Africa

Angola’s Coffee Product to Increase 25% in 2025
TEHRAN (ANA)- Angola has announced plans to harvest over 8,000 tons of commercial coffee in 2025, which shows a hike of 2,000 ton from the previous year.

Reports Warn of Severe Food Insecurity in Kenya
TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenya’s National Drought Management Authority (NDMA) warned that over 2 million people face food insecurity in the East African country.

USAID Freeze Makes Ghana Lose 156 Million Dollars
TEHRAN (ANA)- Ghana is missing $156 million in its state budget after the American government froze the USAID.

Zimbabwe to Improve Digital Skills among Youth
TEHRAN (ANA)- Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced the country’s plans to improve digital literacy and skills among the youth.

6.3 Percent GDP Growth Forecasted for Cote d'Ivoire in Next 2 Years
TEHRAN (ANA)- Cote d'Ivoire's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth will reach to average 6.3 percent in 2025 and 2026, the African Development Bank (AfDB) announced.

Egypt’s Annual Inflation Rate Reaches 24 Percent in January
TEHRAN (ANA)- Data from statistics agency CAPMAS showed Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation rate inched down to 24 percent year-on-year in January from 24.1 percent in December.

Zambia Hosts over 2.1 Million Tourists in 2024
TEHRAN (ANA)- Zambian Minister of Tourism Rodney Sikumba announced that the African country received 2,199,820 foreign tourists in 2024.

Flower Sector Important Source of Foreign Exchange Earnings for Kenya
TEHRAN (ANA)- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics indicated that the flower sector is one of the leading sources of foreign exchange earnings alongside diaspora remittances, tourism, tea, and coffee.

Currency Change Leaves Ethiopia’s GDP Halved
TEHRAN (ANA)- Ethiopia’s economy, measured in US dollars, dropped sharply from $207 billion in June 2024 to $100 billion by September 2024.

Egypt, Cyprus Talks on Cronos, Aphrodite Gas Fields Advance
TEHRAN (ANA)- Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi in a meeting with Cypriot Minister of Energy George Papanastasiou discussed cooperation to develop Cypriot gas fields and they reached an agreement.