In Ghana, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced a $20 million grant to the African Development Bank’s Affirmative Finance Action for Women in Afr...
Tourist arrivals up 4.6% in first five months of 2019
The number of tourists visiting Morocco between January and May 2019 increased 4.6% to 3.5 million compared with the same period last year. Internatio...
Tunisia raises 700 million euros on Eurobond market to fund 2019 fiscal budget deficit
Tunisia Wednesday said it succeeded in raising 700 million euros on the financial bond market with an interest rate of 6.37 per cent as it sought to b...
African Union braces for free trade area
The African Union summit in Niamey brought together heads of state in the continent to launch a continental free-trade zone that, if successful, would...
Morocco reports trade surplus with Africa despite drop in exports
Morocco reported a surplus for the fourth consecutive year in its trade with Africa although its exports dropped 2.4% in 2018. Morocco exported 21.57 ...
Morocco seeks to develop domestic military industry
Already one of the biggest arms importers in Africa, Morocco has multiplied contacts with international partners to develop its own military industry ...
Dozens die in petrol tanker blast in Nigeria
At least 50 people were killed in Nigeria when fuel from a crashed truck that they were siphoning up caught fire, local media reported. The incident h...
Central Africa’s exports shrink in Q1 2019—Central Bank
The Bank of Central African States, also known as Banque des Etats de I’Afrique Centrale (BEAC), this week said the prices of 28 commodities exported ...
USAID supports Morocco’s inclusive socio-economic development program with $94 Million
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Morocco $94 million to finance the kingdom’s inclusive socio-economic devel...
Nigeria to sign Africa free trade agreement—Presidency
Nigeria’s presidency on Tuesday said the West African nation will sign the Africa free trade agreement at the coming African union summit. According t...