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Debt burden threatens poor countries' development goals, UN official says
7th October 2024 The world's poorest countries are having to prioritize debt service over investments, United Nations Development Programme administrator Achim... →
Nigeria reports 359 cholera deaths in first nine months of year
7th October 2024 More than 350 people have died from cholera in Nigeria in the first nine months of this year, a 239% jump from the same period last year, data from... →
Tunisia's Saied moves toward landslide win in election
7th October 2024 Supporters of current Tunisian President Kais Saied began celebrations in the capital on Sunday night after an exit poll broadcast on state... →
IMF and Ghana reach staff-level deal on $3-billion loan programme review
4th October 2024 The International Monetary Fund and Ghanaian authorities have reached an agreement on a third review of the West African country's $3-billion loan... →
Zimbabwe compensates foreign and local farmers over land invasions
4th October 2024 The Zimbabwean government will this month pay an initial $20-million to foreign white and local Black farmers who lost land in farm invasions under... →
Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push
4th October 2024 Kenya's government has asked the International Monetary Fund to conduct an official assessment of corruption and governance issues, the IMF told... →
US, allies discuss 'urgent need' to finalise plans for new African Union mission in Somalia
4th October 2024 The United States and four other countries discussed the need to finalise plans for the new African Union stabilisation and support mission in... →
Gilead to donate remdesivir for emergency use against Marburg disease in Rwanda
4th October 2024 Gilead Sciences said on Thursday it would donate about 5 000 vials of its antiviral drug remdesivir to the Rwanda Medical Supply for emergency use... →
Kenya's deputy president asks court to halt his impeachment, local media report
3rd October 2024 Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday filed a petition to a court in Nairobi seeking to halt an impeachment process launched... →
South Sudan president dismisses long-serving security chief
3rd October 2024 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed the country's long-serving intelligence chief, replacing him with a close ally, State broadcaster... →
Egypt's GDP growth slows to 2.4% for 2023/24 year, says planning ministry
3rd October 2024 Egypt’s GDP growth rate was 2.4% in the fourth quarter of the 2023/24 year, bringing the annual growth rate to 2.4%, down from 3.8% a year earlier,... →
South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy, says minister
3rd October 2024 South Africa is introducing reforms to its strict visa regime to bring in more skilled workers and tourists, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber... →
South Africa business activity accelerates in Sept as inflation eases, S&P PMI shows
3rd October 2024 South Africa's private sector saw an uptick in growth in September, driven by a rise in business activity and a significant cooling of inflationary... →
Rwanda set to start trials of vaccine for Marburg viral disease
3rd October 2024 Rwanda is poised to start vaccine and therapeutic clinical trials to treat Marburg disease, Yvan Butera, the assistant health minister, said on... →
Zimbabwe's president vows to implement measures to stop currency slide
2nd October 2024 Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday vowed to implement corrective measures to protect people's incomes after the country's new... →
Ghana inflation rises in September as food prices surge
2nd October 2024 Ghana's consumer inflation rose in September after slowing for five consecutive months, driven by an increase in food prices, the statistics... →
Kenya's central bank should start cutting lending rate, finance minister says
2nd October 2024 Kenya's central bank rate should start lowering its lending rate due to falling inflation in recent months, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on... →
South African rand softens, global markets focus on Middle East tensions
2nd October 2024 The South African rand weakened slightly against a stable dollar in early trade on Wednesday, as markets worried about rising tensions in the... →
Libya preparing to restart oil output as central bank crisis eases
1st October 2024 Libya was preparing to restart oil production that has been shut since late of August after an agreement on a new head of the central bank was... →
Western nations urge Kenya to seek IMF review of corruption issues, sources say
1st October 2024 Major shareholders at the International Monetary Fund are urging Kenya to request an IMF assessment of corruption and governance issues as part of... →
Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets
30th September 2024 Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos on Monday lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to £580-million of her assets as part a lawsuit at... →
AfDB offers Morocco's Bank of Africa €70-million in support of African trade
30th September 2024 The African Development Bank said on Monday it approved financing worth €70-million for Moroccan lender Bank of Africa to promote access to trade... →
Kenya lawmakers plan impeachment move against deputy president, majority leader says
30th September 2024 Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining the government,... →
Ghana central bank cuts prime interest as inflation outlook improves
27th September 2024 Ghana's central bank on Friday slashed its main interest rate by 200 basis points to 27%, its first rate cut since January, as inflation continues... →
Uganda to cut spending, domestic borrowing in 2025/26, finance ministry says
27th September 2024 Uganda's government plans to cut spending by just over a fifth and domestic borrowing by just over a half in the 2025/26 (July-June) fiscal year,... →
Tunisia assembly votes on electoral bill nine days before poll, opposition calls protest
27th September 2024 Tunisia's parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition... →
Libya's rival legislative bodies agree to end central bank crisis
26th September 2024 Representatives of Libya's rival eastern and western legislative bodies signed an agreement on Thursday to end a crisis over leadership of the... →
Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just sixth of climate aid
26th September 2024 South Africa's donor-funded climate programme has spent just over a sixth of its allotted $11.6-billion, with a focus on expanding the power grid... →
South Africa's FDI inflows slow in second quarter, central bank says
26th September 2024 South Africa recorded foreign direct investment inflows of R16.6-billion in the second quarter of 2024, down from R24.4-billion rand in the first... →
Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital
26th September 2024 Sudan's army launched artillery and air strikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its... →
Conflict drives surge in maternal deaths in Sudan's South Darfur, MSF says
25th September 2024 Pregnant women, mothers and newborn babies are dying at a shocking rate in Sudan's South Darfur region and thousands of malnourished children are... →
Kenyan police in plainclothes fired on Nairobi protesters, Amnesty says
25th September 2024 Kenyan police out of uniform and with no official identification fired live rounds at demonstrators at the country's parliament complex in Nairobi... →
China bond market opening offers no panacea to debt-laden African states
25th September 2024 Plans by African governments to raise money on China's domestic debt markets via so-called panda bonds could be undone by their heavy debt loads... →
Biden to travel to Germany, Angola next month
25th September 2024 US President Joe Biden will travel to Germany and Angola October 10-15, the White House said on Tuesday, in what will be his first visit to Africa... →
Almost 30 000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
23rd September 2024 Nearly 30 000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run... →
Tanzania arrests opposition leaders to thwart protest
23rd September 2024 Tanzanian police arrested two opposition leaders again on Monday, their party and police said, to stop anti-government protests in the commercial... →
South Africa seeks to reform faltering Black empowerment system
23rd September 2024 The head of South Africa's flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve... →
Tanzanian police block access to opposition party leaders' homes
23rd September 2024 Police blocked access to the homes of two opposition leaders in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, their party said, ahead of... →
Ghana's electoral commission approves 13 candidates to run for president
20th September 2024 Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and ex-president John Dramani Mahama are among 13 candidates approved for the 2024 presidential poll, the... →
Fighting mpox stigma key to ending Burundi outbreak quickly, UNICEF says
20th September 2024 It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a UN health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst... →
South African rand cools after strong gains in data-filled week
20th September 2024 The South African rand softened in early trade on Friday, cooling off after strong gains in a week that saw interest rate cuts by both the US... →
