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International peace guarantors criticise South Sudan election postponement
19th September 2024 International guarantors of South Sudan's peace process said the transitional government's postponement of elections due in December was... →
SARB joins easing club with 25 basis point rate cut
19th September 2024 South Africa's central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than four years on Thursday, as it said it saw inflation staying... →
Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on
19th September 2024 Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe's new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk... →
Sudan's warring parties say they are open for peaceful solutions
19th September 2024 Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they are open for peaceful solutions to a war that has been ongoing for more than 17... →
Blinken warns against further Middle East escalation after Lebanon blasts
18th September 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned against the risk of escalation in the Middle East after the detonation of thousands of... →
Ghana's economy surges 6.9% in Q2 2024, fastest in five years
18th September 2024 Ghana's economy grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, the fastest rate in five years, boosted by expansion in several key... →
Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
18th September 2024 Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll irregularities, demanding... →
Gavi to buy 500 000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic
18th September 2024 The global vaccine group Gavi will buy 500 000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, its first purchase of the shot to help battle an outbreak... →
South African inflation falls more than expected, sets stage for rate cut
18th September 2024 South Africa's inflation rate fell more than expected last month to its lowest since April 2021, data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing expectations... →
In Egypt, Blinken to discuss bilateral ties and Gaza ceasefire
18th September 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and strengthen ties with Egypt when he visits Cairo on... →
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought
17th September 2024 Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on... →
S Africa consumer confidence recovers to pre-pandemic levels, survey shows
17th September 2024 South Africa's consumer confidence recovered further in the third quarter to its best since 2019, helped by improved willingness to spend and hopes... →
Kenya forecasts budget deficit will fall to 3.5% of GDP next fiscal year
17th September 2024 Kenya's finance ministry forecasts a fall in the budget deficit to 3.5% of gross domestic product in the 2025/26 fiscal year that starts next July,... →
COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals
17th September 2024 Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped... →
Nigerian inflation falls for second straight month in August
16th September 2024 Nigeria's headline consumer inflation fell for the second month in a row in August, to 32.15% year-on-year from 33.40% in July, data from its... →
Kenya begins national debt audit, finance minister says
16th September 2024 Kenya's auditor general has started to examine the country's debt to ascertain the amounts owed to various creditors, Finance Minister John Mbadi... →
WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as first shot against mpox
13th September 2024 The World Health Organization said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as the first shot against mpox. The approval, known as a... →
IMF staff in Kenya for fact-finding mission after protests
13th September 2024 team of staff from the International Monetary Fund is visiting Kenya on a fact-finding trip, the IMF said late on Thursday, part of efforts to... →
Nigerian communities seek $310-million from Shell, want asset sale stopped
13th September 2024 Nigerian communities are claiming 505-billion naira in damages from Shell, which they accuse of breaching an existing court order by striking a... →
Libya still cut off from foreign banks, ousted central banker says
13th September 2024 Libya's central bank, at the centre of a weeks-long crisis that has slashed oil output, remains cut off from the international financial system,... →
South Africa to cut rates on Sept 19 for first time since Covid-19 response – Reuters poll
12th September 2024 The South African Reserve Bank will cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 8.00% at its September 19 meeting as slowing inflation opens the door... →
Bavarian Nordic sees potential to ramp up mpox vaccine capacity
12th September 2024 Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday it could supply 13-million doses of its mpox vaccine by the end of 2025, up from a previous forecast of 10-million... →
Guinea Bissau President Embalo says he will not run for a second term
12th September 2024 Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Cissoko Embalo said on Thursday he would not run for a second term in elections in November. Embalo, 51, was... →
South African inflation expectations fall again in Q3
12th September 2024 South African analysts, business people and trade unions further lowered their inflation expectations in the third quarter of this year, bringing... →
US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
12th September 2024 The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small... →
South Africans pull R4.1bn from pension funds in 10 days since reform took effect
12th September 2024 South Africans asked to withdraw R4.1-billion from their pension funds in the first ten days after a reform took effect on September 1 allowing... →
Uganda say it will offer new oil exploration licences next fiscal year
11th September 2024 Uganda plans to issue new oil and gas exploration licences in the 2025/2026 (July-June) fiscal year to help boost investments in the sector and... →
Egypt inflation unexpectedly quickens to 26.2% in August
10th September 2024 Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation rate unexpectedly accelerated to 26.2% in August from 25.7% in July, data from statistics agency... →
Kenya asks public for help with new legislation after protests
9th September 2024 Kenya's finance ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister... →
Algeria declares President Tebboune election winner with 95% of vote
9th September 2024 Algerian authorities declared President Abdulmadjid Tebboune the overwhelming winner of Saturday's election on Sunday, but a rival candidate... →
Kenya suffers second major blackout in a week, 70% of power restored
6th September 2024 Kenya suffered its second major blackout in a week on Friday, although electricity was restored to 70% of customers by late afternoon, national... →
Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel still detained, campaign team says
6th September 2024 Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was still in detention on Friday despite being released for a few hours a day earlier, his campaign... →
World Bank, French Development Agency give Uganda aid of over $600-million
6th September 2024 The World Bank and French Development Agency have given Uganda more than $600-million to fund infrastructure development and manage waste in the... →
UN mission suspects war crimes in Sudan, calls for peacekeeping force
6th September 2024 Both sides in Sudan's civil war have committed abuses on a large scale which may amount to war crimes or crimes against humanity, a UN-mandated... →
Climate change costs Africa up to 5% of GDP, UN climate head says
5th September 2024 The impact of global warming is costing African nations up to 5% of their economic output, the United Nations climate chief said on Thursday,... →
Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses
5th September 2024 Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that... →
South Africa's current account deficit narrows again in second quarter
5th September 2024 South Africa's current account deficit narrowed in the second quarter, to 0.9% of gross domestic product from 1.5% of GDP in the first quarter,... →
UN chief warns Africa's inadequate access to debt relief is recipe for social unrest
5th September 2024 African countries' inadequate access to debt relief and scarce resources is a recipe for social unrest, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio... →
China offers Africa $51-billion in fresh funding, promises a million jobs
5th September 2024 President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to step up China's support to the world's fastest-growing continent with funding of nearly $51-billion,... →
Tunisian public prosecutor orders detention of presidential candidate Zammel
4th September 2024 Tunisia's public prosecutor on Wednesday ordered the detention of presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel pending trial, the latest move in what... →
Egypt's Sisi in Turkey in first visit for 12 years as relations thaw
4th September 2024 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Ankara on Wednesday for talks with Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan, the first such... →
