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Ethiopia PM rules out war with Eritrea over sea access
20th March 2025 Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Thursday that his government would not seek conflict with longtime foe Eritrea over access to the Red... →
Sudan army close to taking control of Presidential Palace from RSF, state TV says
20th March 2025 Sudan's army is close to taking control of the Presidential Palace in Khartoum from the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, state TV reported on... →
Rwanda's economy grew 8.9% in 2024, stats office says
19th March 2025 Rwanda's economy grew 8.9% in 2024 compared with 8.2% the previous year, the country's statistics office said on Wednesday, driven by good... →
Rebels' battlefield advantage in east Congo complicates push for talks
19th March 2025 For years, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo demanded direct negotiations with Congolese authorities. Battlefield... →
Medics struggle to revive Sudan's hungry with trickle of aid supplies
19th March 2025 In a nutrition ward at a hospital in Sudan's war-stricken capital, gaunt mothers lie next to even thinner toddlers with wide, sunken eyes. The... →
South Africa consumer inflation at 3.2% y/y in February
19th March 2025 South Africa's headline consumer inflation remained at 3.2% year on year in February, unchanged from the month before, data from the statistics... →
South Sudan party partially withdraws from peace process
18th March 2025 A major party in South Sudan's coalition government said on Tuesday it had suspended its role in a key element of a 2018 peace deal as relations... →
Somalia appoints new defence minister in cabinet reshuffle
18th March 2025 Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre replaced his defence minister with the Minister of Commerce and Industry Jibril Abdirashid Hajion Monday... →
Moody's expects South Africa's coalition government to reach budget compromise
18th March 2025 Ratings agency Moody's expects South Africa's coalition government to reach a compromise that allows the country's deadlocked budget to pass with... →
US says South African ambassador's remarks were 'unacceptable'
18th March 2025 Remarks by South Africa's ambassador to the United States about President Donald Trump were "unacceptable," a State Department spokesperson told... →
Congo says it will join peace talks with Rwanda-backed rebels on Tuesday
17th March 2025 The Democratic Republic of Congo (RC) will send a delegation to Angola on Tuesday for talks aiming to resolve a spiralling conflict against... →
US expels South Africa's ambassador, calling him 'race-baiting' Trump hater
17th March 2025 The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, calling the envoy a "race-baiting politician" who hates... →
IMF has received a formal request for a new Kenya financing programme
17th March 2025 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has received a formal request for a new programme from Kenyan authorities and will engage with them going... →
Embattled Congo president considers sitting down with M23 rebels
14th March 2025 Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has long ruled out dialogue with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels rampaging through eastern... →
Somaliland says no talks with anyone to resettle Palestinians from Gaza
14th March 2025 Somaliland has not received any proposal from the United States or Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the foreign minister of Somalia's... →
Fitch thinks S Africa will struggle to stabilise debt as projected in budget
14th March 2025 Fitch ratings agency said on Friday that it thought South Africa's government would struggle to stabilise debt as projected in this week's revised... →
EU to sanction nine people over Congo violence, diplomats say
14th March 2025 The European Union is expected to sanction nine individuals in connection with violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, two EU diplomats said... →
EU pledges 4.7bn euros to South Africa as Trump brings them closer
14th March 2025 European Union leaders announced a 4.7-billion euro ($5.10-billion) investment package during a visit to South Africa on Thursday, at a time when... →
US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza, AP reports
14th March 2025 The US and Israel have contacted officials of three East African countries to discuss using their territories for resettling Palestinians from... →
Global displacement to rise by 6.7m people by end of next year, aid group says
14th March 2025 Some 6.7-million additional people are expected to be newly displaced around the world by the end of next year, the Danish Refugee Council said on... →
Sudan's warring parties fuelling world's 'most devastating' aid crisis, say aid officials
14th March 2025 The conflict in Sudan has created the "largest and the most devastating humanitarian crisis in the world" as the warring parties lay siege to towns... →
Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn
13th March 2025 Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned,... →
Congo weighs attending Angola-hosted talks with M23, sources say
13th March 2025 Democratic Republic of Congo is considering sending representatives to peace talks that Angola plans to host next week which would mark its first... →
Southern African bloc to withdraw troops from Congo in phases
13th March 2025 The Southern African Development Community said on Thursday that a summit of regional heads of state had terminated the mandate of its troop... →
EIB reviews financing for $760m hydro project over DRC war
13th March 2025 The European Investment Bank (EIB) is holding off on decisions to finance the $760-million Ruzizi III hydropower plant in Central Africa, due to... →
Budget may be tweaked further, Godongwana says
13th March 2025 South Africa's budget may be tweaked further as more talks between political parties will try to overcome differences over a contentious plan to... →
South Africa to remove luxury duty on lower value smartphones
12th March 2025 South Africa's government has proposed to remove the luxury excise duty on smartphones worth below R2 500 from April 1 to support digital adoption... →
Dollar struggles to lift off lows as global trade war ramps up
12th March 2025 The dollar struggled to lift off a five-month low against other major currencies on Wednesday, as traders digested tit-for-tat US-EU tariffs and a... →
Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns
12th March 2025 The weather in some of the world's most densely populated cities is swinging from droughts to floods and back again as rising temperatures play... →
Angola will attempt to broker direct talks between Congo and M23, presidency says
12th March 2025 Angola said on Tuesday it would attempt to broker direct talks between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the... →
Kenya HIV patients live in fear as US aid freeze strands drugs in warehouse
11th March 2025 The health clinic where Alice Okwirry collects her HIV medication in Kenya's capital Nairobi has been rationing supplies of antiretrovirals to... →
Uganda says special forces deploy in South Sudan capital amid tensions
11th March 2025 Uganda's military chief said Tuesday his country had deployed special forces in South Sudan's capital Juba to "secure it" as tensions between... →
Congo ex-president Kabila's allies questioned by military prosecutor
11th March 2025 Officials from the party of Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC's) former President Joseph Kabila appeared before a military prosecutor on Monday... →
Nigeria strikes $200m deal to power rural areas with renewable mini grids
11th March 2025 Nigeria has agreed to $200-million deal with WeLight, a pan-African Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) company to deploy hundreds of renewable mini... →
JPMorgan downgrades South African equities on economic slowdown concerns
11th March 2025 JP Morgan on Tuesday downgraded South African equities to "neutral" from "overweight," citing concerns over an economic slowdown and the... →
Congo ex-president Kabila's allies to be questioned by military prosecutor
10th March 2025 Officials from the party of Democratic Republic of Congo's former President Joseph Kabila have been invited to appear before a military prosecutor... →
Nigeria's anti-graft agency recovers nearly $500m in one year
10th March 2025 Nigeria's economic crimes commission said it recovered nearly $500-million in proceeds of crime last year and secured more than 4 000 criminal... →
Congo refugees pour into Burundi, conditions dire, says UN
7th March 2025 Conflict in Congo has sent 63 000 refugees fleeing to neighbouring Burundi in its largest such influx in decades, with conditions dire at a crammed... →
South Sudan security forces release peacebuilding minister, vice presidency says
7th March 2025 South Sudanese forces loyal to President Salva Kiir have released the peacebuilding minister, a key ally of First Vice President Riek Machar, a... →
South Africa records 16% drop in rhino poaching last year
7th March 2025 South Africa recorded a roughly 16% drop in rhino poaching last year, with 420 animals killed for their horns versus 499 the previous year, the... →
South African health agency calls for coal-fired power station phase-out
7th March 2025 An influential South African government agency recommended the country phase out coal-fired power stations on Thursday as it published a ten-year... →
