The Catholic Church in Burkina Faso announced Tuesday the assassination of one of its priests, at Soro, northwest of the insecurity-plagued country, by unidentified armed men. The father abbot, identified as Jacques Yaro Zerbo, was killed on Dédougou-Gassan road on Monday, reported Anadolu News Agency, quoting a security source. The region where Dédougou diocese is […]
Australian iron ore company, Fortescue Metals Group, has signed a deal with Gabon, to explore an iron ore deposit in Belinga, north-east of the country, with short-term investment put at $200 million. Fortescue per the deal will commence mining in the second half of 2023. The company in a statement said with the mining convention […]
Mauritanian economist Sidi Ould Tah has presented his vision for the African Development Bank (AfDB), ahead of the presidential election scheduled for May 29 in Abidjan, focusing on mobilizing resources, reforming financial architecture, leveraging demographic potential, and building climate-resilient infrastructure. The former Mauritanian Minister of Economy and Finance brings significant experience from his role as […]
