Economy

Mayor: Barcelona will raise tourist tax for cruise passengers

Barcelona will raise tourist tax for cruise passengers visiting the city for less than 12 hours, mayor says

African aviation conference ends with pledges to improve travel

Gabon, Rwanda and Equatorial Guinea agreed to expand fleets and modernize airports, while Nigeria will repair infrastructure

China vows to boost economic growth by balancing reform, national security

China's Third Plenum does nothing to revive economy, observers say

Personnel changes attract attention online but do not come as a surprise

US appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt plan

The plan would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers

Recent outages highlight need for stronger African internet

Internet service should come from more than one source, experts say, so disruption to one doesn't halt all use

Why are Bangladesh students protesting government job quotas?

At least 12 people have died after students took to the streets to demand reforms to a government job quota system

China singles out Danish, Dutch, Spanish firms in anti-dumping probe into EU pork

Nigeria to resume crude oil refining in August, industry authorities say

Getting Nigeria’s state-owned refineries up and running would end years of idleness

IMF should work with Kenya to account for public funds, says rights group

Human Rights Watch's statement is made as Kenya experiences fresh protests against the government

Costa Rica announces win against Canadian gold miner over cancelled concession

Infinito Gold cancelled gold concession in 2010 on environmental grounds

Chinese e-commerce companies popular in South Africa  

Chinese-linked e-commerce companies have gained a strong foothold in Africa’s biggest economy, but planned changes to how customs duties are applied aim to level the playing field