Morocco and China on Wednesday signed an agreement sealing a strategic partnership between the two nations as part of Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative. The accord, a roadmap for the …
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- Business PoliciesWestern Africa
Drought of foreign investors’ dollars pushed return on Nigerian stocks’ to brink
The prospect of many Nigerian stocks getting their latent value unlocked and their prices further appreciating through more patronage from overseas investors failed to materialise in 2021 as trade volumes …
On January 17, African diplomats will meet their global counterparts in New York to thrash out the details of a proposed new United Nations (UN) treaty to tackle cybercrime. It …
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Egypt awards oil firms eight new areas for oil and gas exploration
Egypt has awarded eight oil and gas exploration concession areas in the Mediterranean, the Western Desert, and the Gulf of Suez to international oil companies. The areas were awarded to …
Eastern Africa received the lowest foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020 compared to its western and southern Africa counterparts, mostly due to policy bottlenecks and rising political tensions, like those …
- Business PoliciesSouthern Africa
Industry warns that December lockdowns in South Africa could cause collapse
The Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa (Fedhasa) has warned that further lockdown restrictions over the December festive season could cause an industry-wide collapse and significant job losses. Speaking to …
The Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has been licensed by the Dubai Financial Services Authority to provide Advising and Arranging services. Sebastian Graewert has been appointed as the Senior Executive Officer …
Kenya has revived its ambitious natural gas generation project after it gave the green light to a US firm to conduct a feasibility study for gas power generation in Mombasa. …
Kenya’s 56 foreign missions abroad are coming under the spotlight again, with the question of whether they are giving the country a return on investment. And with an annual spend …
Kenya loses up to Sh33 billion to insurance fraud in the medical segment alone, the Rural Private Hospitals Association has said, pointing out to weak systems and collusion. This is …