The World Bank on Tuesday forecasted the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) economy to slow to 3.6 percent in 2023 and rise to 3.9 percent in 2024. According to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report, [Read More]
Uganda is expected to be declared Ebola-free on Wednesday if no new case is registered by then, the Ministry of Health said here Monday. A ministry statement said that the ministry and its partners are [Read More]
China’s move to downgrade the management of COVID-19 from Class A to Class B starting from Sunday has excited governmental officials and tourism industry players in the Middle East, who are gearing up to welcome [Read More]
Iraqi Minister of Oil Hyan Abdul Ghani said on Tuesday that oil exports in 2022 brought in revenues of more than 115 billion U.S. dollars. A statement by the ministry quoted Abdul Ghani as saying [Read More]
Libyan authorities say that 18 unidentified bodies were discovered in the northern coastal city of Sirte. The 18 bodies were found in the Sabaa area of Sirte last week and transferred to a hospital in [Read More]
A survey released by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) said that poverty affects one-third of the Arab region’s population, excluding the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and Libya. Dubbed [Read More]
The 2019 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max airplane which killed 157 people was caused by a faulty safety feature, said Ethiopian authorities in its final report on Friday. On March 10, 2019, the [Read More]
The number of children suffering dire drought conditions across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia has more than doubled in five months, according to figures released by the United Nations Friday. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said [Read More]
At least 20 people have been killed so far in an outbreak of cholera in Nigeria’s southern Cross River state, a local official said on Sunday. Janet Ekpeyong, head of the Cross River Primary Healthcare [Read More]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved 220 million euro (233 million U.S. dollars) loans for Tunisia to boost its food security and electricity supply, the Tunisian Ministry of Economy and Planning said in a [Read More]
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