Business

Accra, 9 March, 2004 The Uinted Nations report on Africa’s performance in world trade has revealed a poor show at the close of 2003. The fall has been consistant since 1980 – as the continent […]

Addis Ababa, 4 March, 2004— Ethiopia must ”get trade going” and get rid of obstacles precluding overseas businesses from investing in the country, the US ambassador urged on Wednesday. Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal said reforms in […]

Lagos, 3 March, 2004— A Nigerian court remanded 13 Russian sailors in custody on Wednesday after they pleaded not guilty to charges of using their ship to transport stolen crude oil. The accused are the […]

Washington, 2 March, 2004— A newly concluded U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement will serve as a model for further trade accords in the Middle East and North Africa and contribute to a tremendous increase in commerce […]

Conakry, 2 March, 2004— Guinean President Lansana Conte has sacked his prime minister, his powerful interior minister and his entire economic team in a two-stage cabinet reshuffle. The top-level changes follow Conte’s re-election for a […]

Kinshasa, 2 March, 2004— The World Bank has approved a US $200-million credit for the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), under its International Development Association (IDA) programme. The money would go […]

Nairobi, 1 March, 2004— A tripartite agreement was signed on Thursday in Brazzaville, capital of the Republic of Congo, in an effort to restart rail traffic in the still-insecure Pool department of southeastern Congo. According […]

Banjul, 26 February, 2004— The Gambian authorities said this week they were questioning a group of 63 Ghanaian children, most of whom were girls who had been trafficked into the country for use as “sex […]