Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy – Bloomberg

Nigerian economy has recovered—slowly after it suffered a recession in 2016. New data from Bloomberg shows that Nigeria is now Africa’s largest economy, pushing South Africa into second place.   According to Bloomberg, Nigeria’s economic growth beat forecasts in the fourth quarter, helping its economy to expand the most in four years in 2019 as […]

Egypt : Constitutional referendum widens political division

Egyptian s will be heading to the polls on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide on the approval of the newly drafted constitution. The outcome of the referendum is crucial in determining the country’s future and religious leaders have urged citizens to participate. However, political parties remain widely divided over the constitution and some have decided […]

Morocco’s order of 25 F16 on track to meet deadline

Morocco’s order of an additional 25 F-16C/D Block 72 fighter jets is on course of completion after the U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon Technologies a $212.05 million delivery order to provide fighter aircraft engines. In March 2019, the State Department approved the sale to Morocco of 25 F-16C/D Block 72 jets, built by Lockheed […]