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- Foreign currency, jet oil shortages threaten Nigeria's aviation sector
- Chinese auto-maker GAC launches SUV in Nigerian market
- AfDB releases $500 million, second tranche of $1.5 billion loan
- Lagarde will not challenge decision on negligence
- Ethiopia's economy recorded its fastest ever growth in 2016
- Burundi makes the switch from analogue to digital broadcasting
- Crossover: French court finds Lagarde guilty of one count of negligence
- S.African entrepreneur taps into food waste for profit
- Nigeria gov't proposes spending $24 billion to dig out of recession
- Strong winds ground hot-air balloons at Egypt festival
- Hydroponic farming gaining traction in Cairo
- Nigeria president presents $24 billion plan to revive economy
- Off-road, hand-powered wheelchairs used in developing nations
- Crossover: Nigeria imports all the jet A1 fuel used for flights in the country
- 'Creative France' launches partnership with China
- Plans of Zambia to refinance $2.8 billion in Eurobonds put on ice
- IMF chief on trial over $425 million state payout in 2008
- Economies still struggling despite monetary-easing programme
- Lesotho gov't pledges to formalise sector to supply global market
- Zimbabwe Finance Minister Chinamasa unveils $4.1 billion budget for 2017
- Poor working conditions drive doctors out of public sector in Kenya
- South African entrepreneur launches range of African dolls
- China and Egypt sign $18 billion yuan,three-year currency swap deal
- Ugandan innovators design kit to ease pneumonia decetion
- Egypt takes news measures to include higher taxes,fewer food subsidies
- Brent crude rises above $52 per barrel after OPEC deal
- Over 20 Chinese companies hold recruitment drive in Nairobi
- Studio Interview: Energy poverty is worse for the poor than climate change
- Crossover: OPEC struggling to agree on a deal to cut production
- SAB Miller continues to look out for its barley producters
- S.Africa to focus on inclusive economic growth
- China, EAC infrastructure heads discuss air traffic management
- Somalia to begin exporting livestock to Malaysia
- Zimbabwe bond notes aimed at easing cash crunch now in circulation
- South Africa's barley harvest improves, despite drought
- Online stores go all out with shopping deals in Kenya
- Kenya Airways CEO to leave office in the first quarter of 2017
- Proposed minimum wage falls short of union's expectations
- MSGBC basin countries discuss oil energy harnessing strategies
- Nigeria Central Bank urged to settle internal debts to stimulate economy
- Plans to modernize Abuja off target
- Mauritian bank group SBM to pay $0.98 for Kenya's Fidelity Bank
- AU, AfDB reach out to private sector for financing
- Underwater hotel room in Tanzania garners global interest
- Studio Interview: Insurance is mandatory for private and commercial vehicles
- Uganda gov't on course to begin commercial oil production
- Senegalese entrepreneurs set up eco-friendly car wash
- Nigeria inflation rises from 9% to 12% in 12 months
- Crossover: IMF removes 'remedical measures ' against Zimbabwe
- China, EU ready to cooperate in financing environmental protection
- Kenya to send delegation to internet summit in Wuzhen, China
- World Bank puts $100 trillion in institutional captial to close gap
- Petroleum minister debunks claims that the gov't will scrap NNPC
- Ugandan furniture dealers helps budding business owners
- Chinese irrigation techniques help boost Morocco's farming
- Tech training center for women and girls opens in Dakar
- Security agents raid black markets dealers to halt naira's slide
- Developing nations need $100 bln/yr to implement Paris deal
- African leaders keen on a U.S. adminisration that is keen on trade
- Financing climate change with a special focus on Africa
- Hyperinflation forces many families to go without basic supplies in South Sudan
- Egyptians say devaluing the pound has worsened their situation
- Harnessing the sun to irrigate crops in Kenya
- Crossover: Global temperatures have hit new highs, breaking 2015 records
- Aqua-farmers looking to boost production of Abalone sea-snails
- Crossover: Both Nigeria and Egypt have floated their respective currencies
- Uganda gov't denies it authorizing payments to bailout bank
- Nigeria Senate shoots down President's request to borrow $30 billion
- Airlines reduce Nigeria operations as low oil prices bite
