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South Africa’s FinMin asked to be sacked: paper
South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene has asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to remove him after he admitted…
Zambia’s FinMin says to meet IMF officials next week
Zambia’s Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe said on Tuesday she will meet with top International Monetary Fund…
Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders sign peace pact in Jeddah
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki signed on Sunday a peace agreement in…
Kenya president proposes cutting fuel tax by half, to 8%
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday a new and unpopular tax on petroleum products was necessary, but…
Manager of Ethiopia’s mega Nile dam project committed suicide: police
The project manager of a $4 billion Ethiopian dam who was found dead in his vehicle in Addis Ababa on July 26…
Djibouti, Eritrea agree to normalise ties after a decade of border dispute
Eritrea and Djibouti have agreed to normalise ties strained since 2008 after a border dispute led to brief military…
Ethiopia reopens embassy in Eritrea: media reports
Ethiopian and Eritrean leaders on Thursday reopened Ethiopia’s embassy in the Eritrean capital Asmara, state…
Ethiopia plans opening logistics sector to foreign investment
Ethiopia plans to open its logistics sector to foreign investors but cap their participation, the state investment…
South Africa enters recession for the first time since 2009
South Africa entered recession in the second quarter for the first time since 2009, data revealed on Tuesday, in a…
China’s Xi offers another $60 billion to Africa
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday offered another $60 billion in financing for Africa and said Chinese…