Tag: Africa Observatory – Issue 23
Uber Starts Operations on Ivory Coast
Uber began spreading to African markets with low vehicle ownership and limited public transport and was launched in Abidjan, the commercial capital of the...
Oil Ship Attack in Nigeria: 1 Turkish Kidnapped
In the West African country of Nigeria, 19 people were abducted from a crew in a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker attacked by pirates.
The ship's...
Algeria is Preventing Assets from being Sold to the Total Group
Algeria has blocked the Occidental Petroleum's (OX.N) agreement to sell the state-owned Sonatrach to Total.
Muhammad Arkab said that the agreement, which provides a wider...
Cargill Invests in Cocoa Plant in Ghana and Ivory Coast
Global commodity trader Cargill said it has invested more than $ 113 million, creating 85 million indirect and direct jobs to expand its cocoa...
Greece, Turkey and Libya Between specify what Opposes the Sea Treaty
Umeda Greek authorities made clear that the issue of Turkey and Libya to determine their maritime borders they were opposed to the agreement signed,...
US and Sudan will Open Embassies in Their Countries After 23 Years
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that they have warm relations with Sudan and they plan to exchange their embassies.
The relationship between Washington...
Egypt’s Non-Oil Private Sector Slowed in Two Years
The private non-oil sector has expanded in just six months of the last 36 months and only two months of last year.
In its report,...
The World Bank Says Tanzania Will Grow Faster in 2020
The World Bank said Tuesday that Tanzania's economy will grow by 5.8% in 2020, compared to 5.6% in 2020, a figure that would be...
Tunisia’s Economic Challenges After the Revolution
Since the 2011 revolutions that overthrew the autocracy and brought a democratic government, many economic indicators in the country have weakened and state borrowing...
African Countries Attach Importance to Artificial Intelligence
Technology giants data scientists and entrepreneurs are exploring the potential that artificial intelligence can have in critical sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, and education.
Dakar...
