African Trade Insurance Agency launches in Côte d’Ivoire, targets support of $2 billion of investments and trade
Côte d’Ivoire has become the latest member of the African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI). ‘’Côte d’Ivoire’s membership will help help to extend ATI activities is including in the strategy of…
Four South Sudanese MPs, minister arrested over absence in parliament
Four Members of Parliament and a minister in South Sudan’s Gok State were arrested for allegedly being absent at a parliamentary caucus sitting on Friday. According to another MP John…
Nigeria: Buhari Takes Heat Off Army, Signs Proclamation Proscribing IPOB
In a move to take the heat off the Nigerian Army and ensure that due process is followed, President Muhammadu Buhari has signed a presidential proclamation proscribing the Indigenous People…
Presidents of Zambia, Uganda and Malawi renew efforts to end child marriage
President Edgar Lungu of Zambia, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and President Peter Mutharika of Malawi have pledged to support efforts in ending child marriage in Africa by 2030. They…
South Africa’s tax authority threatens legal action against KPMG
South Africa’s tax authority has threatened to take legal action against KPMG for disavowing a report it commissioned that was used to discredit the former finance minister, dragging the accounting…
DRC says it has opened inquiry into fatal shooting of Burundian refugees
The Democratic Republic of Congo said Sunday that it had opened an inquiry after soldiers fired on Burundian refugees in the eastern South Kivu province, killing dozens. Government spokesman Lambert…
Ugandan campaigners against scrapping presidential age-limit arrested
Some 14 youth activists have been arrested in the Ugandan capital Kampala while campaigning against the proposed scrapping of presidential age-limit that will allow President Yoweri Museveni to contest in…
There could be another civil war – Ekweremadu warns Buhari
The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has again urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call off the ongoing military action in the South East tagged, “Operation Python Dance II.”…
Haftar puts faith in Sassou Nguesso-led AU group to help solve Libya’s crisis
Libya’s rival leader Khalifa Haftar has met with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso in Brazzaville where he expressed faith in the African Union to solve Libya’s crisis. He visited the…
The South African Trade Statistics Provide Good News For Farmers
The trade statistics show that this positive trade balance was underpinned by notable growth in exports of edible fruits, beverages, spirits, and vegetables. Although the 2015-16 season was largely dominated…