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Nairobi, 26 September– The imminent threat of closure to Hargeisa airport in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has been averted for now after urgently-needed funds were found for vital rehabilitation work, the UN said on […]

Brazzaville, 25 September– Construction of what will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the Republic of Congo began on Tuesday in Imboulou, 215 km north of the capital, Brazzaville, in the central department of Plateaux. […]

Geneva, 24 September– Niger’s macroeconomic stabilization programme and structural reforms , in particular trade policy changes carried out within the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), should start producing benefits in the medium term, […]

Bangui, 23 September– The Central African Republic has performed satisfactorily in applying an international diamond certification scheme, known as the Kimberly process, designed to unsure that all stones reaching the global market do not originate […]

Addis Ababa– Ministers from Somaliland have held unprecedented talks with international donors and the United Nations. Foreign Minister Edna Adan Ismail described the meeting, held on Wednesday, as a breakthrough for the self-declared republic, which […]

Addis Ababa– Tourism is a “powerful tool” for combating poverty in Africa, but remains massively underutilised, a conference in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, heard on Monday. David de Villiers, deputy head of the World […]

Mbabane– In light of a continuing decline in the national economy, documented in its annual report of economic trends released this week, the Central Bank of Swaziland took the unusual step of recommending that government […]

Cancun, Mexico– The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today appealed to rich nations to dismantle tariff barriers and cut subsidies, calling it “vital” for food security in developing countries. “If trade is to […]