Category: Business

US-led ‘partnership for ethical mining’ aims to protect communities, environment

February 7, 2023

Italy has become the latest country to join the US-led Mineral Security Partnership (MSP), announced in June last year, whose aim was to add ethical ... Read More

Botswana hikes 2022 economic growth forecast to 6.7% in review

February 7, 2023

Botswana's government has revised upwards its 2022 economic growth forecast to 6.7% from an earlier estimate of 4.2 per cent, the country’s Finance Minister Peggy ... Read More

Concord International Investment mulls plans to set up healthcare investment company in Egypt

February 6, 2023

Concord International Investments, a company providing investment management and supervisory services to high-net-worth individuals, banks, thrift institutions, and other investment companies from its headquarters in ... Read More

Morocco, Mauritania to bolster cooperation in fisheries research

February 5, 2023

Morocco and Mauritania have committed to enhance their cooperation in fisheries research under a specific protocol on cooperation actions signed on the sidelines of the ... Read More

World Bank allocates additional $200 million to support education in Morocco

February 5, 2023

The World Bank announced that it has allocated additional financing of $200 million to the Education Support Program in Morocco, bringing the total project value ... Read More

International air travel to Africa surpasses pre-covid arrival, revenue levels

February 5, 2023

The full resumption of operations on international routes by African airlines and also the return of Chinese tourists to Africa have contributed to the fact ... Read More

US pledges to step up Africa investment as Chinese lending slides to 13-year low

February 5, 2023

Recent visits to Africa by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield came as a new study by ... Read More

Rwanda, Alibaba set up Africa’s First eWTP hub

February 4, 2023

The government of Rwanda and Alibaba have agreed to establish the first Electronic World trade Platform hub in Africa and to enable products from eastern ... Read More

Nokia to build next-generation optical transport network in several African countries

February 4, 2023

Nokia will build a next-generation optical transport network connecting Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa on behalf of ... Read More

Air Arabia Egypt launches 11th route to Saudi Arabia

February 3, 2023

Air Arabia Egypt announced flights to Gizan in Saudi Arabia, making the Saudi city the 11th destination of the low-cost carrier to the Gulf country. ... Read More