By 2023, the country expects oil and gas exploitation to boost its Gross Domestic Product growth by 13.7 per cent.In 2019, Senegal’s hydrocarbon revenues reached $42.5 million, an increase of …
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Rwanda: Call for Stronger Trade Ties as Zimbabwean Embassy is Opened in Kigali
On the 28th of September, the Republic of Zimbabwe officially inaugurated its resident embassy in Kigali. Charity Manyeruke, the Zimbabwean Ambassador to Rwanda, paid tribute to heads of state of …
Finance, energy and tax experts, yesterday, raised concerns over the inability of the Federal Government to harness existing opportunities in the country before resorting to borrowing as oil companies operating …
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and immediate past Emir of Kano was stating the obvious when he asserted of late that Nigeria’s …
Nigeria is getting ready for the pilot launch of its new digital currency, the eNaira, on October 1. The new currency is being issued and regulated by the Central Bank …
- Eastern AfricaHospitality, Travel & TourismSouthern AfricaSpotlight
SAA, Kenya Airways look to create pan-African airline group
Nearly a week after taking to the skies following an 18-month hiatus, South African Airways (SAA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Kenya Airlines which SAA says will, in …
- Banking, Finance & InvestmentBusiness PoliciesWestern Africa
Bank of Ghana holds key interest rate at 13.5%
Ghana’s central bank on Monday kept its main interest rate unchanged at 13.5% with concerns over rising inflation balanced out by optimistic Covid-19 recovery forecasts, Governor Ernest Addison said in …
United Oil and Gas recorded a strong start to the year as the company saw some success with its well-drilling programme. Three successful wells were drilled on Abu Sennan in …
TikTok revealed on Monday it has 1 billion active global users, indicating steady growth of the short-form video app. The service, which is privately held and owned by Chinese company …
YouTube has announced the launch of YouTube Charts, a collection of the top songs and artists in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE. Starting on Sept. 29, the charts will …