MOGADISHU – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has strongly condemned a violent attack on Puntland government forces today. At...
JOHANNESBURG – Gabon expects to raise around $750 million through a 10-year Eurobond, according to the initial results of the combined bond buyback and new issue,...
ABUJA – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved the signing of an agreement for the development of the Lekki deep sea port...
…Modest gains on top of four-day, 5.3% rise …Weekly jobless claims, 3Q GDP data point to economic recovery …Strong refinery runs underpin market strength NEW YORK...
NEW YORK – Twitter on Thursday said it added its first female director, former Pearson Chief Executive Marjorie Scardino. The appointment ends months of speculation as...
KAMPALA – The Bank of Uganda sold half of the 15-year bonds it offered at an auction Wednesday, with the coupon almost matching yields on notes...
CAPE-TOWN – South African financial services group Sanlam announced today that it had opened its prestigious financial journalism awards to reporters across Africa for the first...
ROME – World cereal production will reach a new high of almost 2 500 million tonnes, including rice in milled terms, according to new FAO estimates....
NEW YORK — Gold extended its earlier losses on Thursday after better-than-expected U.S. economic data bolstered expectations that the Federal Reserve would throttle back its stimulus....
LONDON – The euro pushed higher Thursday as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi indicated that further monetary easing measures aren’t imminent. At its monthly policy...
