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African Continental Free Trade Area

The African Continental Free Trade Area is the result of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement among all 55 members of the African Union. If ratified, the agreement would result in the largest free-trade...

April 24, 2018

Swaziland officially changes its name to ‘Kingdom of eSwatini’

King Mswati III of Swaziland, who is the Africa’s last absolute monarchy, has officially changed the name of his country to the ‘Kingdom of eSwatini’ to mark 50...

April 23, 2018

Julius Maada Bio newly elected President of Sierra Leone

Julius Maada Bio has recently taken oath as the new President of Sierra Leone in the capital Freetown on April 4, 2017. Mr Bio is a former soldier...

April 6, 2018

Exim Bank signs $500 millionamount of Line of Credit (LoC) with ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development

The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has signed a $500 million Line of Credit (LoC) agreement with ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) to fund various...

March 29, 2018

44 African countries sign agreement to establish African Continental Free Trade Area

The 44 African countries from total 55 members of African Union (AU) have signed agreement to create African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), one of the world’s largest...

March 23, 2018

India offeres $100 million amount of Line of Credit (LoC) to Mauritius for defence procurement

During the visit of President Ram Nath Kovind, India has offered a $100 million dollar Line of Credit (LoC) to Mauritius for defence procurement to help its security...

March 13, 2018

Audrey Azoulay appointed as new chief of UNESCO

Audrey Azoulay, a former Minister of Culture and Communication of France, has been appointed as the new Director-General (DG) of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)....

November 13, 2017

N.J. Gangte appointed as new High Commissioner of India to Republic of Zambia

N.J.Gangte (IFS:1994) has been appointed as the new High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Zambia. He is presently the Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External...

October 30, 2017

Burundi become first country to leave International Criminal Court (ICC)

Burundi has become the first country to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) with effect from October 27, 2017. According to ICC officials , a preliminary investigation...

October 29, 2017

In Libya, Port of Benghazi officially reopened for first time in three years

In Libya, the Port of Benghazi has officially reopened for the first time in three years on September 30, 2017 after being forced to cease operations because of...

October 3, 2017

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