Economy

Maputo (AFP) - French energy giant TotalEnergies relaunched construction Thursday on a massive gas project in northern Mozambique that was...

Mali’s troubled tourism sector crosses fingers for comeback

by Thomas Barnes

Bamako (AFP) - Oumar Cisse used to lead tours of Djenne, an ancient, fabled city in central Mali known for...

Russia’s sanctioned oil firm Lukoil to sell foreign assets to Carlyle

Moscow (AFP) - Russia's oil giant Lukoil, sanctioned by Washington over the Ukraine war, said Thursday that it would sell...

Vietnam, EU vow stronger ties as bloc’s chief visits Hanoi

by Natalie Fisher

Hanoi (Vietnam) (AFP) - Vietnam and the European Union pledged to deepen economic and security cooperation on Thursday, upgrading their...

Venezuelans eye economic revival with hoped-for oil resurgence

El Palito (Venezuela) (AFP) - Ronald Herrera remembered the prosperity that Puerto Cabello enjoyed decades ago as home to the...

China’s ambassador warns Australia on buyback of key port

by Natalie Fisher

Sydney (AFP) - China will act to defend its companies' interests if Australia forcibly buys back control of the strategic...

Greenland blues to Delhi red carpet: EU finds solace in India

by Emma Reilly

New Delhi (AFP) - Presiding over the signing of a major trade deal alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

US Fed set to pause rate cuts as it defies Trump pressure

by Thomas Barnes

Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve opened the second day of its key policy gathering Wednesday, with...

Trump warns of ‘bad things’ if Republicans lose midterms

Clive (United States) (AFP) - Donald Trump warned Tuesday of "very bad things" if Republicans lose the US midterm elections,...

Trump’s Iowa trip on economy overshadowed by immigration row