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Nigeria to Commence New Railway Project for Trade

  The Transport Minister Rotimi Ameachi has recently stated that Nigeria will enter negotiations with General Electric (GE) over a railway project in the West African country. Economic growth in.

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North Korea Perfects Missile Capability for Large Scale Nuclear Warhead

By: Jack Kim and Ju-min Park North Korea has recently disclosed that it has successfully conducted a newly developed mid-to-long range missile test supervised by leader Kim Jong Un and.

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Vodacom, Safaricom Partner to Tap Kenyan Market

South Africa’s Vodacom said on Monday it will buy a 35 percent stake in Safaricom from its parent company Vodafone for 34.6 billion rand ($2.59 billion), expanding its reach into.

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ETHIOPIA: Effectively Tackling Drought, Famine

By: Solomon Dibaba Drought-induced food shortage has been a major challenge for Ethiopia over the last fifty years. The 1973, 1984 and cyclic droughts of recent times have all been.

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African Union Mission in Somalia Engages London Diaspora Community

The Somali community living in London held a highly constructive dialogue with the AU Special Representative for Somalia Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, recently, on the progress made in the security.

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African utilities to lead country-specific sessions at the 19th Africa Energy Forum 2017 in Denmark

African utilities will have a strong representation at the Africa Energy Forum in Denmark this June as CEOs from Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco, Mozambique, Ghana, SAPP, WAPP, APUA, Zimbabwe, Namibia and.

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China, Africa Trade, Investment ‘off to a flying start’ in 2017

  China’s trade with African countries rose nearly one-fifth in the first quarter from a year earlier, while its direct investment in the continent soared 64 percent, the Chinese commerce.

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FDI Flows to Africa Threatened by Global Economic Uncertainty

By: Barnabas Thondhlana FDI flows to Africa threatened by global economic uncertainty – governments and investors gather to discuss possible solutions At a Roundtable event in Nairobi, Ministers from across.

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Trump Defends Decision to Fire FBI Director

U.S. President Donald Trump is defending his move to fire FBI Director James Comey, saying “he wasn’t doing a good job.” Trump made the comment Wednesday in the Oval Office,.

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Somalia Moves to Boost Security amid Al-Shabab Unrest

By: Mohammed Adow World leaders will join UN representatives in London on Thursday at a conference on Somalia to discuss issues related to the country’s security and governance high on the agenda. Mogadishu, with.

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