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Namibia holds key rate, citing South Africa's new inflation target
3rd December 2025 Namibia's central bank left its main lending rate unchanged at 6.50% on Wednesday, saying neighbouring South Africa's decision to lower its... →
Guinea-Bissau election commission says cannot conclude presidential election process
2nd December 2025 Guinea-Bissau's electoral commission said on Tuesday it is unable to finalise the November 23 presidential election after armed men seized ballots... →
Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it took control of strategic West Kordofan town
2nd December 2025 Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said on Monday that it seized full control of Babanusa, a transport junction in the country's... →
Namibia's President appoints new mines, energy and industry Minister
2nd December 2025 Namibia's President on Tuesday appointed Modestus Amutse as the Southern African country's new Minister of Mines, Energy and Industry. Amutse's... →
Nigeria offers protection to Guinea-Bissau opposition candidate Dias
2nd December 2025 Nigeria has offered Guinea-Bissau's opposition presidential candidate Fernando Dias protection at its embassy in the capital Bissau following a... →
Ebola outbreak in Congo declared over by health officials
1st December 2025 An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now over, Congolese health officials announced on Monday, after the country went 42... →
People fleeing violence in Sudan find little aid at Chad border
1st December 2025 At a transit camp here on the Chad-Sudan border, Najwa Isa Adam, 32, hands out bowls of pasta and meat to orphaned Sudanese children from... →
Cameroonian opposition figure Ekane dies in detention, lawyer says
1st December 2025 Cameroonian opposition leader Anicet Ekane, who supported a bid for president by a rival to the country's long-serving leader in October, died in... →
Guinea-Bissau military rulers ban protests ahead of ECOWAS visit
1st December 2025 Guinea-Bissau's military rulers have banned protests and strikes as they tighten control ahead of a high-level visit by West Africa's ECOWAS bloc... →
Ramaphosa dismisses Trump’s threat to bar South Africa from 2026 G20 summit
1st December 2025 South African President Cyril Ramaphosa dismissed on Sunday US President Donald Trump's threat to exclude Pretoria from next year's G20 summit,... →
Zuma's daughter quits as MP over Russia recruitment allegations
28th November 2025 Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma, has resigned from Parliament amid allegations that she lured 17... →
Senegal says IMF concerned over 'very large amount' of liquidity needs
28th November 2025 The International Monetary Fund has concerns over Senegal's liquidity needs, the country's finance minister said on Friday. Senegal is in talks... →
Senegal prime minister calls Guinea-Bissau coup a 'sham'
28th November 2025 Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday said this week's coup in neighbouring Guinea-Bissau was a sham and demanded its disrupted... →
Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders
28th November 2025 A Tunisian appeals court on Friday handed jail terms of up to 45 years to opposition leaders, businessmen and lawyers, a court document showed, in... →
South African rand softens amid key local monthly data releases
28th November 2025 The South African rand softened in early trade on Friday with investors eyeing the release of monthly economic data from the central bank, revenue... →
Nigeria’s Tinubu declares security emergency, orders mass recruitment of police and army
27th November 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered the army and police to recruit thousands of... →
Tunisia frees prominent lawyer Sonia Dahmani, a critic of the president
27th November 2025 Tunisia released on Thursday prominent lawyer and human-rights advocate Sonia Dahmani, a vocal critic of President Kais Saied, after she spent a... →
General sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional president, army statement says
27th November 2025 General Horta Nta Na Man was sworn in as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau on Thursday, an army statement said, one day after army... →
South Africa producer inflation rises to 2.9% y/y in October
27th November 2025 South Africa's producer inflation was at 2.9% year on year in October, up from 2.3% in September, statistics agency data showed on Thursday. The... →
Elephant dung DNA reveals hidden forest populations, study shows
27th November 2025 There are thousands more endangered African forest elephants than previously thought, thanks to a new counting method using the DNA extracted from... →
Trump says South Africa won't get 2026 G20 invite, South Africa calls it punitive
27th November 2025 Donald Trump said South Africa will not be invited to take part in next year's G20 summit in Florida after Washington boycotted the leaders' summit... →
Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
27th November 2025 A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from... →
US group sues Apple over Congo conflict minerals
27th November 2025 A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the... →
Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau
27th November 2025 A group of army officers said they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau on Wednesday, a day before the planned announcement of results from... →
West Africa bloc, African Union observers voice concern over Guinea-Bissau coup
27th November 2025 West Africa's ECOWAS and African Union observers on Wednesday expressed concern over the military takeover in Guinea-Bissau and the arrests of... →
Trump says South Africa won't get 2026 G20 invite, South Africa calls it punitive
26th November 2025 Donald Trump said South Africa will not be invited to take part in next year's G20 summit in Florida after Washington boycotted the leaders' summit... →
Ethiopia says death toll from Marburg virus outbreak rises to 6
26th November 2025 The death toll from a Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia has risen to six, state-run news agency reported on Wednesday. Ethiopia first confirmed... →
Senegal announces improved debt figure with rebased GDP
26th November 2025 Senegal has announced a recalculated gross domestic product resulting in improved debt metrics, a move the finance ministry has described as an... →
South African rand strengthens as downbeat US data weakens dollar
26th November 2025 The South African rand strengthened on Wednesday after muted US economic data bolstered expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve... →
Tunisia summons EU ambassador to protest union meeting
26th November 2025 Tunisian President Kais Saied summoned the EU ambassador to protest what he called a diplomatic breach after the EU official met the head of a... →
Neither of Sudan's warring factions has accepted truce plan, Trump adviser says
26th November 2025 The United States has presented Sudan's warring parties with a proposal for a truce but neither side has formally accepted it, US envoy Massad... →
Nigeria's central bank holds benchmark rate at 27%
25th November 2025 Nigeria's central bank kept unchanged its Monetary Policy Rate at 27%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Tuesday, as double-digit inflation... →
Sudan's warring factions have not yet accepted peace plan, Trump advisor says
25th November 2025 The United States presented the warring Sudanese army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces with a strong text for a peace plan but neither side... →
ICC prosecutors say suspected Central African Republic militia leader oversaw prison abuse
25th November 2025 Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court told judges on Tuesday that a suspected Seleka militia leader in the Central African Republic had... →
Sudan's RSF paramilitary says it will enter into ceasefire
25th November 2025 The head of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces said late on Monday that his paramilitaries would immediately enter into a three-month humanitarian truce,... →
Nigeria faces record hunger amid insurgent attacks, aid cuts
25th November 2025 A surge in militant attacks and instability in northern Nigeria is driving hunger to record levels, the UN World Food Programme runs out of... →
Gambia takes in Cameroon opposition leader after election-linked protests
24th November 2025 Gambia said it was temporarily hosting Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary on humanitarian grounds following a contested... →
South Africa's G20 debt focus to be tested as US takes the chair
24th November 2025 The G20's leadership is heading away from the Global South just as debt problems in poorer countries threaten to flare again, testing whether the... →
Gavi, Unicef sign deal to cut malaria vaccine price
24th November 2025 Global vaccine alliance Gavi and its partner Unicef will pay 25% less for a new malaria vaccine made by the Serum Institute of India within roughly... →
South Africa judges G20 summit a triumph of multilateralism despite US no-show
24th November 2025 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday that the declaration from this weekend's Group of 20 summit reflected a "renewed commitment... →
World Bank lifts Kenya's growth forecast on construction sector optimism
24th November 2025 The World Bank lifted Kenya's economic growth forecast for this year to almost 5% on Monday, citing a pick up in the construction sector in East... →
