Japan’s international Cooperation Agency, JICA, has provided Burkina Faso with $1.3 million destined to finance acquisition of equipment to be used in the maintenance of roads in the West African country. Burkina Faso’s top diplomat Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore signed the grant deal with JICA local resident Keiichi Okitsu. Traore said that the agreement will give […]
Egyptian Aviation Company and the Arab Investors Union have penned an agreement to promote therapeutic tourism in Egypt through Arab-African cooperation, the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation has revealed in a statement. The deal, signed by Yahya Zakaria, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Egyptian Aviation Company and Huda Yassi, President of the […]
As Cameroon approaches its presidential election due to be held on 12 October, fears are mounting over growing political repression, widespread insecurity, and a fractured opposition — all of which threaten the credibility of the vote. The 92-year-old President Paul Biya, Africa’s longest-ruling leader, is seeking an unprecedented eighth term in office. Despite mounting calls […]
