Orpic to build $320m Muscat-Sohar product pipeline
Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company (Orpic) is investing $320m towards building a 290-km pipeline between Muscat and Sohar for transporting refined products,...
African informal economies
By Doaa Hussein
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) once defined the informal economy as all economic activities by workers or economic units that are—in law...
Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016
2017.. The free trade area is expected to significantly expand Africa’s trade in agricultural products by building on current growth in the sector.
2016 was...
A Peek into Sudan’s economy and the war for power over resources
April 2023 marks a dark month in the history of Sudan, as devastation continues in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and the city...
Nigeria: New Economic Recovery Plans – the Road Ahead
The federal government finally launched the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan 2017-2020 in Abuja last Wednesday, raising expectations of economic recovery, if fully implemented....
East Africa interconnected by the Madaraka Express
Nairobi, After three years of construction, Kenya launched the
Madaraka Express, its high speed railway connecting the port city of
Mombasa to the capital of Nairobi....
Blood money
By Mahmoud Ali
Increase of Israeli arms exports to Ethiopia and other African Countries Wars, conflicts and terrorist groups… a good source of income for...
Ethiopia faces worst drought in decades
Ethiopia faces its worst drought in decades, leading the United Nations food agency to call for an emergency cash injection of $US50 million ($A71.60...
Funding Liberia Social Safety Nets with $15.8 million
The Liberian government signed an agreement worth $15.8 million with The World Bank Country Manager, Larisa Leshchenko, to establish the Liberia Social Safety Nets...
Significant upcoming expectations for the African economy
Experts are expecting an African economic boom
Significant upcoming expectations for the African economy
Africa’s average economic growth is 3.7% in 2016 and is expected to...
The future of water scarcity starts in Cape Town
Cape Town is parched. Severe drought and high water use have collided in South Africa’s second largest city, and unless the drought breaks, residents...