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Sudan parallel government offers route to diplomatic leverage and arms for RSF
28th February 2025 A parallel government being set up by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces aims to grab diplomatic legitimacy from its army-led rival and ease access to... →
Namibia's top court dismisses opposition election challenge
28th February 2025 Namibia's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a challenge against last year's presidential election brought by opposition parties, clearing the way... →
G20 finance meeting ends without consensus or communique
28th February 2025 South Africa voiced dismay on Thursday that Group of 20 talks it hosted on global economic issues ended without consensus, after top officials from... →
Gunfire breaks up Congo rebel leader's rally in Bukavu, residents say
27th February 2025 Crowds fled as gunfire rang out at a rally held by the leader of the M23 rebel group, Corneille Nangaa, in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern... →
Ethiopia's PM Abiy visits Somalia for discussions with President Mohamud
27th February 2025 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday to hold discussions with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud,... →
Egypt wants to move State-owned enterprises to its sovereign wealth fund, minister says
26th February 2025 Egypt aims to move State-owned enterprises to be managed by the country's sovereign wealth fund, to maximise the return on State assets, Investment... →
Rwanda sanctions will undermine push for Congo peace talks, proscribed minister says
26th February 2025 International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who have made lightning... →
Absences and disputes mar G20 finance chiefs' talks
26th February 2025 A number of finance ministers skipped a gathering of the Group of 20 top economies in South Africa on Wednesday, and other top officials curtailed... →
South Africa's inflation rises less than expected in January
26th February 2025 South African inflation edged up in January in the first release since the statistics agency updated its consumer price basket, but the headline... →
G20 finance ministers, central bankers to meet amid fractious geopolitics
26th February 2025 Finance ministers and central bankers from the G20 top economies gather in South Africa on Wednesday and Thursday, for a meeting marred by the... →
UK to pause bilateral aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
25th February 2025 Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali over its role in the conflict... →
Low savings, shallow markets stymie African leaders' push to mobilise local cash
25th February 2025 African leaders' push to mobilise domestic sources of cash to help fund billions in sovereign borrowing will face slow progress until low savings... →
Reserve Bank governor says trade and tax policies pose inflation risks
25th February 2025 Global trade tensions and a potential value-added tax hike in South Africa could derail two years of slowing inflation, the country's central bank... →
Debt crisis hits new highs in developing nations, relief deal needed, says UN
25th February 2025 The debt crisis facing the world's poorest economies is reaching new highs and debt servicing is eating up a growing share of revenues at the... →
Egypt rejects displacement of Palestinians, threats to countries' national security
25th February 2025 Egypt rejects proposals to displace the Palestinian people in order to not "liquidate" the Palestinian cause and to avoid threatening the national... →
Russia will not return to the G7, German finance minister says
25th February 2025 Russia will not be readmitted into the Group of Seven nations as US President Donald Trump has requested, German Finance Minister Joerg Kukies told... →
MSF pulls out of famine-stricken camp in Sudan's Darfur due to heavy fighting
24th February 2025 Medical charity MSF has been forced to suspend its activities in a famine-stricken camp in Sudan's North Darfur because of heavy fighting in the... →
7 000 killed since January in fighting in DRC, says Congo prime minister
24th February 2025 Some 7 000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level... →
Ugandan opposition politician charged with treason
21st February 2025 A Ugandan magistrates' court charged detained opposition politician Kizza Besigye with treason on Friday, rejecting his lawyer's pleas that he be... →
Nigeria's central bank keeps main interest rate unchanged
20th February 2025 Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 27.50%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Thursday. The decision follows six rate... →
Niger commission recommends 5-year transition to democratic rule, state TV reports
20th February 2025 A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following discussions with national... →
Botswana central bank holds key rate with inflation seen within target
20th February 2025 Botswana's central bank left its main lending rate unchanged on Thursday at its first monetary policy meeting of the year, saying inflation was... →
G20 foreign ministers gather amid tensions over trade, Ukraine
20th February 2025 Foreign ministers from the G20 top economies were to meet in South Africa on Thursday and Friday, amid tensions between members over the Ukraine... →
US Treasury's Bessent to skip G20 meeting in South Africa, sources say
19th February 2025 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip next week's meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major... →
Nigeria seeks $81.5bn in economic losses, back tax from Binance
19th February 2025 Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance, seeking to compel the company to pay $79.5-billion for economic losses caused... →
South African budget postponed over lack of agreement, Parliament says
19th February 2025 South Africa's national budget, which was meant to be tabled on Wednesday, has been postponed until further notice because of a lack of agreement,... →
Egypt says Gaza should be rebuilt without displacing Palestinians
19th February 2025 Egypt's president called on the international community on Wednesday to adopt a plan to rebuild war-torn Gaza without displacing Palestinians,... →
South Africa's white farmers would be among victims if Trump ends growth bill
19th February 2025 Donald Trump's axing of aid to South Africa, in response to land reform policies he says will harm its white minority, has raised fears a trade... →
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
19th February 2025 As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's... →
Uganda discharges all eight Ebola patients, health minister says
19th February 2025 Uganda has discharged eight people after they recovered from Ebola although at least 265 contacts remain under quarantine, its health minister... →
Commonwealth urges Uganda to release detained opposition politician
18th February 2025 The Commonwealth called on Tuesday for Uganda, a member of the 56-nation group, to release opposition politician Kizza Besigye, saying his... →
African leaders approve creation of $20bn financial stability fund
18th February 2025 African leaders have approved the establishment of a $20-billion continental financial stability fund, the African Development Bank said, a move... →
Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as aid needs grow
18th February 2025 Boat traffic returned to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Kivu on Tuesday as ports re-opened in two cities which have fallen to M23... →
Nigeria inflation at 24.48% y/y in January after rebasing
18th February 2025 Nigerian inflation was at 24.48% in annual terms in January, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, a sharply lower figure than the last release... →
South Africa's unemployment rate falls slightly to 31.9% in fourth quarter
18th February 2025 South Africa's official unemployment rate fell slightly in the fourth quarter of last year, helped by job gains in the finance and manufacturing... →
Trump's aid cuts stop South African HIV vaccine trials in their tracks
18th February 2025 South African lab technician Nozipho Mlotshwa was waiting for the test results for a potential HIV vaccine, which has eluded scientists for... →
South Africa says US has not responded to attempts to engage after Trump order
17th February 2025 Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola told Reuters on Monday that the United States had not responded to attempts to... →
UN seeks $6-billion to ease 'appalling' suffering in Sudan
17th February 2025 The United Nations said on Monday it is seeking $6-billion for Sudan this year from international donors to help ease suffering in what it called... →
South Africa open to nuclear project bids from Russia or Iran, minister says
17th February 2025 South Africa could turn to Russia or Iran to expand its civilian nuclear power capacity, a senior government minister said, a stance analysts say... →
M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu as Congo president seeks support abroad
14th February 2025 Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of the strategic Kavumu airport that serves Bukavu, the... →
AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
14th February 2025 Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels advance and Rwanda's... →
