NAIROBI – A grand power project for Africa that was announced by US President Barack Obama in June has formally kicked off at its headquarters in...
ABUJA – Nigeria has attracted investment of about N205.4bn ($1.3bn) into the retail sector within the last two years, The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment,...
TUNIS – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved US $68 million in financing for the multinational Inga Site Development and...
LONDON – An ExxonMobil gas-processing plant in south Texas is still shut down after a fire broke out earlier this week, the US supermajor confirmed to...
NEW YORK -U.S. oil futures edged lower Wednesday ahead of a closely-watched inventory report that’s expected to show a ninth straight weekly increase in domestic crude...
KHARTOUM - The AU- UN Joint Special Representative/ Joint Chief Mediator (JSR/JCM) for Darfur, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, attended the signing ceremony of the final security arrangements...
NEW YORK—The U.S. dollar gained on the euro but slipped versus the yen after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke emphasized plans to continue ultra-loose policy. Investors...
ABIDJAN - The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Côte d'Ivoire and Head of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI), Mrs Aïchatou...
NAIROBI - African countries have enormous potential for trade with the global market and for more intensive trade among themselves. Regional trade in Africa can play...
LAGOS – BlackBerry has introduced the new BlackBerry® Z30, BlackBerry’s most advanced smartphone so far into the Nigerian market. It features the BlackBerry® 10 OS version...
