Many African countries have been able to retain the value of their currencies in the face of multiple economic challenges including inflation, political changes, and the dynamics of foreign markets. Strong currencies reflect fiscal policy,…
Mozambique Says Exxon to Back Africa’s Biggest Ever…
Mozambique’s government said Exxon Mobil Corp. will sign off on a final investment decision for a liquefied natural gas project that could cost as much as $33 billion to build -- the biggest ever in…
Business Africa: Africa’s oil ambitions
The challenge facing members of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organization APPO, reformed in 2013, is to establish itself as a key and strategic player in the energy, oil and gas sectors on a continental and…
Zimbabwe: Claims of forced labour at diamond mine…
Zimbabwe angrily denounced a US government decision to curb imports of diamonds from its Marange field, branding the claim the country uses forced labour at the operations "a shameless lie." "Invoking the repulsive prospect of…
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼: New Currency For Zim In November
Zimbabwe is set to have a new currency next month. A member of the newly appointed monetary policy committee Eddie Cross has revealed that the new currency will be introduced next month (November) in a…
Charity is the reason why Bill Gates and…
United States’ billionaire and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday praised Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote, for championing efforts of reducing malnutrition in his country and globally. Gates, whose Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, works to reduce inequalities…
Somalian weavers battle cheap imports
Somalian weavers are battling to preserve the use of local fabrics and the wearing of traditional clothes. Influx of cheap clothes and textiles from China and other countries is threatening the livelihood of weavers and…
Equatorial Guinea VP’s supercars sold for $27m at…
Following the seizure of 25 supercars from Equatorial Guineas vice president as part of a Swiss money-laundering probe, an auction held by Bonhams on Sunday fetched nearly $27 million (27 million Swiss francs). Geneva prosecutors…
Nigeria Lacks Mental Discipline To Execute Plans, Says…
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Company Limited, Bismarck Rewane, is of the opinion that Nigeria lacks the mental discipline to execute plans for the growth of the economy. Mr. Rewane stated…
Zimbabwe Needs to Intensify Reform Efforts & Meaningfully…
On Thursday the International Monetary Fund said Zimbabwe needed to intensify its efforts to reform the country’s economic and political fate and improve meaningfully on transparency. The warning according to VOA came on the same…
Zambia cancels licence of Vodafone franchise holder citing…
Zambia’s communications regulator said on Thursday it had cancelled the licence for Vodafone’s local franchise holder, citing a lack of technical and financial capacity. Vodafone in 2016 licenced Afrimax, a telecommunications service provider in sub-Saharan…
IMF Says Zimbabwe Needs to Intensify Efforts on…
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that Zimbabwe needed to intensify efforts on economic and political fronts, adding that the country faced a steep economic contraction this year. “Policy actions are urgently needed to…
UHC Will Help End Extreme Poverty – Uhuru
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said the Kenyan government is rolling out the Universal Health Coverage (UHC) program as part of a grand plan to transform the county into a newly industrializing, middle-income country by 2030.…
Madagascar farm produces luxurious caviar
Madagascar’s cool fresh water and inexpensive labour has inspired the production of the luxurious caviar. Three French entrepreneurs set up the farm. Today, they produce Rova Caviar with 300 tonnes of fish from 6 different…
Cashless Policy: CBN Apologises, Sympathizes With Nigerians
Nigeria’s apex financial institution, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has apologised to bank customers for the inconveniences the newly introduced cashless policy will cause. Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank, made the apology…
World Bank In Talks With Nigeria Over New…
The World Bank says it is in talks with the Nigerian government for a $2.5 billion loan to resolve the problems of the country's power sector. World Bank's Vice President for Africa, Hafez Ghanem said…
Benin-Nigeria boarder closure causing economic crisis
Farmers and traders are distressed after Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari closed all neighbouring borders around the country with a plan to end Nigeria’s economic dependence on oil, by developing domestic agriculture and industry. The border…
World Bank in talks with Nigeria for fresh…
The World Bank and Nigeria are in talks for as much as $2.5bn (R37bn) in a new tranche of concessionary lending to Africa’s most populous country, Vice President for Africa Hafez Ghanem said. In the…
Ambassadors of Croatia, Cyprus and Ghana Visit FPCCI…
Ambassadors of Ghana, Croatia and Cyprus accredited to Pakistan along with a team of Sindh Board of Investment visited the Federation House, Karachi and held meeting with Dr. Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, acting president of the…