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Zimbabwe was once the bread basket of Africa. But it's been slammed by industrial mismanagement, food shortages, a collapsed currency and rampant corruption.

Somalia is in its third week of an internet blackout and it’s hurting grassroots aid relief efforts

The government of Cape Verde has received a grant from the World Bank, to finance the distributed solar energy system project. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this grant will be used to pay the contractor for supply, installation and commissioning of grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) systems for self-consumption of the central and regional hospitals of Cabo Verde.

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, has reassured Nigerians that Nigeria will come out of the recession before the end of 2017.

Plans to build a huge hydroelectric dam in the heart of one of Africa’s largest remaining wild areas have dismayed conservationists who fear that the plans will cause irreversible damage to the Selous game reserve in Tanzania.

Members of Parliament on Thursday approved the K1.3 trillion 2017/18 national budget, giving government the go ahead to spend the money starting July 1.

Nairobi is on a mission to stamp its authority as the regional giant with mega projects in the pipeline but experts are casting doubt on whether it is fully cashing in on the existing opportunities.

Nairobi has granted South Africans additional time to visit Kenya without visas, pointing to a thawing of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

“These ranches are too big and the people don’t even live there,” Odinga told The Times newspaper. “They live in Europe and only come once in a while.”

The Ethiopian Meat and Dairy Industry Development Institute (EM- DIDI) said it has been working to secure over 12 million USD from meat exports to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia during this Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

Nigeria's economy is on the path of recovery and growth after several months of abysmal performance and contraction. Here are 15 signs that show that the economy is getting healthier by the day: