Archive for Category: "Economy"
Egypt requests $1 billion loan: World Bank
The World Bank said on Thursday that Egypt has asked for a $1 billion loan
Burundi sees 2012 GDP growth at 4.8 pct
Burundi’s economic growth will accelerate to 4.8 percent in 2012 and 6 percent by 2014 as the central African country
ANC mine study rejects S.Africa mine grab: report
A study commissioned by South Africa’s ruling ANC has rejected calls for mine nationalisation and come out in favour of higher taxes
UAE’s Etisalat says may sell African towers
UAE’s telecoms firm Etisalat may sell its telephone tower operations in Africa and is considering sharing infrastructure with rival carriers,
ANC distributed condoms are being recalled
By Christine Petré The Free State Health Department has recalled more than a million condoms, which were delivered for the ANC
Congo: la toute première tablette tactile africaine
La commercialisation de la toute première tablette tactile présentée pour la première fois lors du sommet des nouvelles technologies, Africa Web Summit,
South African petrol prices to increase from next week
The Department of Energy announced that the retail price of all grades of petrol is set to increase by 34 cents per litre
S. Sudan finishes oil shutdown, wants border deal
South Sudan has fully shut down oil output in a row with Sudan over export transit fees and will only restart after a broader deal
Kenya’s acting finmin says to tackle rates, volatile shilling
Kenya’s acting Finance Minister Robinson Githae has said he plans to tackle high lending rates,
Sudan says to release ships seized from S.Sudan
Sudan will free ships carrying cargos of crude it seized from South Sudan to ease tensions between the former civil war foes
Zuma push for the African agenda at the WEF
As President Jacob Zuma landed on Swiss ground on Wednesday night to attend the annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos
L’Afrique future puissance mondiale ?
Face à une croissance mondiale morose, l’Afrique fait figure d’exception. Elle s’est faite remarquée au Sommet économique qui a ouvert ses portes à Davos,
Pests threaten Cameroon cocoa mid-crop
Cameroon’s cocoa mid-crop harvest is at risk to an outbreak of capsid bugs in the centre and caterpillars in the south-west,
S.Sudan, Kenya agree to build oil pipeline
South Sudan has signed an agreement with Kenya to build a pipeline to connect
IMF finds most of Angola’s missing $32 bln
The IMF said on Tuesday a $32 billion accounting discrepancy in Angola’s state funds





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