Angola Hosts Bureau of Ministers for Mineral Resources in Africa
Angola Hosts Bureau of Ministers for Mineral Resources in Africa Angola Press LUANDA— Angola will host the first meeting of the Bureau of Ministers Responsible for Mineral Resources in Africa scheduled...
View ArticleFour in 10 of the world’s people will be African by the end of this century
Four in 10 of the world’s people will be African by the end of this century UNICEF released a report August 13, 2014 where it projected the growth of Africa’s child population within the next century....
View ArticleChina pours $2.5 billion (U.S.) into Tanzania
China pours $2.5 billion (U.S.) into Tanzania East African Business Week DAR ES SALAAM — China said that its current investments in Tanzania have reached $2.5 billion. This makes them the second...
View ArticleThe European Union has signed development programs with 21 African, Caribbean...
The European Union has signed development programs with 21 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries Xinhua BRUSSELS- The European Union has signed development programs with 21 African, Caribbean and...
View ArticleTanzania seen luring IPOs as state scraps foreign caps
Tanzania seen luring IPOs as state scraps foreign cap By Alawi Masare and Neo Khanyile Bloomberg Tanzania, which has Africa’s best-performing stock market, lifted controls on foreign-share ownership,...
View ArticleCuba sends 165 health professionals to West Africa to battle Ebola
Cuba sends 165 health professionals to West Africa to battle Ebola Granma HAVANA- On the evening of October 1, Cuban President Raúl Castro Ruz bid farewell to the 165 health professionals traveling to...
View ArticleUnited States: Foreign-born population from Africa has grown rapidly during...
United States: Foreign-born population from Africa has grown rapidly during the last 40 years U.S. Census Bureau Released October 1, 2014 The foreign-born population from Africa has grown rapidly in...
View ArticleZambia: Guy Scott becomes Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years
Zambia: Guy Scott becomes Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years Scott is the first white leader of an African nation since F.W. de Klerk, the last president of South Africa under apartheid....
View ArticleHousing jewel emerges in Johannesburg
Housing jewel emerges in Johannesburg City of Johannesburg Johannesburg Executive Mayor Cllr Mpho Parks Tau unveiled a R1.95 billion (US$173.85 million) mixed residential development in South Hills,...
View ArticleChina Railway Construction wins $12 billion Nigeria deal
China Railway Construction wins $12 billion Nigeria deal The $11.97 billion deal marks China’s largest single overseas contract project so far, it said, citing CRCC. The rail will link Lagos, the...
View ArticleEthiopia plans debut dollar-bond joining Ghana, Kenya and Light Rail...
Ethiopia plans debut dollar-bond joining Ghana, Kenya By Lyubov Pronina Bloomberg Ethiopia plans to sell its first dollar bond as Africa’s fastest-growing economy exploits record demand for the...
View ArticleMorocco’s planned Al Noor Tower- Africa’s tallest skyscraper at 540 metres...
Morocco’s planned Al Noor Tower- Africa’s tallest skyscraper at 540 metres (1771.65 ft) Casablanca’s newest landmark By John O’Ceallaigh Telegraph (UK) Visitors to Casablanca typically explore its...
View ArticleEthiopia: Addis Ababa metro rail system construction to be completed in...
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa metro rail system construction to be completed in January 2015 By Aaron Maasho Reuters ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia expects to complete the Chinese-backed construction of a $475 million...
View ArticleNigeria: Presidential – General elections will be held on February 14, 2015
Nigeria: Presidential – General elections will be held on February 14, 2015 Nigerian president begins re-election campaign Goodluck Jonathan, seeking to win a second four-year term in February’s vote,...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Johannesburg, Gauteng’s R84 billion (US $7.26 billion) smart...
Construction begins on Johannesburg mini city Construction has started on a new Chinese financed R84 billion city in Modderfontein, Gauteng By Anna Cox JOHANNESBURG- Hope and imagination. These words...
View ArticleSouth Africa on drive to modernize public transportation
South Africa on drive to modernize public transportation SABC Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters, has received the second consignment of South African engineered and Spanish built locomotives at the Cape...
View ArticleIs there still a fear of a black Cuba? A brief look back in history
Is there still a fear of a black Cuba? A brief look back in history ___________ Video: Afro-Cubans still at mercy of white wealth ___________ Video: U.S. and Cuba’s Rocky Relations Explained in Two...
View ArticleThe outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Senegal is over
The outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Senegal is over Ebola situation assessment – 17 October 2014 Senegal is now free of Ebola virus transmission Forty-two days have now passed since the last contact...
View ArticleGhana: Polytechnics to convert into technical universities in 2016
Ghana: Polytechnics to convert into technical universities in 2016 Accra Polytechnic ready for technical university takeoff GNA Accra Polytechnic is ready for the takeoff of the government’s policy to...
View ArticleChina: The “Belt and Road” initiative
China: The “Belt and Road” initiative Xinhua BEIJING- As China strives to achieve more regional cooperation, its “Belt and Road” initiative will not only drive domestic development but will also...
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