Despite the difficulties of the global banking sector, banks in the Middle East and North Africa remained resilient, according to a latest report by Forbes.

Nigeria, through its National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) program invests around US$12.5 billion to secure a 50% stake in theNigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project valued at US$25 billion.

For this year FLY Angola is planning new regional flight services from the city of Bangui, Central African Republic (RCA), to various countries on the African continent.

The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency of Central Africa (CEREEAC), inaugurated in Luanda, capital of Angola, will be managed, over the next five years, with a budget of nine million Euros, guaranteeing low-cost consumption, according to the Angolan Minister of Energy and Water, João Baptista Borges.

Angola is available to help its neighbor Namibia in the exploration of diamonds and uranium from the sea, according to the Angolan Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Pedro de Azevedo.

The underperformance of Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt and other major African economies is slowing the continent's economic growth, according to the World Bank.