International Monetary Fund stops aid to Guinea Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is facing a “catastrophic” economic situation, with a gaping budget deficit, after the International Monetary Fund suspended its support
Somalia seeks to transform police force into modern, professional unit
A UN-backed multi-partner project aimed at transforming the Somali Police Force (SPF) into a modern and professional unit has been
Zambia denies shutting down phone services on election day claims
Zambia’s telecommunication regulator on Friday refuted claims that it intends to shut down mobile phone services and other communication devices
Sierra Leone diplomat kidnapped in Nigeria, $40m ransom demanded
Former head of Sierra Leone’s army, Major-General Nelson Williams has been kidnapped in Nigeria, government sources said Friday, the first
Kenyan lawyer who went missing found dead
The bodies of three men who disappeared after last being seen at a police station in Kenya were discovered dumped
India’s Modi to visit four African nations
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Africa next week, New Delhi said Friday, seeking to boost India’s influence on
Africa has a huge untapped renewable energy potential
Plans to increase the share that manufacturing contributes to continental GDP are limited by a crippling lack of reliable and
Angola hikes rates after calling off IMF rescue talks
Angola’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 16 percent after the government in Africa’s
Egyptian NGO offering microcredit loans to women in business
Low income earning women are generally considered risky in the banking industry and that means they cannot borrow and consequently
Two Egyptian women defy tradition and run a cooked beans cart
Two women in Egypt have taken up the entrepreneurship challenge and are defying gender stereotypes by running a cooked beans