Severe hunger is sliding toward famine-like conditions in the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, United Nations (UN) agencies warn, which is the result of four years of consecutive drought that have wiped out peoples’ ability to grow the crops they need to feed themselves. The World Food Program (WFP) has reported that up to […]
Egypt’s national carrier, EgyptAirn is set to resume regular international flights early July as airports around the world begin to open up amid covid-19 pandemic. The airliner will fly to 24 destinations in the first week and will service more destinations later, Reuters reports. The destinations includes Europe (13), Africa (3), Middle East (4), North […]
The China Development Bank (CDB) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) inked Monday August 28 a $400-mllion loan to be used to support the financing of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. President of CDB, Mr. Tan Jiong, and President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Afreximbank, Prof. Benedict Oramah, signed the […]
