West urges Libyans to keep oil firm out of politics
Tripoli – Five Western nations urged Libyans on Friday not to drag the National Oil Corporation into political disputes... Read more
26 Feb, 2022
IMF reports ‘good progress’ after Tunisia bailout talks
Tunis – Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund made “good progress” in talks over a potential multi-billion-dollar bailout for the... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Risk ‘high’ for SA’s economic recovery, says finance minister Godongwana
Cape Town – South Africa’s economic recovery – encumbered by the pandemic, riots, graft and high unemployment – will... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
Tunisians fear more economic pain as IMF talks loom
Tunis – Every day at the family grocery stall in a Tunis market, Bilel Jani sees the reality of... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Angola’s oil exports rose last year as prices soared
Luanda – Angola, the second largest crude producer in sub-Saharan Africa, on Thursday said oil exports rose 3% during the... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Nigeria begins 24-hour supply to end fuel shortage
Lagos – Nigeria’s state-run oil company said it had started a 24-hour distribution of petrol to service stations to end... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Algeria president announces youth unemployment benefit
Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said on Tuesday that the government would introduce youth unemployment benefits as the North... Read more
16 Feb, 2022
Week-long fuel scarcity hits oil-rich Nigeria
Lagos – A week-long petrol scarcity is fraying nerves in oil-producing Nigeria as gas stations run out of stock,... Read more
15 Feb, 2022
Mali stands firm against economic sanctions
Bamako – Mali’s ruling military junta has appeared unflinching so far in the face of economic sanctions imposed a... Read more
10 Feb, 2022
Health, happiness and income inequity: fresh insights from an African perspective
Timothy A. Carey, University of Global Health Equity Problems with some forms of inequity are easier to understand than... Read more
9 Feb, 2022
