Economy

December 12, 2018

Africa Update: Egypt to promote intra-African trade: Sisi

Egypt’s president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has declared his intentions to champion intra-African trade when he takes over as chair of the African Union next year. Egypt, […]
December 7, 2018

Nigeria Update: Global export near $19.6tr in 2018 amid slow economic recovery

Although Nigerian non-oil exporters express optimism of recovery in 2019, latest data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has shown that global […]
December 6, 2018

Africa Update: Burundi to shut UN rights office

The Burundi government has ordered the United Nations Human Rights Council to shut its office in the country within two months, foreign ministry and UN sources […]
December 6, 2018

Africa Update: South Africa exits recession as govt eyes 2019 polls

South Africa broke free of recession on Tuesday when it reported GDP growth of 2.2 percent for the third quarter, the statistics authority said, marking a […]