Former OPEC President to be Extradited Back to Nigeria
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has revealed it is waiting for the deportation of its Former oil Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from the...
Ghana spends $1.1 billion on rice importation
Ghana spent $1.1 billion alone on rice importation last year, according to statistics available to the country's Trade ministry.Deputy Trade Minister Robert Ahomka Lindsay...
Alibaba records $1bn in sales in 85 seconds
E-commerce giant Alibaba has recorded new sales record for its biggest shopping day, the annual Singles Day.The firm hit a record $1 billion...
Ghana to launch a Sky-train project in 2020
Ghana has signed a Memorandum of understanding with South African firm Africa Investment (AI) Sky Train Consortium for the construction of the Accra Sky...
Kenya and China move to end trade imbalance
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are hoping to end trade imbalance between their two countries.Both countries are to sign...
Africa’s oil and gas sector gets positive outlook
The latest Price Water House Coopers (PWC ) report has revealed a positive outlook for Africa’s oil and gas sector despite difficult operating and...
Opinion: Is Africa ready for a manufacturing renaissance?
Africa’s growth potential is an exciting space to watch. Sub-Saharan Africa, for one, is experiencing steady economic growth, projected at 3.1% this year and...
AfDB wants Africa to transition from aid to development
President of the African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina says the time has come for Africa to transition from aid to development and from poverty...
Mauritius and Rwanda top Ease of Doing Business in Africa
The World Bank has released its latest Ease of Doing Business 2019 rankings - an annual report that ranks countries on business-friendliness, procedural ease,...
Labour Unions in Nigeria call off nationwide strike
Labour Unions in Nigeria have called off Tuesday's planned nationwide strike. They were planning to embark on strike over a new national minimum wage.The...



