Three Nigerien police officers lost their lives in an attack last Sunday by unidentified men, in Maradi region, South-West of the West African country, amid rising insecurity. “During the night of October 30 to 31, the border post of Dabira, in the commune of Madarounfa was attacked by armed bandits”, the country’s state-run news agency […]
The Egyptian pound weakened to a new record low against the US dollar on Thursday, extending its losses to 6.4 percent since the central bank introduced a new system of foreign currency auctions to curb a decline in foreign reserves. This came hours after Qatar announced that it is willing to pump in more money […]
The U.S.-Africa Business Summit, which seeks to encourage investment in the Continent, will be convened this year in Marrakesh July 19-22 under the theme: “Building Forward Together”. A press release issued by the U.S. Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) said the summit will explore a renewed commitment by both public and private sector stakeholders to […]