- UN World Tourism Organization holds its 104th session in Egypt
- New project brings hope to many S. Africa informal dwellers
- Kenya Airways: Company posts $8.8 mln opreating profit
- S.Africa' s growth struggle: The country will borrow $6 billion over the next 3 years
- BRICS Summit review
- Tanzania gov't plans to offer free public access to the Internet
- IMF: 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa enjoy robust growth
- OPEC members to hold informal talks in Algeria
- Silicon Valley start-up automates pizza prep
- Kenya's Central Bank lowers benchmark rate to 10% from 10.5%
- India's finance minister tables BRICS arbitration platform
- Resignation of Egyptian Supplies Minister formally accepted
- Egyptian parliament ratifies plan to share electricity with Saudi Arabia
- Kenyan President signs new bill capping interest rate
- World Wide Web turns 25 years old
- Senegal to focus on regional integration
- World's largest aircraft takes flight in UK
- Kenyan university student designs and builds working drone
- Producers looking to begin roasting coffee beans locally in Uganda
- MTN unveils money lending service for Ugandan subscribers
- Tunisia looking to new gov't for job creation, economy boost
- S. Sudan gov't preparing to settle accounts with Uganda traders
- Number of visitors drops amid fears of terror in France
- Nigeria offers preferred exchange rate to Hajj bound Muslims
- KCB to invest $500 million to train young entrepreneurs
- EU to pump €12.5 million into Lake Chad basin
- Ancient blacksmith market continues to thrive in Cameroon
- Egyptian developer launches scooter-based taxi app service
- Egyptian NGO offering micro-credit loans to women in business
- Africa's richest man making a push into oil and gas
- Civil servants reject $100 advance pay from gov't in Zimbabwe
- Jumia becomes the one stop online destination in Africa
- Egypt begins talks with IMF over $5 bln loan
- Liberian President says she is working to boost economy
- S. African currency remains under pressure after Brexit
- 60-year-old Ugandan carpenter sharpens skills in China
- Belgian statue rigged to spout milk to highlight Africa's shortage
- Academic farmers in S. Africa calculate agrarian success recipe
- Kenya's Safaricom launches youth targeted platform
- Kenyan, S. Korean Presidents meet for trade talks
- Berlin developers unveil app that lets you read book in 15 minutes
- Whatsapp now more popular than text messaging in S. Africa
- Cape Town deeds disadvantaged entrepreneurs with kiosk premises
- Tyre recycling business gaining ground in S.Africa
- WFP uses satellite tech. to counteract drought effects
- AfDB's new energy deal potentially environmentally unfriendly
- Abidjan app developers unveil safe, reliable taxi service
- 4G+ connectivity changing lives in Somaliland
- Zambia's capital Lusaka hosts 2016 summit
- Nigeria's Central Bank embraces a flexible foreign exchange rate regime
- Delegates gather to discuss the environment
- South African couple find a new way of brewing coffee
- East Africa Com sees tech movers and shakers converge
- Madagascar designers innovate using local resources
- Tazara line to be refurbished for cargo transportation
- Recession continues for Egyptian filmmakers
- Fashion store in Uganda pioneering bold African designs
- Rwanda plays host to 26th annual WEF summit
- Consumers sigh in relief as inflation levels fall in Tanzania
- Africa's positive economic outlook under pressure
- Company cashes in on chemical free beauty products
- Nigeria's federal gov't & National Assembly hold talks on grey areas
- Global flower trade volume worth $100 bln
- Nairobi to host Flower Trade Expo this year
- World Bank downgrade growth forecast to 2.5% from 2.9%
- Olumide Oresegun: The Nigerian artist making a splash
- Uganda cuts youth unemployment from 7.4% to 6.8% in 2015
- Increased smartphone use has changed communication habits
- Italian police raid farms where migrants are exploited
- CEO: Barclays to slash dividends and focus on core business
- Choco Togo takes locally made chocolate international
- World Bank: S.African economy hit by commodities rout and severe drought
- Nigerians worried President slow to address growing economic crisis
- Zimbabwe C.bank lauded for cracking down on illicit cash flows
- Egypt C.bank cancels daily cap on dollar deposits
- Kenyan farmer bets on television-for cows-to improve yield
