Minister of State for Economic Coordination José de Lima Massano announced Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, that the Angolan Government will set, in the coming weeks, minimum prices for certain products, as part of the strategy to ensure food s…
A don, Prof. Kamilu Fagge, has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to prioritise diplomatic solutions to resolve current political impasse in Niger Republic.It will be recalled that Niger, one of the 15 member states of the EC…
Business between Namibia and Zambia will be boosted and enhanced following the official launch of the Katima Mulilo Border Post 24-hour operations on Tuesday.Launching the 24-hour operations, Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security Minister Dr A…
Angolan head of State João Lourenço has defended the strengthening of bilateral cooperation with Cuba which ensures a new model focused on high-level specialised exchange in crucial areas of knowledge.João Lourenço was speaking at the opening of offici…
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, has assured Nigerians of increased oil production on a sustainable basis.Lokpobiri gave the assurance in Abuja on Monday while addressing stakeholders on his assumption of duty, shor…
An economic expert, Dr Chijioke Ekechukwu, has lauded the emergency three billion dollars crude oil repayment loan secured by the National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd) from Afreximbank to stabilise exchange rate.Ekechukwu said this in an interview…
The country, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, is preparing diligently to face the free trade challenges of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), whose rotating presidency was assumed Thursday (17 ) by Angola.According to t…
The United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will invest approximately N.dollars 840 million towards orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) in eight identified HIV prevalence regions of Namibia.Speaking at the announcement cere…
The Head of State of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was speaking at the 43rd Summit of the regional organisation during a ceremony that marked the transfer of SADC chair to Angolan counterpart João Lourenço.”To increase the international trade …
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) is reviewing its 2020-2021 reports of the oil, gas and mining industries for stakeholders’ input for approval and release.Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary, NEITI said this at …
Pfizer Bio-pharmaceutical Ltd. says industry players need to collaborate in creating awareness around the dangers of counterfeit medicine and pharmaceutical products.The Cluster Lead for West Africa/Country Manager, Pfizer, Mr Olayinka Subair, said thi…
The president of the Council of Ministers of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Téte António said Sunday that the region recorded in 2022 an economic growth of around 4.8 percent, slightly above the 4.7 percent recorded in 2021.The offic…
João Lourenço made the call at the opening of the 4th edition of the Fair of Municipalities and Cities of Angola and 9th National Forum of Municipalities and Cities of Angola held in Lubango, southern Huila province.The Statesman stressed the importanc…
The Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) has announced that the inflation rate decreased from 6.8 per cent in July 2022 to 4.5 per cent in July 2023.In the Namibia Consumer Price Index (NCPI) Bulletin issued on Thursday, it was revealed that during July 202…
Angola has seriously pledged to revive the national coffee sector by fostering the production programmes focused on family sector, the minister of Agriculture and Forestry (Minagrif) António Francisco de Assis has said.The minister made the pledge whi…
