Uber announces new minibus service in Egypt's overcrowded capital2018-12-06
Ridesharing giant Uber announced a new service called "Uber Bus" to provide shared microbus rides in overcrowded Cairo, the capital city of Egypt, Uber chief revealed in a press conference near the world famous Pyramids of Giza on Tuesday.

Zimbabwe's top food manufacturer shuts down mills due to foreign currency shortage2018-12-06
One of Zimbabwe's largest food manufacturers, National Foods, announced Tuesday that it will shut down its two mills due to foreign currency shortages.

S. African National Assembly approves process to amend Constitution for land reform2018-12-06
The National Assembly (NA), or Lower House of Parliament, agreed on Tuesday that section 25 of the Constitution be amended to make land expropriation without compensation more explicit.

Africa slow in converting natural resources to tangible development outcomes: report2018-12-06
Africa has been slow to convert its natural resources endowments to tangible development outcomes, because of weaknesses in governance and capacities, a report released on Tuesday showed.

S. African president appoints new chief prosecutor2018-12-06
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday announced the appointment of Shamila Batohi as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

Morocco, Czech agree to strengthen bilateral cooperation2018-12-06
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Otmani and his Czech counterpart Andrej Babis on Tuesday agreed to further strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Africa needs effective industrial policy to boost manufacturing exports: economists2018-12-06
Economists on Tuesday urged African countries to make their industrial policies more effective in order to boost manufacturing exports, as the region focuses on continental integration to promote trade.

Ethiopian PM urges Yemen's warring factions to end devastating war2018-12-06
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday urged Yemen's warring factions to end the war that devastated the Red Sea nation during the past four years period.

UN envoys call on S. Sudan to probe sexual violence against women, girls2018-12-06
Three UN officials have called on South Sudan government to launch investigations in a spate of brutal sexual assaults on women and girls when they were travelling on the road to Bentiu, a town in the northern part of the country.

Algeria, China hail fruitful cooperation in governance capacity building2018-12-06
Algeria and China on Tuesday hailed their three-year fruitful cooperation in the field of training civil servants and officials, which has further solidified the bilateral friendly ties.

15 illegal immigrants drown off Libyan western coast2018-12-06
The Libyan Red Crescent said on Tuesday that 15 illegal immigrants drowned when their boat capsized off the city of Misurata, some 250 km east of the capital Tripoli.

Libya, Britain discuss security cooperation2018-12-03
Libya's Interior Minister, Fathi Bashagha, on Sunday met with the British Ambassador to Libya, Frank Baker, in the capital Tripoli and discussed security cooperation between the two countries.

Protesters storm Libyan gov't headquarter in Tripoli2018-12-03
Dozens of protesters on Sunday stormed the headquarter of the Libyan government in the capital Tripoli, demanding health insurance and payment of salaries, a government source said.

Egypt keeps customs dollar exchange at 16 LE for some goods: minister2018-12-03
Egypt says it will keep its customs exchange rate in December at 16 Egyptian pounds to one dollar regarding intermediate goods and semi-finished products like Tobacco.