The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, has granted NG Clearing Limited (NG Clearing) registration to perform the function of a central counterparty (CCP) with effect …
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Facebook to removed fake Ethiopia account network ahead of election
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it had removed a network of fake accounts in Ethiopia targeting domestic users ahead of next week’s elections, which is linked to individuals associated with …
Egypt is aiming to grow its agricultural exports to $2.2 billion by September, the end of the current export season, according to Abdel Hamid Demerdash, head of the country’s Agricultural …
The United States plans to increase funding to Egypt to help it convert to solar energy and move away from fossil fuels, U.S. special envoy for climate John Kerry said …
A new Central African Republic prime minister has been named by presidential decree on Friday after the government resigned as the impoverished country struggles with a rebellion and a bust-up …
Surging inflation is undermining the recovery of Africa’s biggest economy, pushing 7 million Nigerians into poverty and encouraging criminality as rising prices deplete already meagre incomes, according to the World …
The head of the World Trade Organization said on Saturday she hoped that post-Brexit tensions between Britain and the European Union would not escalate into a trade war. “I would …
Nigeria’s decision to suspend Twitter indefinitely could backfire for the government and cost the country economically in terms of new investments into its technology sector. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter …
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South Africa government sells majority of SAA to private entities
Global Airways and Harith General Partners to take a 51% shareholding in-state airline. South Africa agreed to sell a majority stake in the country’s grounded national carrier to a local …
The total value of debts owed by Nigeria as at March 31, 2021, now stands at N33.1 trillion ($87.2 billion), the Debt Management Office (DMO) has disclosed. The debts comprise …