The Finance Ministry of Angola has announced to set up a supervisory committee for the country’s US$5bn sovereign wealth fund after an investigation revealed that is processes are transparent
Economy
Executive vice-president of OPIC travels to Togo

David Bohigian, executive vice-president of Overseas Private Investment Corporation. (Image source: OPIC)
David Bohigian, executive vice-president of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has met Togolese Prime Minister Komi Klassou and toured an OPIC-supported power plant that aims to triple the countrys energy supply
FAO and World Food Programme to assist farmers in Congo and Nigeria

Women displaced by the Boko Haram crisis working on a farm in northern Nigeria. (Image Source: Chain Gang 9/Flickr)
The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have stepped up efforts to assist farmers and alleviate hunger in Congo and Nigeria
South Africa and Zimbabwe vow to strengthen trade cooperation
Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, and Emmerson Mnangagwa, President of Zimbabwe, have undertaken to strengthen economic trade and cooperation between the two countries
ITFC signs US$117.94mn contract to help in cotton export in Cameroon
Cotton is one of the main exports and an important revenue generating vehicle for Cameroon. (Image source: Annette Schindler/Adobe Stock)
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), has signed a US$117.94mn syndicated agreement with the government of Cameroon and Sodecoton for the export of cotton and import of agricultural inputs