The commissioning of the 32,000-tonne capacity industry by PM Dion Ngute last April opened floodgates of real competition in local transformation.Neo Industry is the name. It is one of Africa’s biggest cocoa bean processing factory and it was on April …
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France, UK say They Look Beyond Brexit in Mali Cooperation
GAO, MALI, – Sharing the cockpit of a helicopter on sizzling tarmac, French and British air force chiefs vowed to pursue the joint fight against jihadists in the heart of the Sahel even as the shadow of Brexit looms over their countries.”We’ve got a lo…
Read MoreNamibia Rhino Poaching Drops in 2019, After Sharp Rise Last Year
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Rhino poaching in Namibia dropped to 41 individuals killed in all of 2019 so far, compared with nearly 72 during the same period last year, the Ministry of Environment and Tourism said Saturday.Namibia has the second-largest populat…
Read MoreEthiopia to Get $3 Billion Loan From World Bank
ADDIS ABABA – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that Ethiopia will receive $3 billion from the World Bank to help strengthen reforms in its traditionally state-controlled economy.Two days ago, the International Monetary Fund said it had reached …
Read MoreCameroon Records Daily Boko Haram Attacks Along Nigeria Border
MORA, CAMEROON – Authorities in Cameroon say Boko Haram terrorists have been launching daily attacks on villages along the Nigeria border, killing at least 30 people and injuring scores in the past few months.Cattle rancher Lamsi Guidjo, 55 years old a…
Read More‘We all must step up’ collective action on disability inclusion – UN deputy chief
The international community has agreed truly ground-breaking frameworks to advance the rights of persons with disabilities, including in the context of development, but there remains a significant gap between these ambitions and the reality experienced…
Read MoreSouth Africa Destroys Seized Illicitly Imported Clothes at Peak Shopping Season
JOHANNESBURG – South Africa’s tax authority recently destroyed more than half-a-million dollars worth of illicitly imported goods � including more than 13,000 bales of clothing � just as many South Africans are staring down a tight holiday season and a…
Read MoreKenya’s World Heritage Town Worries Development Will Dilute Culture
LAMU, KENYA – Kenya’s island of Lamu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is under threat, activists say. Authorities are constructing major projects on the mainland, including a port and an oil pipeline. They also hope to build the region’s first coal-fired…
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