The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$495.3 million International Development Association (IDA*) credit to improve farmers’ access to irrigation and drainage services, strengthen institutional arrangements for.
Kenya yesterday presented the biggest budget in the region as East African Community (EAC) member states unveiled their 2014/15 budget estimates, all majorly looking to invest more in infrastructure development.
As at May 31, a Twitter analytic tool, Topsy, estimated that more than 3.1 million tweets have been sent using the #BringBackOurGirls hash tag. Ibrahim M. Abdullahi coined the hashtag.
Wednesday’s election of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa as the 69th president of the United Nations General Assembly has drawn a flurry of reactions from Ugandans and the international community..
Nigeria and Pakistan yesterday resolved to collaborate on war against terrorism. The two countries are equally poised to improving their bilateral trade from the current below $100 million to.
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will stand in for President Jacob Zuma at Epainette Mbeki’s funeral and at some other events, the presidency said on Wednesday. “…Ramaphosa will deliver the eulogy.
The immediate past governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, has been named the new emir of the powerful Kano emirate, to succeed late Ado Bayero Mr. Sanusi’s appointment was.
Africa may be full of democratically governed countries, but it is still the land of many kings. Sure, there are only three African countries with constitutional monarchies – Morocco, Swaziland.
Washington, DC —This week the governments of the United States and Ethiopia are co-hosting a high-level meeting of African energy ministers, civil society and development organizations, researchers and some 30.
Peter Mutharika has been sworn in as the new president of Malawi. The 74-year-old-leader of the Democratic Progressive Party was sworn in Saturday in the commercial capital, Blantyre. Mutharika said.
