Namibia’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister for International Cooperation Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah admitted in parliament that the North Koreans were involved in constructing a new headquarters for the ...

The NDF maturity-spurred dollar bids also meant that the rupee was unable to benefit from a broadly softer dollar and a decline in U.S. bond yields. The dollar index was at 109, after declining ...

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

France’s military withdrawals provide West African states with a long overdue opportunity to assert their sovereignty. But ...

West African countries have traditionally been hotspots for miners but a number of companies are locked in disputes with military administrations in the region. In recent weeks, several companies ...

The expansion of the fleet comes at a critical time. The global terrorism index recently described the Sahel region of west ...

Niger’s defense minister says the junta-led West African countries of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have created a joint force that will soon be deployed in the restive Sahel region to face rising extr ...

MUMBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - The heavy demand for the U.S. dollar in the non-deliverable forward (NDF) market had widened the arbitrage with the Indian onshore market, putting more strain on the ...

Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Chad have joined three West African countries — Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso — asking for French troop’s withdrawal, marking a major blow to France’s waning ...

Speaking at a press conference on Saturday, January 4, Eyvazlou highlighted the importance of attracting foreign capital to boost Iran's economic projects, emphasizing the role of strategic ...

On the day, gains in most Asian currencies were of little help to the rupee in the face of heightened dollar demand driven by banks exploiting arbitrage opportunities between the NDF and onshore ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.