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Libya's eastern parliament approves new central bank board of directors
21st October 2024 The presidency of Libya's eastern-based parliament approved on Monday the appointment of a new board of directors of the central bank, after a new... →
Mozambique police clash with opposition protesters after disputed election
21st October 2024 Mozambique police on Monday fired teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party... →
Tanzania building grid interconnector with Zambia to help mitigate power crisis
21st October 2024 Tanzania is building a grid interconnector with Zambia to help assist in mitigating a drought-driven power crisis, Tanzania's deputy prime minister... →
Kenyan court blocks deputy president appointment hours after Ruto picks ally
18th October 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto chose Interior Minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy on Friday, but a court blocked his appointment until it... →
Putin says Brics will generate most of global economic growth
18th October 2024 The Brics group will generate most of the global economic growth in the coming years thanks to its size and relatively fast growth compared with... →
Mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected, health official says
18th October 2024 Congo needs to do more to raise awareness about mpox and the availability of vaccines, an official with the response team said on Thursday, warning... →
Kenya's Ruto nominates interior minister as new deputy president
18th October 2024 Kenya's President William Ruto has nominated interior minister Kithure Kindiki as his new deputy president, the parliament speaker said on Friday,... →
Tunisian MPs propose bill stripping central bank of exclusivity on interest rates, ending its independence
18th October 2024 Tunisia's central bank will no longer have the exclusive power to adjust interest rates or foreign exchange policy, and must only take such action... →
UN envoy proposes Western Sahara partition plan
17th October 2024 The United Nations envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has floated the idea of dividing the territory between Morocco and the Polisario... →
South Africa mulls tax rebates, subsidies to boost local EV industry
17th October 2024 South Africa is considering introducing tax rebates or subsidies for consumers to boost buying of electric vehicles, President Cyril Ramaphosa said... →
South Africa could lower inflation target at little cost, central bank governor says
17th October 2024 South Africa's central bank governor, Lesetja Kganyago, said on Thursday that the country could move to a lower inflation target at little cost.... →
Kenya deputy president is 'very sick' in hospital, lawyer says
17th October 2024 A lawyer representing Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in his impeachment hearing told the Senate on Thursday that the politician was... →
Nigeria rolls out new Oxford R21 malaria vaccine
17th October 2024 Nigeria launched a new malaria vaccine on Thursday that will be freely administered to recipients, its health minister said, marking a significant... →
Nigeria seeing positive results from fiscal reforms, World Bank says
17th October 2024 Nigeria is beginning to reap the benefits of significant policy reforms following a near fiscal crisis in 2020, but must stay the course, the World... →
Kenya's Senate to vote on removal of deputy president
17th October 2024 Kenya's Senate opened a second day of hearings on Thursday ahead of a vote on whether to remove Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua from office over... →
OECD-backed group calls for global pact to solve water crisis
17th October 2024 Countries need a new international pact to fix a mounting water crisis that could cut economic growth by at least 8% and put half the world's food... →
Kenya senate opens impeachment hearings against deputy president
16th October 2024 Kenya's senate began impeachment hearings against Kenya's deputy president on Wednesday, hours after a court said the proceedings were... →
Impeachment proceedings against Kenyan deputy president are constitutional, court says
16th October 2024 Impeachment proceedings against Kenya's deputy president are constitutional, a court said on Wednesday, clearing the way for the Senate to hold... →
Kenya moves 50 elephants to larger reserve to ease overcrowding
15th October 2024 Kenya is moving 50 elephants to a new home after overcrowding in the Mwea National Reserve has seen the creatures stray into nearby human... →
Saudi crown prince visits Cairo to discuss investment, Middle East crises
15th October 2024 Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is visiting Cairo on Tuesday to discuss trade and investment as well as the crises in Lebanon and... →
Nigeria's state transmission company restoring power after grid collapse
15th October 2024 The Transmission Company of Nigeria says it is working to restore power after blackouts engulfed the country following another collapse of the... →
UN refugee chief urges states to drop border controls even as displacement crises worsen
14th October 2024 The head of the UN refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measures... →
World Bank cuts 2024 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa over Sudan
14th October 2024 The World Bank said on Monday it had lowered its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year to 3% from 3.4%, mainly due to the... →
WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents
14th October 2024 The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group... →
Zimbabwe reports first two mpox cases of unspecified variant
14th October 2024 Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying which variant had been recorded. The... →
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65
14th October 2024 South Africa's former finance and labour minister and first Black central bank governor Tito Mboweni has died aged 65 following a brief illness,... →
Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya's health
11th October 2024 Cameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the interior ministry said, after... →
Kenya court refers deputy president's impeachment case to chief justice
11th October 2024 Kenya's high court ruled on Friday that a case challenging Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment should be referred to the Chief Justice... →
Egypt denies militia’s allegations of involvement in Sudan war
10th October 2024 Egypt denied accusations it carried out an airstrike on a paramilitary group battling Sudan’s army in the neighbouring country’s civil war. Rapid... →
Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election
10th October 2024 Vote counting was under way in Mozambique on Thursday after a peaceful national election that is widely expected to see the ruling Frelimo party... →
Head of Sudan's RSF accuses Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on group's troops
10th October 2024 The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, accused Egypt of being involved in airstrikes... →
Stigma adds to Burundi's challenges in mpox fight
9th October 2024 Eric Mbonigaba recovered from mpox after four weeks in hospital but the Burundian motorcycle taxi driver says he has since fallen victim to stigma... →
Kenya's senate to consider impeachment of deputy president
9th October 2024 Kenya's senate will next week debate whether to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, the senate speaker said on Wednesday, after the national... →
Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win
9th October 2024 Mozambique votes on Wednesday in a tense general election highly likely to deliver victory to the ruling party, Frelimo, which has governed the... →
Russia, Burkina Faso talk military cooperation
9th October 2024 Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and prime minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela, discussed in Moscow expanding... →
Kenya's deputy president vows to fight impeachment 'to the end'
8th October 2024 Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua vowed to fight impeachment proceedings to the end, ahead of a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday where he... →
Mozambique election winner faces tough financial squeeze
8th October 2024 Whoever wins Mozambique's presidential election on Wednesday will face an economy battered by worsening cyclones, insecurity, delays to planned gas... →
One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says
8th October 2024 A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been... →
Tunisian President Saied secures a second term with more than 90% of vote
8th October 2024 Preliminary results showed President Kais Saied won a second term in the Tunisian election with 90.69% of the vote, the electoral commission said... →
US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, GAO says
8th October 2024 A US congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced... →
Three accused in 'Farmgate' Ramaphosa break-in appear in South African court
7th October 2024 Three suspects appeared in a South African court on Monday accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa's... →
