TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenya's foreign exchange reserves rose for the sixth straight week to hit a near two-year high of 8.19 billion U.S. dollars, the country's apex bank said in its weekly update of the financial markets.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Egypt has lost $6 billion in Suez Canal revenue due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the region, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Chinese-built Ethiopia-Djibouti railway began transporting livestock from central Ethiopia to ports in Djibouti, according to the Ethio-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway Share Company (EDR).

TEHRAN (ANA)- At the opening of the investment forum for the cashew industry, held in Abidjan, Ivorian Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food Production Kobenan Kouassi Adjoumani strongly encouraged national and international investors to invest in the cashew sector in Cote d'Ivoire.

TEHRAN (ANA)- The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) announced a further drop in the country's inflation rate to 20.4 percent in August, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 20.9 percent recorded a month earlier.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenya's economy is forecast to grow by 5.7 percent in 2024, up from 5.6 percent in 2023, according to a report released by a government-owned think tank.

TEHRAN (ANA)- About 13 trillion CFA francs (nearly 22 billion U.S. dollars) are needed for combating climate change and mitigating its effects in Cote d'Ivoire, a senior official said.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi called for reforming the structure of the global financial system and boosting the engagement of developing countries in economic decision-making mechanisms.

TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenya launched a five-year plan to advance innovation in the country's Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector and fast-track its digital transformation.

TEHRAN (ANA)- About 367 cases of mpox, including three deaths, have so far been confirmed in five countries in East and Southern Africa amid fears that the number could further rise, said a UN relief agency.