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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…
President Xi: Chinese funds to Africa aren’t for vanity projects
Chinese funds are not for “vanity projects” in Africa but are to build infrastructure that can remove development…
South Africa bourse launches first electronic government bond trading platform
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the London Stock Exchange launched the first electronic government bond…
South Africa’s July credit demand growth slows to 5.41%
Growth in private-sector credit demand in South Africa slowed to 5.41 percent in July from 5.68 percent a month…
No handshakes, no helmets in eastern Congo city bracing for Ebola
In case Ebola is coming, the city of Goma in eastern Congo wants to be ready, with a mobile blood-testing lab,…
Mali president Keita officially wins re-election with 67% of vote
Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won re-election with 67 percent of the vote in a run-off against opposition…
At least 40 killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia
At least 40 people were killed by paramilitary forces in eastern Ethiopia during the weekend, in the latest spate…
