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African countries are forging ahead to complete negotiations for a continental free trade area between 55 countries by early next year. The idea, adopted by the African Union in 2012, is to create a single market which includes the free movement of goods, services and people. The integrated...

by Gavin O'Toole Leading female scholars from Saudi Arabia have described moves to ease restrictions on women as government spin aimed at an international audience to bolster support for efforts to liberalise its ailing economy. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seeking to appeal to western governments as a...

The Peninsula-The Qatar Development Fund (QFD) has pledged to support the Somali economy through a package of $200m worth of projects in the fields of infrastructure, education, economic empowerment, By signing a partnership agreement with the Somali Government aimed at strengthening its efforts in...

The Yemeni port of Hudaida has seen the arrival of the first ship carrying 5.5 tonnes of flour and relief materials, while Sanaa airport has received the first humanitarian convoy carrying essential vaccines for children across Yemen. But with Yemen facing a large-scale famine...

Israel's occupation has curbed the freedom of movement for many Palestinians and split families in some areas. thousands are crammed into what's effectively no-man's land in Kufr Aqab, which falls inside the municipality of Jerusalem, so it's governed by Israel; but, it's on the...

Dahabshiil Group pledged to build a recovery ward for Mogadishu’s Madina Hospital and to give a helping hand in the construction of a blood bank and the optimization of ambulance fleets. Dahabshiil made its word true. The Group handed over a fully-equipped recovery ward to the...

by Tendai Marima Harare, Zimbabwe - Thousands of Zimbabweans from all walks of life have celebrated the inauguration of the country’s third president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, a man in whom many are placing their hopes for the future. Mnangagwa is taking over from Robert Mugabe, the 93-year-old longstanding leader who...

Former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, rejected an asylum proposal from neighbouring Zambia in the heat of the political crisis that led to his resignation on Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Zambian leader Edgar Lungu is quoted by local media portal Zambia reports, as saying he...

Money remittance firm Dahabshiil Kenya has scaled up efforts to counter risks posed by money laundering as it eyes a bigger share of the multi-billion shilling diaspora remittance inflows. The staff and agents of the firm were taken through requisite training on Anti-Money Laundering...

Two Islamic organisations and 11 individuals have been added to an existing "terror list" drawn up by four Arab nations that are blockading Qatar, claiming the entities and individuals are supported by Doha. State-run Saudi Press Agency issued a joint statement by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United...