Social media is awash with questions with regards to the move that the United States of America (USA) government made on Wednesday to ban former Solicitor General and Principal Secretary for Justice Reyneck Matemba, former director of…
The bank said 600 million Africans lack access to electricity, creating significant barriers to health care, education, productivity, digital inclusivity, and ultimately job creation
Abu Dhabi -- Investors, regulators, researchers, policymakers, and representatives of renewable energy companies, acknowledged the key challenges of shifting away from fossil fuels to renewable energy in Africa when they gathered in Abu…
Liberia, like many other countries, has some form of asset declaration requirement for public officials, but the declared assets of most essential government officials are often kept confidential and are prohibited from being made public,…
The company said the significant reduction in the price of diesel is expected to positively affect all the spheres of the economy and ultimately reduce the high inflation rate in the country
Development finance is the invisible glue that connects public and private financing for projects that have social, economic and environmental outcomes. These include improved infrastructure, better waste management and sanitation,…
Washington -- Somalia's Finance Minister Bihi Iman Cige is currently in Washington D.C. for the spring conference hosted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
The authorities say the first batch of the allocation process was concluded after a review of the conditions and procedures for sales of houses under the national housing scheme.
Kenyan tea worth Ksh2.3 billion was withdrawn from the market in the latest sale as the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) instructed brokers to sell the beverage at the reserved price, resulting in traders rejecting millions of kilos of…
The days of TechnoBrain have finally come to an end. Welcome on-board E-Tech Systems--a local information and communications technology (ICT) firm--which Malawi government has engaged as the new passport system supplier to address the…
The Naira experienced a significant rally against the US Dollar, breaking through critical resistance levels to trade below N1,000 in some segments of the black market as of late Sunday.
Nairobi -- Trade and Investments Cabinet Secretary (CS) Rebecca Miano today unveiled an online portal that seeks to enhance the ease of doing business in the country.
Monrovia -- The Executive Governor of the Central Bank of Liberia, Alloysius Tarlue, will not be attending this year's World Bank Spring Meeting, due to a request from President Joseph Boakai that he remain in Liberia to assist with the…
The House of Representatives has unanimously voted to accept the amended version of the Resolution to Establish the War and Economic Crimes Court (WECC) of Liberia by the Senate.
The Government of Zimbabwe is sitting on ivory stocks worth over US$700 million due to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ban on trade in the resource.
Kenya is poised for a sustained decline in inflation, propelled by a consecutive four-month downturn in fuel and food prices alongside a robust shilling, offering respite to consumers grappling with a soaring cost of living.
Washington, DC -- U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Chris Coons (D-Del.), introduced the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Renewal and Improvement Act of 2024today to…
American drugmaker Moderna said on Thursday, April 12, that it had paused its plans to build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Kenya as demand for vaccines in Africa falls.
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu has re-affirmed the Central Bank's commitment to financial stability in the country following the introduction of the gold-backed currency, Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG).
Libya has emerged as the highest crude oil producer in Africa following the drop of Nigeria's output by 6.8 per cent to 1.23 million barrels per day in March 2024, from 1.32 bpd in February 2024.
It has been just over two (2) weeks since the deadline for comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's (DMRE) draft 2023 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP2023). T he Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute …
The rules of legal practice are highly localised. Every country sets rules that determine how lawyers qualify professionally and what they are allowed to do.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services has unveiled plans to allocate N$10.9 billion toward meeting evolving health and social requirements in the nation.
Nairobi -- The Senate Energy Committee has asked Inspector General of Police, Japhet Koome, to arrest Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja over failure to heed their summons.
Addis Abeba -- U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has called for an impartial investigation into the recent killing of Bate Urgessa, a political officer with the opposition Oromo Liberation Front (OLF…
Africa is expected to record better growth in merchandise trade in 2024 with trade volume increasing by 5.3 per cent in the year from 3.1 per cent registered in 2023, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has said in its latest global trade…