Sept 25 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund confirmed on Sunday that a staff team will visit Ghana this week to continue discussions with the authorities on policies and reforms that could be supported by an IMF lending arrangement. Ghana turned to the IMF for help in July as its balance-of-payments deteriorated and hundreds took to the streets to…
In the territory of Nyiragongo, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, maize farmers are crying foul. This field belonging to the Munguiko community has been ravaged by the army worm and the damage is enormous. The pests attack the leaves and stems of maize plants, leaving unable to grow or reach flowering…
DR Congo president and his Rwandan counterpart met with mediation of French president on sidelines of UN General Assembly. YAOUNDE, Cameroon The leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda reached a compromise to reduce tensions between their two countries, the Congolese presidency said Thursday. Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan…
By THE CITIZEN Tanzania has urged its citizens, especially at its borders, to be vigilant following the Ebola outbreak in Uganda. So far, no Ebola case has been reported in Tanzania. It has also called for screening at its borders and public education on Ebola symptoms. In a statement, Health Deputy Minister Godwin Mollel said,…
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Kenyan authorities on Friday warned against applying for online jobs in South East Asian countries after it emerged hundreds of East Africans are falling victim to trafficking. The caution came as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had rescued 22 Kenyans, a Burundian and Ugandan, who had managed to raise distress…
ACCRA, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Ghana’s central bank said on Thursday it has rescheduled its upcoming interest rate decision to Oct. 7 from Sept. 26, to coincide with the end of an IMF mission to the country. Once considered the rising star of West African economies, the gold- and cocoa-producing nation is battling its worst economic crisis…
As Malian authorities held a traditional military parade Thursday to mark the country’s independence day in the presence of the head of Guinea´s military junta, Col Mamady Doumbouya, West African leaders where meeting in New York to attend the UN General Assembly on the sideline. They agreed at the emergency summit Thursday to impose gradual…
During the UN general Assembly, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president of Guinea-Bissau and ECOWAS acting chair, siezed the opportunity to draw the attention of world leader on the evolution of “terrorism, violent extremism and transnational crime” in the Sahel regions. “The stability of a large part of our continent in general, and of West Africa in…
Summary France said that Kagame and Tshisekedi agreed on the need for the pullout of M23 rebels from the strategic town of Bunagana on the Ugandan border. The three leaders together “noted their concerns about the resurgence of violence in the east of the DRC,” the French presidency said in a statement. French President Emmanuel…
Leaders of Mozambique and Tanzania said on Wednesday they had signed defence and security deals aimed at fighting terrorism and crime along their shared border. No details were released about the agreements, which were signed during a visit to Maputo by Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan. A deadly insurgency erupted in northern Mozambique, near the…