Monthly Archives: October 2013
Nigeria places ban on overseas cash – Central Bank acts to combat ‘dollarisation’
Following its revocation of the operating licences of 20 Bureaux de Change last week, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the importation...
Minister for Africa visits Bamako and Timbuktu
Mark Simmonds concludes successful two-day visit to meet new Malian Government and key figures in the north.
The Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds visited Bamako...
Plane leaving Lagos crashes and explodes
Eight passengers have been confirmed dead after a plane crashed on take-off after running into difficulties at Nigeria’s Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
The...
Gambia quits Commonwealth
Gambia’s government has issued a statement announcing the former colony is withdrawing from membership of the Commonwealth with immediate effect and vowing never to...
Scores killed in another migrant boat tragedy
More than 200 African migrants are feared dead after a boat carrying about 500 people caught fire and capsized near the Sicilian island of...
Black History Month Messages
Migrants did so much for our country, and paved the way for their children - David Cameron
In a message to the Official Black History...
Moneygram gives back to schools in Hackney and Newham councils in the UK
As the school bells rings across the UK for a new session for Back to School, MoneyGram is generously giving over 10,000 stationery packs...
Togo urges Africa to emulate the Chinese development model
Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey has urged African countries to learn from the Chinese experience on matters of development.
"Through the Chinese experience and China's...
Ghana’s ‘terrible’ economy angers donors
Some international donors have withdrawn their support for Ghana.
The Multi-Donor budget support group which, contributes about 50 percent financial support to Ghana’s annual budget,...
Paper must be eliminated for proper e-health in West Africa
Samuel Quarshie, head of the ICT department at Ghana Health Service, believes it is possible, but will be difficult to eliminate paper completely from...
