Qatar imports rebound in August, suggesting sanctions impact fading

The value of Qatar’s imports rebounded sharply in August from July, government data showed on Wednesday,…

Rescue ship says Libyan coast guard shot at and boarded it, seeking migrants

  A Libyan coast guard vessel fired shots and boarded a humanitarian ship in the Mediterranean…

South Africa in talks with Citibank on state airline debt

South Africa is in talks with Citibank on how to settle a 1.8 billion rand ($135…

Algeria hopes to export 7 bcm of gas via Medgaz pipeline -Sonatrach

Algeria hopes to export 7 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas via the Medgaz gas…

CBN holds benchmark interest rate at 14 pct – Emefiele

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has decided to hold…

Dubai airport records sharp rise in passenger traffic

Passenger traffic at Dubai International (DXB), has recorded its busiest month on record in July with…

Afreximbank lead arranger for $1.8 billion Zimbabwe arrears loan- State paper

Egypt-based Afreximbank is lead arranger for a $1.8 billion loan to help Zimbabwe clear arrears at…

There’ll be no winner in a war on Korean peninsula, China warns

China warned Tuesday that any conflict on the Korean peninsula would have “no winners”, after North…

UK’s SFO to charge two Afren executives with fraud

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office will charge two former executives of collapsed oil company Afren on Wednesday…

Nigeria’s NPDC says to raise output to 300,000 bpd by 2018

The main subsidiary of Nigeria’s state oil company said on Monday it planned to increase production…

Ivory Coast accepts tribunal ruling in border dispute with Ghana

Ivory Coast has accepted a ruling by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea…

Air France targets millennials, launches Joon Airline

Air France on Monday formally launched its new “Joon” lower-cost airline, which it hopes will attract…