AFRICA: ILLICIT FINANCIAL FLOWS(CHRONIQUE BUSINESS, THE MORNING CALL)
In this edition of the business segment, we zoom in on an issue which seems to be an eye opener. Africa is losing about 50 billion US dollars every year…
World HIV/AIDS conference [The Morning Call]
The progress on the fight against HIV/AIDS in the continent was described as enormous over the last 15 years at the world aids conference in Durban, South Africa. While there…
ECOWAS electricity market [The Morning Call]
The ECOWAS Regional Electricity Regulatory Authority, is mandated to regulate cross-border trade in electricity in ECOWAS Member States. The chairman will be coordinating activities leading… source
72nd UN general debate opens: 10 African leaders to speak [The Morning Call]
Ten African Presidents are billed to speak today in New York on the formal opening day of the general debate of global leaders at the 72nd session of the UN…
Over half a billion mobile subscribers in Africa by 2020 [Hi-Tech]
Sub-Saharan Africa currently has 420 million unique mobile subscribers with a 43% penetration rate. By 2020, this number is expected to hit over half a billion, making Africa the fastest…
DRC seeks clearance for Ebola vaccine use[The Morning Call]
The Ebola epidemic was recently declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country’s Ministry of Health has so far recorded two positive confirmed cases, 49 suspected cases and four……
Yahya Jammeh’s petition hearing commences [The Morning Call]
The Supreme Court of the Gambia is expected to commence hearing President Yahya Jammeh’s petition against last month’s presidential election results, however, Gambia’s supreme court was… source
Group files charge at ICC against Sarkozy over Libya [The Morning Call]
A complaint from a coalition of west african civil society group was filed on October 7 against the former French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Gathered……
Niger’s Agadez tourist site now migrant hub [Grand Angle]
Niger’s desert city, Agadez once a tourist attraction for the country has become a major hub as part of a transit route for migrants hoping to reach Europe.… READ MORE…
Maiduguri restrictions reviewed [The Morning Call]
Celebrating Ramadan without restrictions, Nigeria’s Borno state, largely affected by Boko Haram insurgency, for the first time in 5 years will celebrate Eid ul Fitr with no restrictions on… source