- Ivovona becomes Madagascar's first zero emission village
- Shortage of dollars hampering Egypt economic growth
- DRC business slows as pressure for president to quit grows
- Anglo American to sell iron unit after downgrade to junk
- Zambia suspends maize exports to Zimbabwe
- S. Africa imports maize amid record drought
- Renault 4L still commands roads in Madagascar
- American firms compete with Africa for Latin America, Caribbean
- Renewable energy firms set up shop as electricity demand soars
- Cocoa demand soars, spiking up prices of commodity
- Egyptian pound to be devalued as reserves dwindle
- President Zuma announced cut backs on spending
- GM suspends operations in Egypt citing unstable currency
- 4 deals worth $10B agreed as Russian team visits Egypt
- African oil exporters face growing fiscal pressure due to falling crude prices
- Saudi Arabia seeks 50,000 Somali domestic workers
- South African economic downgrade revives fear of recession
- Saudi Arabia seeks to recruit Somali migrant workers
- Nigeria-S. Africa political relationship hurts trade
- Family business a great impetus in South African economy
- White farmers get reprieve as Zimbabwean gov't restores their farms
- South Africa falling out of favor with foreign investors
- Demand for the pepper drink soars, creating business opportunities
- Rockefeller foundation launches initiative to promote food security
- Nigeria central bank keeps interest rates unchanged, fails to devalue naira
- Entrepreneurs find ways of distributing coffee across S. Africa
- S. Africa: Disappearance of Great White Shark leads to a slump in tourist divers
- Food prices soar as crops wither in Zambia drought
- Chinese brand cars favored in Egypt
- Expansion of Sino-Egyptian economic zone starts
- Expatriates return to help rebuild Somalia
- Egypt unveils Suez Canal projects for Chinese investors
- Unions of Ghana plan mass demos to protest skyrocketting consumer prices
- Nigeria's inflation climbs to 3 year high on food prices
- World Bank: Little gains in digital technology benefits developing countries
- South Africa government to work with unions to stabilize debt ratings
- Luxury cars disposed in Nigeria as oil plunges further
- Rand has lost 6.5% year to date
- Egyptian cafe depicting 'Friends' hangout opens in Port Fouad
- Gov't allows maize importation to deal with shortfall
- Crossover: AGOA provides duty-free access to goods from SSA
- Electric vehicles taking center stage
- U.S. to suspend trade benefits from March 15th
- Nov. 2015 Egypt tourist numbers 38% down from 2014 figure
- Central bank stops selling foreign exchange
- 'Spotluck' links restaurants and hungry customers
- Markets, currencies, government bonds head south
- Egypt's consumer prices quickened to 11.9% in December 2015
- CES shows off latest innovation
- American streaming service has over 69 million subscribers
- Video-streaming service goes live in South Africa
- Level dropped last December to 79.6
- Passenger traffic set to surge after construction work is completed in Nigeria
- Circuit breaker triggered after CSI 300 plunges over 7%
- IMF staff estimates SSA GDP growth fell to 3.8% in 2015
- Egypt offers visa waiver for Chinese tourists
- The light train helps decongest Ethiopian roads
- Lagarde: I am not in Nigeria to negotiate a loan
- Angolan unit drops 15% vs dollar so far in 2016
- Nigerian president Buhari to host IMF boss on Tuesday
- Brent crude surges to $38.50 over Middle East concerns
- Sweet success story from family owned strawberry farm in S. Africa
- Saudis plan spending cuts as revenue shrinks
- Zimbabwe's economy outlook optimistic despite slowing growth to 1.5%
- Mixed fortunes for Egyptian economy in 2015
- Falling oil prices stall growth in Nigeria
- Concludes with agreement to abolish export subsidies in Africa
- Trade minister confident of S. Africa's place in AGOA
- Solar energy proving to be a viable alternative in Senegal
- Supply glut concerns drag oil price down
- Saudi businessman to invest $4B in Sharm el-Sheikh
- Nigerians feel pressure of ban of low cost generators
- Lagarde to stand trial over corruption scandal
- Nigeria horticulture sector benefits from selling seedlings
- Smart town of Wuzhen provides glimpse of the future
- Trade talks underway in Nairobi, Liberia joins the grouping
- What's Hot: Uber has pledged to widen investment in Egypt
- Grass Roots series: Egyptian e-payment company get $100m from foreign investors
