Morocco truckers strike over fuel price spike
Rabat – Moroccan truck drivers are observing a three-day strike in protest at spiralling fuel costs, a union said... Read more
9 Mar, 2022
South Africa grows at fastest rate in over a decade
Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy, battered by pandemic lockdowns and deadly riots, rebounded in 2021 with its strongest growth in... Read more
9 Mar, 2022
Ukraine war: how Ghana is vulnerable, and what can be done
Theophilus Acheampong, University of Aberdeen and Bridget O. Menyeh, Loughborough University The seismic aftershocks of Russia’s invasion of its... Read more
8 Mar, 2022
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
