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Egypt tourist arrivals rise, not back to pre-revolt levels

CAIRO (Reuters) - The number of tourists visiting Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak sparked more than two years of protests, riots and political instability, denting Egypt's tourism sector - a major employer and ...

8 things to know about Libya

Post-Gaddafi, the northern African desert state is less restricted and an altogether more welcoming destination.

Algeria's Bouteflika 'improving'

Algeria's prime minister denies rumours that President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is seriously ill, saying he is "improving every day" in Paris after suffering a mini-stroke in April.

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Byline: Senegalese Idrissa (Idi) Ndiaye has started patrolling with RNLI lifeguards in Dorset for the summer season. Page Content: As part of the charity’s international development programme, Idi has undergone rigorous training with the RNLI over the past year – both in the UK and in his home country of Senegal. Idi will return to Senegal in October to pass on his latest learning to other ...

Mali: Timbuktu's literary gems face Islamists and decay in fight for survival

Ancient manuscripts on science and history are symbols of Africa's cultural heritage, say guardians of priceless library There is a proverb in Timbuktu, the legendary medieval city in Mali's desert, that says: "The ink of a scholar is more precious than the blood of a martyr." What Ahmed Baba, the 16th-century intellectual who said it, would make of recent developments is hard to imagine. At the ...

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Tunisia's Health Ministry says a 66-year-old man has died after being infected by the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia.

Malawi sells president's 'Air Force One'

Malawi's presidential jet has been auctioned off to a Virgin Islands company for $15 million, after the cash-strapped government disposed of it to raise funds, an official said Tuesday. Bohnox Enterprise ...

Lebanese farmland firm to invest up to $800 million in Sudan

By Ulf Laessing KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Lebanese farmland investor GLB Invest plans to invest up to $800 million in Sudan to produce animal feed to be sold to Saudi Arabia, its president said on Tuesday. Arab investors have launched farmland and livestock projects in the vast African country, prized for its fertile soil and easy access to irrigation water from the Nile, to help arid Gulf oil ...

Tanzania growth to average 7 pct over 2013-2015: World Bank

By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's economy is expected to expand at a slightly faster pace over the next two years after growing 6.9 percent in 2012, the World Bank said on Tuesday. It said it expected inflation in east Africa's second largest economy to average 5-7 percent during the same period. "Tanzania's economy is expected to grow at an average of 7 percent in ...

IAMGOLD provides exploration update on Boto Project in Senegal

Letter from Africa: A brighter future in Dubai?

The young Africans who seek a brighter future in the Gulf

EU mission seeks to rebuild Mali army after U.S. faltered

By David Lewis KOULIKORO, Mali (Reuters) - Under a blazing sun and the critical gaze of British and Irish instructors, a line of 11 Malian soldiers lie prone in the dust firing AK-47 rounds at targets, one-by-one. "One out of 10 - not very good," Captain Ibrahim Soumassa, commander of the Malian unit, tells one of the men. "We're at 25 meters. When we're at 100, it'll be difficult." A European ...

Malawi kwacha appreciation to be sustained, says Finance Minister Lipenga

Minister of Finance Dr. Ken Lipenga says government is putting in place policies to ensure that the appreciation of the kwacha is sustainable. Speaking in reaction to Leader of opposition John Tembo response to the state of the nation address, Lipenga said the country has to deal with structural problems in the economy. “The cycle [...]

Liverpool to move for Kolo Toure

Liverpool will move for Manchester City and Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure on a free transfer once his contract expires in June.

Zimbabwe’s plea for poll cash must go to Sadc, says Gordhan

Any request for money from Zimbabwe for its elections must be directed to the Southern African Development Community, says Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan

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