Industry
Ethiopian government reveals another ambitious economic plan
Ethiopia’s latest five year development strategy will see the laying of a 2,000 kilometer railway network as well as the construction of a huge...
Indian firm using stolen documents to claim Nigerian Steel?
The Indian firm, Global Infrastructure Holding Limited, in their effort to claim ownership of the disputed Ajaokuta Steel Company in Nigeria have used allegedly...
Zenawi: Ethiopia won’t slow down for their carelessness
Ethiopia will not slowdown its efforts to industrialise for fear of worsening the state of the environment and increasing carbon pollution, but steps are...
Nigeria to consider coal amid gas production concerns
Private investors licensed by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC), to backup power production in the country are in financial dire straits due to...
Trade Unions’ boycott : The last straw to break Mugabe’s back ?
Trade unions in Zimbabwe’s neighbouring countries have agreed to ratchet up the pressure on Robert Mugabe’s regime by staging a one-week boycott of all...
Not everyone is happy about hosting FIFA 2010
At a time when Africa should be celebrating the hosting of the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, one country is not in...
Situation worsens in Nigeria’s Delta region
Nigeria's federal government may have dropped its plan to organise a summit of key stakeholders as part of efforts to resolve the crisis in...
Deadly lead recycling industry cripples Dakar neighbourhood
In the Dakar suburb of Thiaroye/Mer earlier this year 22 children died from lead poisoning over a three month period and in June a...
Zimbabwe’s economy is heading for a crash
Robert Mugabe is never short of strategies to appease suffering Zimbabweans. On Wednesday he launched a new "cheap food hampers" on comprising basic...
Algeria : International garage spare parts and equipment show
The third edition of the international garage spare parts and equipment show, Equip'Auto Algeria 2008 opened on Monday in Algiers with thousands of automobile...
Mining contracts under review
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo ( DRC) has set up a panel to review mining contracts, Mining Minister Martin Kabwelulu said...
‘Unfair’ EAC common external tariffs worry Kenyan traders
Kenyan manufacturers are calling for a review of tariff regimes in the East African Community to protect its industries against harsh common external tariff...