Tanzania has inked deals worth $667 million with three Australian companies to mine rare earth minerals and graphite, part of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s drive to fast-track negotiations on long-pending mining and energy projects. Tanzania’s president has witnessed the signing of the deals at a function held at Chamwino State House in Dodoma. Under the […]
Algeria’s long queues seem to be there to stay fueling the wrath of a people that has suffered in recent days from a liquidity crisis, inflation as well as shortages of cooking oil and milk among other vital goods. In Algiers, which is ironically better-off compared to hard-to- reach regions, residents had to spend four […]
Mauritania whose economy has been hit by Polisario’s banditry is set to reinforce its military presence in its northern borders in a move that signals Nouakchott’s determination to avert the Polisario’s incursions into its territories. The Algeria-backed Polisario separatists have blocked a critical border passage linking Morocco to Mauritania for three weeks. The passage which […]
