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Emmanuel Macron invited non-G7 countries to Biarritz. Among which, India and five African countries to change the format of the group. These are eight countries, including five from the African continent, invited to the table of the largest economic powers of the planet. South Africa, Australia, Burkina Faso, Chile, Egypt,...

Uganda Airlines opens its first line on Bujumbura on August 31, 2019 (Photo: Mashariki TV 2019 BUJUMBURA, Friday, August 16, 2019 - Within the framework of the Foreign, Global, and Inland, Socio-economic and Barundi Mobility Policies, the Transport Ministry of Burkina Faso announced, by press release, the arrival of the...

In a report, Moody's analyzes the resilience of sub-Saharan economies. Thus, according to the report, the countries most able to react in the event of an economic crisis are those who control their mandatory public spending. Rwanda, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire would be successful. Namibia, Mauritius and South Africa are...

The number of tourists visiting Tunisia reached 5.438 million on August 10, 2019, registering an increase of 12.8% compared to the same period last year, said Tuesday the Ministry of Tourism The number of Maghreb tourists who visited Tunisia, during this period, increased by 12.4% over the past year. The...

The Malian Agency for the Development of Domestic Energy and Rural Electrification (Amader) has issued a call for tenders for the construction of two mini solar power plants in the localities of Saye and Sarro. The facilities, each with a capacity of 1.3 MW, will have an electrical storage system...

The announcement was made on Wednesday, August 14 in Kigali, by Yvonne MAKOLO, the director general of the Rwandan national company. It was after the signing of a framework cooperation agreement on air transport, between Rwanda and Brazil. Initialed by Claver Gatete, the Rwandan Minister of Infrastructure, and Fernando Estellita...

Nigerian conglomerate BUA Group, the parent company of the BUA Sugar Refinery Limited refinery, and Israel's leading precision irrigation company Netafim Corporate have signed an agreement for the development of a fully automated irrigation project for sugar cane . Under the agreement, the two companies will work together to develop...

Kenya is expected to export 400,000 barrels of oil in 2019, making it the first country in Africa to is to export crude oil to the international market, said Tuesday a government official. These oil sales are conducted as part of an experimental mechanism known as the Early Oil Pilot...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Tuesday called for harnessing the potential areas of cooperation between the regional organization and Russia, with a particular emphasis to cooperation on energy and infrastructure development. The statement was made by Executive Secretary of IGAD, Mahboub Maalim, during his meeting with the incoming...

Head of African Development Bank (AfDB) has warned that the continued China, US trade wars and the uncertainty over Brexit will impact negatively to Africa’s economy. Akinwumi Adesina, president of the AfDB said the unending dispute between two world’s largest economies has affected global markets and unnerved investors as it...