Africa
Ethiopia signs $1bn financing agreement with World BankÂ
Ethiopia said on Friday that it had signed a $1 billion financing agreement with the World Bank to support its economic reform programme and...
Angélique Kidjo becomes first African artiste to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Beninese music icon and five-time Grammy winner, Angélique Kidjo, has made history as the first African artiste ever selected for a star on the...
Ex-Equatorial Guinea anti-graft chief gets 18 years for embezzlement
The embattled former Director General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (NFIA) in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, is set to face 18 years imprisonment...
IMF stays engaged as Senegal unveils plan to tackle debt crisisÂ
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it remained engaged with Senegal as the West African country's prime minister promised a recovery plan to clean...
Tanzanian professor becomes WHO Africa Regional DirectorÂ
A Tanzanian Professor, Mohamed Janabi, has assumed office as the World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa.
Janabi assumed office as WHO Regional Director...
