Yearly Archives: 2017
EU knocks on Libya’s door
The European Union is seeking to reopen its embassy in Libya pending security conditions, officials said on Tuesday, offering further political support for the...
Ethiopia devalues bir
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced a devaluation of the country’s currency, the birr by 15% effective Wednesday, October 11, 2017.
Along with...
Libya moans on oil production
Libya said it’s struggling to restore oil production and fellow OPEC members are sparing the nation from having to participate in their deal to...
Cash aid survives Somalia
In February, when the government of Somalia sounded an alarm to the UN about risks of a famine in the country, the UN's Office...
PHE urges parents to vaccinate their children against flu this winter
PHE urges African and Caribbean parents to vaccinate their children against flu this winter.
•Over three million children are being offered the free flu vaccination...
Sanctions lifted, Sudan’s banks receive forex transfers
Sudan has for the first time in 20 years begun receiving foreign currency inflows, the central bank said on Wednesday, days after the U.S....
AfDB President blueprints fiscal support for Nigeria
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will support Nigeria with a sum of $1 billion to address the country's N2.2 trillion deficit in the 2016...
US military adopts deterrence tactics
The U.S. military flew two strategic bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force late on Tuesday, as President Donald Trump met...
Business deal with IS helps Assad food supply
While Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was accusing the West of turning a blind eye to Islamic State smuggling, a member of his parliament was...
3m passengers fly local airlines in 6 months
Domestic airlines in Nigeria lifted a total of 3,287,310 passengers in the first six months of this year, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
The...
