The African Development Bank has projected that the East African region will see a 5.7 percent economic growth in 2025, up by 0.6 percent from the previous year. In its latest outlook seen by APA over ...

Nigeria’s Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy, Mr. Bosun Tijani, says that the Nigerian Government approved a 50 per cent tariff hike for telecommunication companies to sustain ...

Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that 18 persons died while 13 others survived in the petrol tanker explosion in Enugu state in southeastern Nigeria on Saturday. The FRSC said in a ...

Morocco’s budget deficit is expected to reach nearly 3.9% of GDP in 2025, against an estimated 3.5% for 2024, according to projections by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The Moroccan economy ...

Morocco’s e-visa program, launched in 2022, has proven to be a resounding success, significantly facilitating travel to the country and boosting tourism arrivals. By the end of 2024, a remarkable ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has expressed concern over the deteriorating security and humanitarian situations in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The report highlighted that 17 men and 5 women were affected, with young people accounting for 40% of the cases. The majority of incidents occurred at home (11 cases), while nine took place in public ...

Nigeria’s Bank of Industry (BoI) has signed a $50 million loan portfolio guarantee agreement with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) to provide funding for MSMEs and women-owned businesses in Nigeria.

A major Interpol operation targeting illegal mining activities across West Africa has resulted in the arrest of 200 individuals and the seizure of significant quantities of hazardous materials. Dubbed ...

Morocco’s tourism sector experienced unprecedented growth in 2024, with revenues exceeding $11 billion and welcoming a record 17.4 million tourists. This represents a significant surge, with a 20% ...

Ethiopia’s nominal GDP, measured in US dollars, fell drastically from $207 billion in June 2024 to $100 billion by September 2024, according to Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance’s quarterly government ...

The Council of Ministers of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), meeting in Bamako on January 22, 2025, ratified a series of ambitious initiatives aimed at fostering regional integration and ...