- Brent crude drops below $40 a barrel
- Egypt expects $4.5B from AfDB & World Bank
- Nairobi slum takes charge to make money
- Crossover: Chinese President in private meetings in S. Africa on Thursday
- Crossover: Sino-Africa imports and exports totaled $222b last year
- Crossover: Xi, Mugabe discuss future economic partnerships
- Chinese President is in Harare for trade talks
- Yuan will be used to pay international debt & steady exchange rates
- China and U.S. have great influence on outcome of COP21
- Huajian Group boosts Ethiopian manufacturing sector
- DR Congo wins praise for plans to limit emissions and land use
- IMF reviews state of Zambia's ailing economy
- MTN CEO resigns after Nigeria imposed $5.2 B fine on company
- Artificial hair greatest driver of revenue in Kenya
- Drought hurting cotton farming yields in Togo
- Somali lemon farmers strive to secure Middle East market
- Air China makes maiden direct flight to Addis Ababa
- S. African telco recieves 2021 renewal despite $5.2 billion fine
- China-Africa economic realities see relationship evolving
- India offers Africa concessional credit of $10 billion
- Grass Roots series: Nigeria internet growth
- 60% of Africa's population still without access to data services
- IT to drive Africa's growth over the next 5 years
- Grass Roots series: Harnessing the earthworm to protect agriculture
- Grass Roots series: solar powered restaurant on wheels takes Egypt's city by storm
- Interview: what is VW's future?
- Kenya's authority plans to collect $141M by 2018
- S. Africa FM meets US Secretary of State
- Grass Roots series: Women-only taxi service stops sexual harrasment in Egypt
- World Forestry Conf.: positive strides made in curbing deforestation globally
- Grass roots series: 'celebrating nations' vibrant wine and culture
- Silicon Savannah: investment ready?
- Grass Roots series: Chinese linguist helping to save dying Tanzanian languages
- Grass Roots series: Chinese tour guide finds career in what she loves
- What's hot: S. Africa authorities try to curb the vice as train accident surge
- Sarah Collins creates wonderbag to help rural, poor women in Africa
- UK probes Soma oil & gas operations in Somalia
- Crossover: Reuters: some NUM members have rejected the latest wage offer
- Local in S.Africa turns waste into profitable Styrene
- Gold companies improve offer to unions in S.Africa
- Egyptian duo develop painless unique cattle tagging
- Project empower youth with technical & IT skills
- Exclusive: Manufacturing sector growth slowed down y/y in 2014
- Madagascar cocoa industry thrives as local demand grows
- Crossover: WB President: AIIB is an 'important new partner'
- Investment Bank three major levels of operation
- Somalia offering preferential bonuses to investors
- DRC launches a $68M terminal & control tower
- Uptake slow with many unable to afford upgrades in Egypt
- Economy suffers $78m loss as tourists shun S. Africa
- Africa's clothing and textile industry under the spotlight in Cape Town
- China Arab Cooperation Forum opens
- Young people demand a share of Tunisia's phosphate wealth
- Egypt, Ethiopia to boost trade by $500 million in 2016
- Moroccan companies turn South after years of European deals
- Chinese delegates signal more investments into infrastructure
- PwC details 20 cities that are dynamic & future focused
- Kenyans & Japanese to engage in more joint ventures
- Business and political leaders meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
- Wearables the next growth field for tech companies
- AGOA renewal hinges on agreement over chicken parts
- Trans-Asian railway project gathers steam from APEC
- Kenyan President unveils cashless payment system
- SA industry awaits awarding of licences to start exploration
- Egypt cancels Turkey trade
- Ugandan banks carrying out transactions using the Chinses Yuan
- Nigeria's entrepreneur makes money from customizing cars
- Egypt's Bisco Misr to be sold
- Companies embrace online advertising to top into growing markets in Uganda
- Renewable energy provides business opportunities
- Somalia set to start production oil and gas
- Egypt to offset further subsidy cuts
- New S. Africa central bank leader to take office on Nov. 8
- Nigerian online job search company helps seekers find work
- Grassroots series: Kenya entrepreneur thriving from supply of rare delicacy
