05-Jan-2023 to 12:16
Ugandan MPs question new budgeting policy
APA-Kampala (Uganda) — Ugandan MPs want the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to explain the recent shift from sector-based to programme-based budgeting.
Read more05-Jan-2023 to 08:43
Zimbabwe to commission new 300MW generation unit
APA-Harare (Zimbabwe) — Zimbabwe is this month set to commission the first of two new generation units that will add a combined 600 megawatts of power to the output of the country’s largest thermal power station, Energy and Power Development Minister Zhemu Soda said Thursday.
Read more04-Jan-2023 to 13:55
Egyptian currency plunges to unprecedented low
APA-Cairo (Egypt) — The Egyptian pound has hit an unprecedented low of 6.6 percent since the currency's devaluation in October last year, APA can report on Wednesday.
Read more04-Jan-2023 to 13:05
Ethiopia cuts scrap metal prices for local manufacturers
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) said on Wednesday that it has cut prices of scrap metals it is supplying to steel manufacturing factories as inputs for recycling.
Read more04-Jan-2023 to 12:48
Zambia introduces 12-hour power cuts as generation capacity dips
APA-Lusaka (Zambia) — Zambians should brace for up to 12 hours of power cuts starting as the state-owned power warned Wednesday of a drastic reduction in available water in the dam that feeds the country’s main hydropower station.
Read more03-Jan-2023 to 15:35
Ethiopia buys over 43m liters of edible oil from Djibouti
APA-Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) — Ethiopia has purchased 43.37 million liters of edible oil from a Djibouti-based palm oil manufacturing firm in a bid to stabilize its market.
Read more30-Dec-2022 to 09:33
Botswana court issues arrest warrant for former president
APA-Gaborone (Botswana) — A Botswana magistrate has issued a warrant of arrest for former president Ian Khama for unlawful possession of firearms more than six years ago and corruption.
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