American plane maker Boeing says it will tailor its compensation to airlines for the 737 MAX grounding around customer preference, and might actually pay back in services rather than cash. Boeing’s planes of the model in question were grounded all over the world ... Read More

Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian on Tuesday warned West African states against relying on French military presence to tackle Islamist militancy in the region. The Sahel region is suffering from a spike of violence from ... Read More

The Regional Competition Authority, a trade agency of the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) on Tuesday began a four-day meeting in Banjul aimed at promoting fair trade and healthy competition in the community's market. The Commissioner for ECOWAS Regional ... Read More

Jose Graziano da Silva - FAO Director-General Africa Day celebrates its 56th year of shared vision As the continent celebrates 56 years of from the “convention of union” or the founding of the African Union, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the ... Read More

With its eyes set on making the country the number one business and travel destination in the Caribbean, Barbados is making it easier for citizens of various African countries to visit with ease. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade ... Read More

An explosion targeting a tourist bus has injured at least 16 people near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza. South African tourists are among the injured. Most of those hurt suffered minor injuries, while three were treated ... Read More

Egypt on Wednesday opened the world’s widest suspension bridge, across the Nile, in what is one of a series of military-led, mega-projects designed to improve infrastructure and provide jobs. The bridge, which crosses the Nile just north of central Cairo, is ... Read More

The Deputy Prime Minister of Slovenia, Dr. Miro Cerar, has pledged his country’s support for the efforts of African countries towards sustainable development and the implementation of the priorities defined in the Agenda 2063 for Africa’s development. Speaking at the 2019 ... Read More

Ethiopia maintained an unenviable record of being the global leader in internally displaced persons driven out of their places of residence due to conflicts across the country. Ethiopia has close to three million people displced by violent conflicts according to the ... Read More

Ministers and Commissioners responsible for Trade, Industry and Investment in the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) are meeting in Accra to deliberate and validate the ECOWAS Automotive Industry Policy Framework. The validation of the policy would enable ECOWAS member ... Read More