Scallop War: French Navy to intervene if clashes erupt again

French Agriculture Minister, Stephane Travert said on Tuesday the Navy is ready to intervene if clashes…

Migrant death rate jumps in Mediterranean, says U.N.

  The U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) has said that crossing the central Mediterranean has become more…

ExxonMobil: Blockade of oil facilities threatens production

ExxonMobil on Monday said that a blockade by former employees threatens crude production at oil facilities…

EU considers beef dispute settlement with U.S.

The European Commission on Monday proposed opening formal talks with the United States to address U.S.…

Argentina to impose export taxes

Argentine President, Mauricio Macri on Monday said that the government would ask exporters, who have benefited…

Japan to axe oil imports from Iran

Japan’s major oil wholesalers are preparing to suspend crude oil imports from Iran in October. This…

Infrastructure development: Ghana mulls $50bn century bond

Ghana is considering a century bond worth $50 billion as part of the West African nation’s…

Tunisia hikes fuel prices by 4%

Tunisia’s government raised fuel prices over the weekend by about 4 percent, the fourth hike this…

Ethiopian Airlines, Chad sign agreement to launch national carrier

Ethiopian Airlines and the government of Chad have signed an agreement to launch Chad’s new national…

China pledges $60bn in financial support to Africa

China’s President Xi Jinping, at the opening of a major China-Africa summit on Monday, said China…

China says ‘no strings attached’ to Africa investments

President Xi Jinping of China on Monday told African counterparts and business leaders that China’s investments…

CMA CGM suspends service at delay-hit Felixstowe

CMA CGM heaped further misery on the port of Felixstowe last week by announcing it would withdraw one…