Business Sudan inks $6 billion UAE deal for new Red Sea port Khartoum – Sudan signed on Tuesday an initial $6 billion deal led by United Arab Emirates’ AD Ports Group... Read more 14 Dec, 2022
Algeria Business anxiety grows as Spain-Algeria trade deadlock lingers Madrid – Six months after Algeria cut ties with Spain following a spat over disputed Western Sahara, trade between... Read more 9 Dec, 2022
World EU agrees ban on imports driving deforestation Brussels – The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and... Read more 6 Dec, 2022
World WATCH | Biden to host Macron for White House state visit Washington – France’s Emmanuel Macron was set to be hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House on... Read more 1 Dec, 2022
World UN urges shipping industry to cut emissions Geneva – The United Nations (UN) warned on Tuesday that carbon emissions from shipping were growing, calling on the... Read more 29 Nov, 2022
Business Madagascar to probe alleged lychee trade graft Antananarivo – Madagascar’s authorities said on Friday they have launched a probe after a report from an international anti-corruption... Read more 13 Nov, 2022
World German foreign minister urges more caution towards China Berlin – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday called for more caution in trade with China, warning that... Read more 13 Oct, 2022
Benin Europe’s cars get a second life in Africa, but at a cost Cotonou – His Toyota Matrix has driven the equivalent of four times around the world and it would never... Read more 21 Sep, 2022
Business WTO head Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: how trade can help beat inequality Dorrit Posel, University of the Witwatersrand In a recent study, South Africa was identified as ranking first of 164... Read more 10 Sep, 2022
Business Another tanker briefly blocks Egypt’s Suez canal Cairo – An oil tanker briefly became stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday night, officials announced, raising fears... Read more 1 Sep, 2022