TEHRAN (ANA)- South Africa's economy remained muted, with its real gross domestic product (GDP) growing 0.6 percent in 2023 after expanding 1.9 percent in 2022, official data showed.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB), the country's tourism marketing agency, launched a campaign to boost domestic tourism.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Airports Company South Africa (ACSA), which owns and operates the country's nine principal airports, has allocated more than 21 billion rands (about 1.12 billion U.S. dollars) for airport infrastructure development over the next five years, Minister of Transport Sindisiwe Chikunga said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni unveiled Italy's big development plan for Africa at a summit of the continent's leaders, aiming to stem the numbers of migrants, diversify sources of energy and forge a new, non-predatory relationship between Europe and Africa.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Cash-strapped Tunisia wants to take the unprecedented step of borrowing billions from its central bank to plug budget deficits and heal its economic crisis, a move that experts say could cause inflation and undermine confidence in institutions.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The economy in Sudan has shrunk by 40 percent last year due to the armed conflicts in many places of the country and it is predicted to continue shrinking by about 28 percent in 2024, said Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Egypt said it has received the first batch of $35 billion pledged by the United Arab Emirates as part of a mega investment deal between the two countries. 

TEHRAN (ANA)- Angola is planning to ban and criminalize cryptocurrency mining and other virtual assets in the country to safeguard national energy security, local media Angola Press Agency (ANGOP) reported.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Comoros became the 165th member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after signing the Protocol on the Accession of the Comoros to the WTO at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Nigeria's central bank took decisive action by increasing the monetary policy rate by 400 basis points to 22.75 percent.