- Studio interview: Eveready to shut down Nakuru plant
- Kenya media firms win battle to get digital licenses
- Interview: The Mogadishu port deal
- Crossover: SA's nuclear foray
- Nigeria's transcrop hotels expand to tap business travellers
- Somalia hands over the seaport control to a Turkish company
- Rwanda: Entrepreneur seeks to fill niche market
- Zimbabwe diamonds targeted
- Ethiopia signs agreement over the construction of the Grand Renaissance Dam
- African designers showcase collections in New York
- Zimbabwe's motor industry woes
- Crossover: AU's response to Ebola
- Studio interview: Kenya's soaring power prices
- Interview: WHO says malnutrition is a factor in 45% of child deaths in Africa
- Grassroots series: Tanzania tribe making money form selling unique ornaments
- Egypt provides better trading environment for street vendors
- Chinese firms making road construction affordable for Uganda
- Interview: SADC: looking inward
- Grassroots series: Somalis returning home to lead in reviving economy
- Zimbabwe airlines set for skies after attracting a technical partner
- Financing Egypt's new Suez Canal
- Chinese companies construct green energy plants in Africa
- Grassroots series: Africa hair industry
- What's hot: cashless payment goes global
- Somali PM promises job opportunities
- Interview: Barclays Bank of Kenya first-half earnings
- Liberia economy takes hit by ebola outbreak
- Grassroots series: Madagascar online shopping
- Harmony Gold write down
- Powering Africa: country needs more than 20,000 megawatts to stay afloat
- Decongesting Cairo: gov't announces plan to move administrative offices off the city
- US-Africa summit wraps up after investment deals were signed
- New method realises more production for less input
- Fixing Africa's power blackout problem
- Libya unrest offering revival of Egypt's economy
- Porsche acquires Kyalami race track for $20.5M
- Grassroots series: Upcountry coffee company succeeds with 'made in Ghana'
- Fuel, gas shortage cripples Libyan capital
- Grassroots seires: Aidrus Hussein returns home to set up departmental store
- Crossover: S. Africa land ownership law
- S. Africa metalworkers end strike
- Medicinal tree becomes lucrative venture in Tanzania
- Interview: Jumia's expansion of business model in Africa
- Nigerians complain about rising food prices
- Studio interview: Kenya banks disclose applicants APR criteria
- Crossover: AngloAmerican is keen to cut platimum asset exposure
- Egypt fund account receives $1.5B in just 10 days
- Trendy clothing store using the township as inspiration
- US-Africa Leaders' Summit: doing business in Africa to dominate discussions
- BRICS Summit: impact of the new Development Bank
- Kenya gov't sells stake in wine marketer to S. African group
- Air Uganda troubles: airlines set to lay off over 200 staff
- Live crossover: Egypt's economic reform
- Doing business in Lamu
- Grassroots series: Navigating Egypt's turbulent economy
- 400 workers down tools at Eskom plants under construction
- Nigeria generates a mere 300MW for its 170M people
- Investing in energy could boost industrial sector's performance
- UK company reconditions used tractors for Africa
- New initiative to truck off hawalas could affect 40% of Somalis
- Review of African stock markets
- Egyptian gov't plans to raise fuel prices in order to fund energy subsidies
- East African presidents meet in Kigali, Rwanda
- Live crossover: new law, no money
- S. Africa manufacturing: sector shrinks following a string of industrial action
- Finance Minister: Boko Haram insergency will slow growth
- Egypt's tax jitters: Law approving 10% CGT approved on July 1
- Studio interview: boosting Mombasa's efficiency
- S. Africa NUMSA strike: engineering & metalworkers down tools over wages
- Kenya gourmet food: entrepreneur offers high end cuisine at affordable prices
- Somalia open for business
- Africa aviation: stakeholders seek ways of making the sector competitive
- Live crossover: doing business in Africa: Rwanda, the 2nd most improved country in the world
- Live crossover: NUMSA to proceed with planned strike on July 1
- Africa economic outlook: Continent is poised to grow further driven by agriculture
- Crossover: Egypt investors need about 80 approvals to set up operations
- Abuja, Kduna standard gauge railway line
- Rwanda's recovery path
- Crossover: Doing business in Nigeria
- Rwanda: The 2nd most improved country in the world
