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Nigeria inflation rises for fourth month in a row in December
15th January 2025 Nigeria's inflation rate rose for the fourth straight month in December, advancing to 34.80% in annual terms from 34.60% in November, data from the... →
Mozambique's Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election
15th January 2025 Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of... →
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine
15th January 2025 At least 78 illegal miners have been pulled out dead from a South African mine where police blocked food and water supplies for months in what... →
South Africa accused of 'horrific' crackdown as 78 corpses pulled from besieged mine
15th January 2025 At least 78 dead bodies have been pulled from an illegal gold mine in South Africa where police cut off food and water supplies for months, in what... →
Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results
15th January 2025 The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either... →
Rains force South Africa to close border crossing with Botswana
15th January 2025 South Africa has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding, the country's border authority said.... →
Body count from South African mine siege rises to 60
15th January 2025 South African authorities have pulled at least 60 bodies from the Stilfontein gold mine over two days, police said late on Tuesday. Police began... →
Suspected outbreak of Marburg virus kills eight in Tanzania, WHO says
15th January 2025 A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus in northwest Tanzania has infected nine people, killing eight of them, the World Health Organization has... →
UN Libya mission alarmed by reported torture footage in detention facility
15th January 2025 The UN Libya mission expressed on Tuesday its alarm over what it said was footage circulating on social media featuring "brutal torture and... →
South Africa’s economy set to escape a decade of growth inertia
14th January 2025 South Africa’s economy is set to forge an upward path this year after misfiring for more than a decade, boosted by steps to address growth... →
Footage shows trapped miners, dead bodies underground after South Africa raid
14th January 2025 At least 400 illegal miners remained trapped underground in South Africa two months after a police raid, a group working on behalf of the miners... →
Nigeria's air force investigates civilian deaths after air strike
13th January 2025 Nigeria's air force said it was investigating reports of civilian casualties during a weekend air strike that targeted armed gangs in the... →
Tanzanian activist released after being 'kidnapped' in Kenya's capital
13th January 2025 A prominent Tanzanian activist has been released after being "kidnapped" on Sunday by three armed men on the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi,... →
Nigeria, US sign deal to return $52.88m in assets forfeited by ex-official
10th January 2025 Nigeria and the United States have signed an agreement to repatriate about $52.88-million in assets forfeited by a former Nigerian oil minister and... →
Sudan changes banknotes, boosting coffers but drawing criticism
10th January 2025 A move by the Sudanese government to introduce new banknotes and compel people to open bank accounts has boosted bank deposits and with them the... →
MSF suspends operations at key hospital in Sudan's capital
10th January 2025 Medical aid agency MSF said on Friday it has been forced to suspend its activities at one of the few remaining hospitals in southern Khartoum due... →
Ghana's president names Cassiel Ato Forson as finance minister
9th January 2025 Ghana's new President John Dramani Mahama has named chartered accountant and leader of Parliament Cassiel Ato Forson as finance minister, the... →
Ivory Coast president signals he would like to run for fourth term
9th January 2025 Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would like to continue serving his country as president but emphasised that his party... →
Mozambique opposition leader returns after fleeing on post-election safety fears
9th January 2025 Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned home on Thursday, after fleeing in the days following a hotly contested October election... →
Egypt inflation seen easing to 24.2% in December: Reuters poll
8th January 2025 Egyptian inflation is expected to have eased to 24.2% in December as food prices continued to cool, according to a poll released on Wednesday. The... →
Ghana inflation rises for fourth straight month in December
8th January 2025 Ghana's consumer inflation rose for a fourth month in a row in December, to 23.8% year on year from 23.0% in November, the statistics service said... →
Nigerian troops repel Boko Haram ambush in Borno, kill 34 insurgents
8th January 2025 The Nigerian military said on Wednesday its troops had killed 34 Islamist militants in a gun battle in northeastern Borno state and six soldiers... →
Tanzania central bank holds key interest rate unchanged for a third time
8th January 2025 Tanzania's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at 6% on Wednesday, holding it steady for a third consecutive policy meeting, with an... →
Mauritius issues arrest order for former finance minister, report says
7th January 2025 Mauritius has issued an arrest order for its former finance minister, Renganaden Padayachy, in relation to a probe into alleged embezzlement, a... →
Indonesia joins Brics bloc as full member, Brazil says
7th January 2025 Indonesia will formally join Brics as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies... →
Ghana’s Mahama returns as president, facing old problems
7th January 2025 John Dramani Mahama will be sworn in for his second term as Ghana's president on Tuesday with a fresh mandate to tackle familiar challenges,... →
Transnet half-year loss widens to R2.2bn
6th January 2025 South African state-owned logistics group Transnet has reported a wider loss of R2.2-billion in the six months to September 30 on higher costs and... →
China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles
6th January 2025 China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing's already... →
South African rand recovers some ground against dollar
19th December 2024 South Africa's rand recovered some losses on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve struck a hawkish tone on interest rate cuts in the coming... →
UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
19th December 2024 Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by... →
Ghana Supreme Court rejects legal challenges to anti-LGBT bill
18th December 2024 Ghana's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa's most restrictive pieces of... →
Ghana President-elect Mahama names anti-corruption team
18th December 2024 Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named an anti-corruption team to gather information on suspected graft, his transition team said in... →
Mozambique's post-election unrest to hit economic growth, says IMF official
18th December 2024 Mozambique's 2024 economic growth is likely to be revised down from a previous forecast of 4.3% due to post-election civil unrest and the impact of... →
New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official
18th December 2024 A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told... →
Ethiopia passes law to open banking to foreign competition
17th December 2024 Ethiopia's parliament passed long-planned legislation on Tuesday allowing foreign banks to operate in the Horn of Africa country, part of... →
South African rand weakens ahead of Fed decision
17th December 2024 South Africa's rand slipped against a stronger dollar on Tuesday, as investors turn their attention to the Federal Reserve's interest rate... →
At least 34 killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, UN agency says
17th December 2024 At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said on... →
Indonesia's Prabowo heads to Egypt for D-8 economic summit
17th December 2024 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto headed to Egypt on Tuesday to attend meetings of a group of eight major Muslim developing countries, known as... →
Smoggy Sasolburg illustrates conflict between economy and clean air
17th December 2024 From the moment Mpho Putsoenyane's daughter Hlompho was born in Zamdela, a South African township beside the smokestacks and gas flares of Sasol's... →
Zimbabwe at risk of another dry season after El Nino drought, says WFP
13th December 2024 Zimbabwe appears to be heading into another dry spell that could worsen hunger for millions of people already suffering from an El Nino-induced... →
South Africa shifts to FDI outflows in third quarter, central bank says
13th December 2024 South Africa recorded foreign direct investment outflows of 3.2-billion rand ($179.87-million) in the third quarter, compared to inflows of... →
