Tags GENERAL AU urges African nations to partner with private sector in healthcare An African Union (AU) official on Thursday called for African countries to partner with the private sector to try to
Tags GENERAL Uganda’s return to AFCON a boost as they eye ticket to Russia Africa’s remaining 20 teams in the running for Russia 2018 will be in action this weekend. This is the third
Tags GENERAL Banned from playing at home Libya train for DRC test in Cairo Libya will begin their World Cup qualifying campaign against the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinshasa. Due to the political
Tags GENERAL Forty countries take part in international graphic art event in Algiers The week-long International Comic Strip Festival of Algiers has kicked off. Comics from at least 40 countries are taking part.
Tags GENERAL Safaricom to roll out mobile money service across Africa Safaricom is set to launch its mobile money model in several countries in Africa. The M-Pesa service has grown exponentially
Tags GENERAL Barclays completes sale of its Egyptian unit to Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Barclays has completed the sale of its Egyptian unit to Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank. It will result in a reduction of
Tags GENERAL Zimbabwe to change black empowerment law to reassure investors Zimbabwe plans to amend a black empowerment law that aims to transfer majority shares from foreign-owned firms to locals after
Tags GENERAL Chinese-sponsored railway inaugurated in Addis Ababa The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway line has been inaugurated in Addis Ababa. The ultra-modern line is expected to boost trade and
Tags GENERAL Marriott International opens its first sub-Saharan hotel in Rwanda’s Kigali Marriott International has opened its first hotel in sub-Saharan Africa in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The hotel hopes to cash in
Tags GENERAL UN Secretary-General designate Antonio Guterres’ profile Here is a closer look at who the UN Secretary-General designate is. 67-year-old Antonio Guterres served as Portugal’s Prime Minister