Algeria aims for $2.6 billion increase in energy investment next year
Slideshow ( 2 images )ALGIERS (Reuters) – OPEC member Algeria plans to increase investment in its oil and gas sector by $2.6 billion [...]
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Delta surging in areas of low COVID-19 vaccine coverage – WHO
FILE PHOTO: WHO Technical lead head COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) [...]
Portugal's Millennium bcp plans digital drive to boost profitability
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s largest listed bank Millennium bcp plans to cut operating costs and promote digital banking over the next four years, aiming [...]
Africa’s Last Absolute Monarchy Convulsed by Mass Protests
JOHANNESBURG — As Africa’s last absolute monarch, King Mswati III of Eswatini chooses his country’s prime minister and cabinet, and possesses the power [...]
How global central banks are leaning as Fed taper talk grows
TOKYO (Reuters) -While the U.S. Federal Reserve is publicly committed to keeping interest rates near zero for some time, there are growing expectations [...]
Upskilling and Connecting African Farmers with Markets is Critical
It was Bwanika Charles’ teenage passion for agriculture that drove him to venture into growing cereal crops. “I harvested two tonnes of maize, [...]
WHO warns of 'failure' unless rich countries speed up vaccine sharing
GENEVA (Reuters) -Wealthy countries need to give more COVID-19 vaccines and follow the United States in making doses available immediately to cover a [...]
Vodacom Wants to be a Pan African Tech Player
Super apps offering access to multiple digital services on one platform are already huge in parts of Asia. But they’ve yet to take [...]
Bank of Portugal governor expects banking M&A as natural step
LISBON (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions are a “natural” next step for Portuguese banks pressured by record low interest rates, Bank of Portugal [...]
Rich, poor nations lock horns over bid to waive COVID vaccine patents
FILE PHOTO: Officials unload boxes containing vials of AstraZeneca’s COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a [...]