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IMF chief says global economy doing 'better than feared,' risks remain
8th October 2025 The world economy has proven more resilient than expected despite acute strains from multiple shocks, the head of the International Monetary Fund... →
Mandela's grandson returns to South Africa after deportation by Israel
8th October 2025 The grandson of late South African president and anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday after being detained... →
Madagascar protesters reject president's offer of talks
8th October 2025 Youth protesters in Madagascar on Wednesday rejected an offer to join President Andry Rajoelina's "national dialogue" with various groups, accusing... →
Nearly 90% of surveyed East Congo clinics out of medicines, Red Cross says
8th October 2025 More than 200 health facilities in war-hit eastern Congo have run out of medicines due to widespread looting and supply chain disruptions during... →
South African rand muted on risk aversion as US shutdown drags on
8th October 2025 The South African rand was flat in early trade on Wednesday, mirroring most emerging market currencies, as investor concerns over a prolonged US... →
Madagascar president plans 'national dialogue' as protesters declare ultimatum
8th October 2025 Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina said he planned to hold a "national dialogue" with various groups on Wednesday after youth protesters issued... →
Gold's rush to record heights propelled by global anxieties
8th October 2025 Anxieties over global geopolitical and economic risks are the biggest drivers pushing gold's 53% surge this year to a record over $4 000/oz, with... →
Tanzania police investigating reported abduction of government critic
7th October 2025 Tanzania's police force said it was investigating reports that a former ambassador turned government critic had been kidnapped after his family... →
Madagascar president names army general as new prime minister
7th October 2025 Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina named army General Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister on Monday, a week after dissolving the... →
World Bank raises Sub-Sahara Africa growth forecast on inflation drop
7th October 2025 Sub-Saharan African economies are expected to grow by a faster 3.8% this year on the back of stable prices that have spurred easing by... →
Eswatini receives ten third-country deportees from US
6th October 2025 Eswatini on Monday received 10 third-country nationals deported from the United States, it said, adding to an initial group of five deportees it... →
Trump administration planning 7 500-person refugee ceiling, sources say
6th October 2025 President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to set a refugee admissions cap at 7 500 people this fiscal year, a record low that... →
South African rand weaker as markets ponder duration, impact of US government shutdown
6th October 2025 The South African rand weakened in early trade on Monday as global investors weighed how long the United States' government shutdown will last and... →
Kenya to set up sovereign wealth and infrastructure funds, president says
6th October 2025 Kenya is setting up a sovereign wealth fund and an infrastructure fund, President William Ruto said, to invest in key sectors without repeating a... →
Malawi's president appoints economist Mwanamvekha as finance minister
6th October 2025 Malawi's newly-elected President Peter Mutharika named Joseph Mwanamvekha as finance minister late on Sunday, returning him to a role he held from... →
Eswatini will receive 11 more third-country deportees from US
6th October 2025 Eswatini will receive 11 more third-country nationals deported from the United States this month, the southern African country said, after... →
Tanzanian opposition leader's treason trial opens weeks before election
6th October 2025 Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu will go on trial on Monday for treason, weeks before the East African country holds an election that his... →
Cameroon's Biya, 92, heads for eighth term despite clamour to step aside
6th October 2025 Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon's 92-year-old president, said he was heeding "numerous and insistent" calls to... →
Kenya raises $1.5bn as part of debt buy-back plan
3rd October 2025 Kenya raised $1.5-billion via new 7-year 7.875% and 12-year 8.8% bonds, the finance ministry said on Friday, as part of an effort to extend its... →
Zimbabwe economic growth rate to rebound to 6% this year, IMF says
3rd October 2025 Zimbabwe's economic growth is expected to rebound to a 6% rate this year, the International Monetary Fund said, citing improving agricultural... →
Morocco's prime minister calls for dialogue as nightly protests grow more violent
3rd October 2025 Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch said on Thursday he was open to dialogue to end youth protests as security forces prepared for a sixth... →
Kenya's private sector activity expands in September, PMI shows
3rd October 2025 Kenya's private sector activity expanded in September, lifted by improved performance across all sectors except construction, a survey showed on... →
Business conditions improve for fifth consecutive month, PMI shows
3rd October 2025 Business conditions in South Africa's private sector improved for the fifth month running in September, buoyed by a rise in output and new orders,... →
South African rand steady as traders await updates on AGOA, US government shutdown
2nd October 2025 The South African rand was steady on Thursday, while investors awaited news on whether the United States' flagship trade initiative with Africa,... →
Tanzania central bank keeps key lending rate steady
2nd October 2025 Tanzania's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday, saying inflation was forecast to stay stable and economic performance... →
Babies' deaths in Cameroon show how US aid cuts curtail malaria fight
2nd October 2025 Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it... →
Madagascar protesters demand president's resignation in fifth day of rallies
1st October 2025 Hundreds of protesters across Madagascar demanded the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina on Wednesday, taking to the streets for a fifth day... →
South Africa tax agency falling short on extra collections ambition
1st October 2025 South Africa's tax authority is lagging behind projections required to secure an additional R35-billion in revenue, data from the National Treasury... →
Nigeria's president says "worst is over" on independence day amid worsening hardship
1st October 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu declared on Wednesday that the “worst is over” following a series of painful economic reforms that have left... →
African exports face immediate damage from lapse of US trade initiative
1st October 2025 The lapse of a flagship US trade initiative with Africa that expired overnight is putting scores of businesses on the continent and hundreds of... →
Dollar slips to one-week low as US government shuts down
1st October 2025 The dollar sank to a one-week low versus major peers on Wednesday as the US government entered a shutdown that is likely to delay the release of... →
Madagascar protesters return to streets despite move to dissolve government
1st October 2025 Security forces fired teargas to disperse hundreds of young protesters in Madagascar's capital who took to the streets again on Tuesday despite the... →
IMF reaches agreement with Ivory Coast, to disburse over $844 million
1st October 2025 The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it has reached a staff-level agreement with Ivory Coast under the Extended Fund Facility and... →
South Africa says it optimistic US trade initiative AGOA will be renewed
30th September 2025 South Africa's trade minister Parks Tau said he was optimistic that the United States' flagship trade initiative with Africa, which expires later... →
Madagascar protesters return to streets despite move to dissolve government
30th September 2025 Security forces fired teargas to disperse hundreds of young protesters in Madagascar's capital who took to the streets again on Tuesday despite the... →
S Africa's ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa found dead in Paris – Le Parisien
30th September 2025 South Africa's ambassador to France has been found dead at the foot of the Hyatt Regency hotel, a high-rise tower in Porte Maillot in the west of... →
Eskom records first full-year profit in eight years
30th September 2025 State-owned power utility Eskom reported its first full‑year profit in eight years on Tuesday, helped by government debt relief, higher tariffs and... →
Trump administration says it supports 1-year renewal of Africa trade initiative
30th September 2025 US President Donald Trump's administration supports a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), the trade initiative... →
RWE withdraws from $10bn Namibia green hydrogen project
30th September 2025 German power utility RWE said on Monday that it had withdrawn from Namibia's $10-billion Hyphen green ammonia project, a blow to the southern... →
Madagascar president dissolves government following deadly protests
30th September 2025 Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said on Monday he was dissolving the government following youth-led protests over water and power cuts in... →
Guinea announces first post-coup presidential vote on December 28
29th September 2025 Guinea will on December 28 hold its first presidential election since a coup in 2021, according to a decree read on state television. The... →
