Senegal-China: Trade and FDI Maintain Their Upward Trend
A 3.7% increase in trade between Senegal and China, the first direct investor in La Teranga for the year 2018. China has made significant investments in the country in key infrastructure sectors, health, training,...
Djibouti President Fires Four Ministers in Cabinet Reshuffle
Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday according to presidential palace press statement.
The Head of State has dismissed the finance minister, Mr. Bobe Ahmed Roble, information minister, Mr. Abdi Yusuf Suge,...
Zambia’s Corn Harvest Falls to Decade Low After Drought
Zambia’s corn harvest fell to an estimated 2 million metric tons this year, the lowest in a decade, after a drought and pest outbreaks hurt output of the staple crop, the agriculture minister said...
The Libyan Paradigm
Observing Libya and its struggle to become a nation is sometimes really frustrating. The 2011 Revolution against the regime that quickly become a civil war, did not bode well. Too many hidden latent divisions,...
How Amharic Unites – And Divides – Ethiopia
Like most African nations, Ethiopia brims with difference and diversity. Among our 100 million people, we have around 80 ethnic groups and nearly a hundred languages. These variations in identity form the centre around...
Ethiopian Clothes Makers Worst Paid in The World
Ethiopia's clothes factory workers, producing items for top fashion brands including Guess, H&M and Calvin Klein, are the worst paid in the world, earning only $26 (23 euros) a month, a report said Tuesday....
Egyptian Delegation Arrives in Hargeisa for An Official Visit
High-level delegation from Egypt led by Deputy Foreign Minister for African Affairs, Ambassador Hamdi Sanad Loza arrives in Hargeisa on Monday. Hamdi Sanad and his delegation were received by Somaliland deputy Minister of Foreign...
Angola Vows to End Fuel Shortage Sparked by Currency Crunch
Angola is taking measures to end a fuel shortage at gas stations across the country that left hundreds of motorists stranded and risked paralyzing some sectors of the economy. President Joao Lourenco met with...
The Institutional Design of the AfCFTA
The formal foundation of the AfCFTA is a set of international legal instruments. They consist of a founding Agreement and, when completed, six additional Protocols. The Protocols contain their own annexes, appendices and, where...
Huawei Poised to Fuel China Foreign Policy in Kenya
Technology giant Huawei is poised to become one of China’s main links for fuelling the next phase of its ambitious programmes under the Belt and Roads Initiative (BRI) in Kenya.
Chinese authorities immediately placed the...
