuthera is “on a course headed for major economic growth” Friday said it would continue to encourage public-private partnerships and significant...
After a deal to import hard currency from the US fell through, a report about the trial printing of new Zimbabwean dollars caused a stir. South...
The Bank of South Sudan has increased paid up capital for international banks to $25 million. The crisis-hit country expects all affected banks to comply by...