After broad-based slowdown in 2016, growth revival is underway across much of sub-Saharan Africa
Finance
Angola sets up committee to oversee US$5bn sovereign wealth fund
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
Executive vice-president of OPIC travels to Togo
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
South Africa’s trade grows 10 per cent in the Q3 2017
South Africa’s total import and export container trade market experienced consistent 10 per cent year-on-year growth during the Q3 2017, according to Maersk Line Southern Africa
FAO and World Food Programme to assist farmers in Congo and Nigeria
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