Sustainable Dev. Goals: Nigeria seeks public-private partnership
Sustainable Dev. Goals: Nigeria seeks public-private partnership.…
How lucrative is Rwanda’s audio-visual industry?
In the past six months we've seen several efforts put forward on behalf of the government of Rwanda to develop the local film industry; from the inaugural Kigali Audio Visual Forum to…
Russia: Syrian War trophies on tour
Russia has launched a travelling exhibition of tanks and weapons captured in Syria. The propaganda tour from Moscow to Vladivostok aims to win approval for Russia’s intervention in Syria. But relatives of…
Abducted Shell oil workers rescued in Nigeria Delta region
The two Royal Dutch Shell oil workers who were kidnapped in the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria have been rescued. Police spokesperson for Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited made the disclosure.…
How can microfinance banks access CBN’s special intervention fund?
The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced plans to introduce a special intervention fund for microfinance banks operating in the country. Rogers Nwoke, President of the National Association of Microfinance Banks joins…
What Okorocha plans to do before leaving office
What Okorocha plans to do before leaving the office.…
Improving Rwanda’s coffee value chain
In Rwanda about 400,000 smallholder farmers produce coffee and depend on the crop's revenues for their livelihood. CNBC Africa's Fiona Muthoni traveled about 140 kilometres away from the capital city of Kigali…
Brother of Iran’s President Rouhani sentenced for graft
Hossein Fereidoun, brother and close aide of Iran's president, has been sentenced on unspecified corruption charges, according to IRNA. The president's supporters believe the case is politically motivated.…
New Siemens unloading robot
Siemens and Honeywell International have built machines that pull packages from the back of a tractor-trailer and place them on conveyor belts, whizzing the parcels off for sorting.…
Will the Venezuelan army remain loyal to Maduro?
Will the Venezuelan army remain loyal to Maduro?…