To change the overwhelmingly white, male face of the diplomatic service, the UK Foreign Office has appointed its first black female career diplomat as a high commissioner as it steps [ … ]
Category: International
Sudan, Qatar To Sign $4 Billion Deal To Develop Red Sea Port
Sudan and Qatar will sign a $4 billion agreement to jointly develop the Red Sea port of Suakin off Sudan’s coast, Sudanese media quoted Transport Minister Makawi Mohamed Awad as [ … ]
Forty-four Countries Sign Historic African Union Free Trade Agreement
Forty-four African countries have signed up to a historic trade agreement aimed at paving the way for a liberalized market for goods and services across the continent. The African Continental [ … ]
Egyptian Govt To Sell Stakes in 20 State-Owned Enterprises
The Egyptian government has announced the sale of state stakes in 20 state-owned companies through Egypt’s stock exchange over the next few years. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail who announced this [ … ]
Commonwealth Welcomes Back The Gambia
The Gambia has rejoined the Commonwealth, the tiny West African former British colony’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, five years after its now exiled former authoritarian leader withdrew his country, [ … ]
NTDC DG, Other Appointed As Jury for Nigeria Travel Awards
The organising committee of the Nigeria Travel Awards, organised by Jumia Travel, has announced the appointment of Folorunsho Coker, DG, Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) as a jury member for [ … ]
Oil: Algeria Seeks Diversification With Multibillion Dollar Port
The government of Algeria has approved the construction of a new deep-sea port 80 kilometers (50 miles) west of the capital Algiers to be financed with loans from China and [ … ]
Somalia set to issue new currency
After decades of battling through a civil unrest, Somalia has expressed its intention to resume printing currency this year . The resumption in printing will mark the first time the [ … ]
AGOA: Liberia Seeks Economic Leeway Via Export To The U.S.
A one-day interactive session on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), aimed at helping Liberian entrepreneurs enter the United States market with value-added products, has ended in Monrovia, the [ … ]
Ghana: Tema Port Upgrade Begins
Construction work has begun on the new 1.5 billion dollars container terminal at the Port of Tema in Ghana, which would position Tema as one of the most important transhipment [ … ]
