A landmine exploded Sunday killing seven soldiers of Niger’s army, near border with Burkina Faso. The incident took place late Sunday morning. A vehicle carrying supplies on a weekly delivery run hit the mine six kilometers from Samira village, western Tillaberi region, the National Guard of Niger (GNN) was quoted by the media as saying. […]
Morocco won the presidency of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), in an event that highlights the Kingdom’s clout and leadership within the continent. The one-year-term presidency will feature the chairmanship by Morocco’s industrial minister Ryad Mezzour of the Confederation of African Ministers for Finance, Planning, and Economic Development. Algeria, as was expected, attempted […]
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 New York, is planning to establish a healthcare investment company in Egypt with a capital of $40 million. Chairman Mohamed Younes has told Asharq Business that investments will be directed […]
