Headlines
Sudan starts trading devalued pound to end black market
May 21, 2012 By Reuters: Investing News
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudanese foreign exchange bureaux started trading Sudanese pounds at a devalued rate on Monday as part of an effort by officials to curb illegal trade and stablise the currency. … [Read More...]
S.Africa’s rand recoups losses, bonds edge up
May 21, 2012 By Reuters: Investing News
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's rand strengthened from last week's 5-month lows against the dollar on Monday while government bonds edged … [Read More...]
Morocco to auction 4G licence in fourth quarter
May 21, 2012 By Reuters: Investing News
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will launch a tender to sell at least one 4G licence in the fourth quarter to help reach its 10-year goal of providing … [Read More...]
Latest News
Egypt: MP Criticizes Speaker’s Support for Muslim Brotherhood Candidate
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Latest
[Aswat Masriya] MP Essam Sultan criticized Speaker of People's Assembly Saad … [Read More...]
Egypt: Complementary Constitutional Declaration Comes Under Fire
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Latest
[Aswat Masriya] Presidential candidate Khaled Ali held a conference on Monday to … [Read More...]
Egypt: Armed Forces Council Calls for Peaceful Elections
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Latest
[Aswat Masriya] The ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) called upon … [Read More...]
Banking/Insurance
Ghana: NIC Holds Conference On Micro Insurance
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Banking and Insurance
[Ghanaian Chronicle] As a means of protecting household and small business in the … [Read More...]
Sudan: Central Bank’s Decision On Currency Exchange Rates Draws Ire of Finance Minister
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Banking and Insurance
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - The Central Bank of Sudan's (CBS) decision to allow Forex … [Read More...]
Zambia: Investing in Human Capital Key – Chibiya
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Banking and Insurance
[Times of Zambia] BARCLAYS Bank Zambia has said high quality human capital is vital … [Read More...]
Business
Congo-Kinshasa: Government Enforces Law to Curb Conflict Mineral Trade
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
[Global Witness] Global Witness welcomes a move by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) last week to enforce a … [Read More...]
Nigeria: Seventy Thousand People Ask Oil Giant Shell to Clean Up Its Mess
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
[Friends of the Earth] Amsterdam - On the eve of the annual general meeting of oil giant Shell, Friends of the Earth … [Read More...]
South Africa: The Military Veterans Act of 2011 – Promising More Than Can Be Delivered?
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
[ISS] On 20 April the Mail and Guardian newspaper in South Africa reported that approximately 250 former MK and … [Read More...]
Commerce
East Africa: Rwanda Launches National EAC Policy
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Trade
[News of Rwanda] International community and specific member countries are very determined to see their interests … [Read More...]
East Africa: U.S. Commerce Official On Development Partnerships
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Trade
[State Department] Remarks of Assistant Secretary of Commerce Michael C. Camuñez at U.S.-East Africa … [Read More...]
Namibia: Increasing Cargo Volumes Through Walvis Bay
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Trade
[Namibia Economist] There has been an air of excitement and expectation around the offices of Woker Freight … [Read More...]
Business
Congo-Kinshasa: Government Enforces Law to Curb Conflict Mineral Trade
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
[Global Witness] Global Witness welcomes a move by the … [Read More...]
Nigeria: Seventy Thousand People Ask Oil Giant Shell to Clean Up Its Mess
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
[Friends of the Earth] Amsterdam - On the eve of the … [Read More...]
South Africa: The Military Veterans Act of 2011 – Promising More Than Can Be Delivered?
May 21, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Economy, Business and Finance
[ISS] On 20 April the Mail and Guardian newspaper in … [Read More...]
Commodities
South Africa: Tongaat Hulett Heps Seen Up 10 Percent to 839 Cents
May 18, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Commodities
[Biz-Community] Sugar producer Tongaat Hulett (TON) … [Read More...]
Zimbabwe: Govt Intervenes in Cotton War
May 18, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Commodities
[The Herald] GOVERNMENT has intervened in the cotton … [Read More...]
South Africa: Food Labelling Legislation – Not Just About Compliance
May 16, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Commodities
[Biz-Community] The requirements of the new 'food … [Read More...]
Currencies
Zimbabwe: ‘Return of Zim Dollar Inevitable’
May 20, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Currencies
[Financial Gazette] THE return of the Zimbabwe dollar, … [Read More...]
Sudan: Central Bank Allows Forex Bureaus to Determine Own Exchange Rate
May 18, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Currencies
[Sudan Tribune] Khartoum - Foreign exchange (Forex) … [Read More...]
Zimbabwe: April Inflation Rises to 4,3 Percent
May 17, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Currencies
[The Herald] ZIMBABWE'S headline inflation has … [Read More...]
Development
Kenya: Kitale to Get 3,000 Trees
May 19, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Sustainable Development
[The Star] Kitale Municipal Council is planning to … [Read More...]
Kenya: Nairobi Park Diary – Gazelles Galore
May 19, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Sustainable Development
[The Star] The green grassy plains are looking … [Read More...]
Kenya: Friends of America Foundation Luncheon
May 19, 2012 By AllAfrica News: Sustainable Development
[The Star] Feed Africa and feed her forever, make her … [Read More...]




