Nigeria

An irrigation system running renewable energy developed by a Bulgarian company sparked interest from Qatar, Nigeria and Ethiopia.

A prototype of the system has already been installed and is functioning in the southeastern village of Polyana, Yambol district, where the technology services a farm of 50 decares, according to reports of Capital daily.

Nigeria outpaced South Africa as the largest economy on the continent, fresh data by the country's statistics institute show.

Its GDP was NGN (naira) 80.22 trillion or USD 509 B in 2013 and registered a strong, 7.41-percent growth, according to the head of the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics, Yemi Kale.

Milwaukee Bucks rookie forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has managed to enthrall National Basketball Association fans and coaches this season despite playing on the league's worst team.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic has appointed Jovan Maric as ambassador to Nigeria.

The order to appoint Maric was published in the latest issue of the Official Gazette.

Jovan Maric, 73, is a psychiatrist, professor of the Faculty of Medicine and head of the day clinic of the Institute of Psychiatry in Belgrade.