Nigeria: Avoiding Another P&ID Debacle for Nigeria
[Daily Trust] The current administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has made promises to bring more foreign investments into Nigeria. The president has been travelling the world to attract foreign direct investment and to inject much-needed forex into the country's struggling economy. In addition to this, the government has designed significant reforms to put the country on a path to economic recovery, to attract foreign investors. These include removing state control of the naira to harmonise the exchange rates between the
Presidential election in Senegal: PM promises “Progress for More Peace and Prosperity”
Mr. Sall designated him in September to represent the majority in the 2024 election. Elected in 2012 and re-elected in 2019, he announced in July that he would not seek another term.
Pics of the day: December 21, 2023
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
Tunisia: tourism receipts to rebound sharply in 2023
Tourism in Tunisia recorded a clear rebound in 2023 with 8.8 million visitors, up 49.3% in one year, and is well on the way to surpassing a record reached in 2019, before the Covid pandemic, a Tourism Ministry official told AFP on Thursday.
France cancels François Compaoré’s extradition decree
France has revoked the ministerial decree authorising the extradition in 2020 of the brother of former president Blaise Compaoré, Paul François Compaoré, to Burkina Faso, where he is accused of the murder of a journalist in 1998, the Chancellery said on Thursday.
Tanzania: Oil, Gas Exploration – Dar Seeks Riyadh Expertise
[Daily News] TANZANIA: VICE-PRESIDENT Dr Philip Mpango has stated that Tanzania and Saudi Arabia can collaborate in the oil and gas sector, drawing from the experience of the Asian country in that field. Dr Mpango made the remarks during a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Yahya Ahmed Okeish, on Tuesday.
France closes embassy in Niger, marking a definitive split
This marks the culmination of strained relations between France and Niger since the generals took power in Niamey during a coup on July 26.
Angola: Attorney General’s Meeting Suggests Innovative Measures to Curb Fuel Smuggling
[ANGOP] Soyo -- The installation of satellite positioning systems (GPS) in tanker trucks carrying fuel to inner zones of the country was suggested on Wednesday in Soyo, Zaire province, as a mechanism to strengthen the fight against the smuggling of petroleum products.
Nigeria: British Court Dismisses P&ID $11 Billion Damages Against Nigeria
[Premium Times] P&ID had little or nothing to show as track record of work executed in the gas sector to merit a project of that scale.
Russia ‘ready’ to send Tunisia more grain: Lavrov
Lavrov said after meeting with Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar that "we agreed to develop our cooperation in all sectors."