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Nigeria's inflation eases in July, food price rise
15th August 2025 Nigeria's annual inflation rate eased in July to 21.88% from 22.22% in June, marking the fourth month of decline, data from its statistics agency... →
Trump administration weighing refugee cap of 40 000 with focus on white South Africans
15th August 2025 US President Donald Trump’s administration is discussing a refugee admissions cap of around 40 000 for the coming year with a majority allocated to... →
Mali arrests generals, French national accused in alleged destabilisation plot
15th August 2025 Mali's military-led government has arrested two generals and a French national, accusing them of participating in an alleged plot to destabilise... →
South African rand lifted by gold, focus on inflation data next week
15th August 2025 South Africa's rand firmed against a weaker dollar on Friday, helped by higher gold prices as worries over the United States' fiscal health sent... →
Nigeria's defence chief defends military conduct amid scrutiny
14th August 2025 Nigeria's defence chief has defended operations against insurgents and criminal gangs that have caused civilian casualties, saying the military is... →
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size
14th August 2025 The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the... →
South African rand takes breather after recovery rally
14th August 2025 The South African rand softened in early trade on Thursday, after a recovery rally in the past two sessions when the dollar weakened. At 0641 GMT... →
Nigeria approves $2.6-billion electricity sector debt refinancing plan
14th August 2025 Nigeria has approved a phased plan to refinance 4-trillion naira ($2.61-billion) in electricity sector debt to help stabilise the nation's ailing... →
Nigeria's Tinubu targets 7% economic growth by 2027
14th August 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set a target of 7% annual economic growth by 2027, aiming to lift millions out of poverty and expand... →
Ugandan opposition seeks to nullify law on military prosecution of civilians
13th August 2025 Uganda's biggest opposition party on Wednesday filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a newly enacted law that reinstated the right of... →
Kenya wants a funded IMF programme, central bank governor says
13th August 2025 Kenya wants its next International Monetary Fund programme to be a funded one, its central bank governor said on Wednesday, ahead of an IMF visit... →
Namibia central bank holds interest rates steady to support economy, rand peg
13th August 2025 Namibia's central bank left its main interest rate unchanged for a third straight policy meeting on Wednesday, and said it wanted to safeguard the... →
South African rand extends gains before business confidence, retail sales data
13th August 2025 The South African rand extended its gains in early trade on Wednesday, boosted by a weaker dollar ahead of the release of a domestic business... →
South African rand steady before local mining and jobs data
12th August 2025 The South African rand was steady in early trade on Tuesday before the release of domestic mining output and unemployment figures. At 0618 GMT, the... →
South African rand weakens as manufacturing beat fails to offset tariff nerves
11th August 2025 The South African rand was weaker on Monday as better-than-expected domestic manufacturing data failed to offset trade concerns, with the country... →
Mali arrests dozens in military who posed threat to government, sources say
11th August 2025 Mali has arrested more than 30 soldiers and military officials accused of attempting to destabilise the government, two sources said, a sign of... →
South African rand starts week firmer before local manufacturing figures
11th August 2025 The South African rand gained in early trade on Monday ahead of the release of domestic manufacturing data, while investors also kept a close eye... →
South African court orders repatriation of ex-Zambian leader Lungu's body
8th August 2025 A South African court on Friday ordered the repatriation of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's body for a state funeral, siding with Zambia's... →
South Africa's central bank sees only modest impact from US tariffs
8th August 2025 South Africa's central bank believes US tariffs will only have a modest impact on the country's economic growth while leaving its inflation levels... →
South African rand softens as traders await tariff updates after Ramaphosa-Trump call
8th August 2025 The South African rand weakened in early trade on Friday, as investors awaited details of President Cyril Ramaphosa's telephone call with his US... →
Ghana's finance minister made acting defence minister after fatal crash
7th August 2025 Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has asked Finance Minister Cassiel Ato Forson to also act as defence minister after a military helicopter... →
South Africa rand buoyed by stronger gold prices as US tariffs kick in
7th August 2025 South Africa's commodity-backed currency edged up in early trade on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and higher gold prices as investors fled... →
Ghana inflation slows more than expected, aiding rate cut case
6th August 2025 Ghana’s inflation rate fell more than expected in July, bolstering the case for further interest-rate cuts. Annual inflation slowed to 12.1% in... →
South African rand steady but tariff concerns linger
6th August 2025 The South African rand was steady in early trade on Wednesday, with investor focus still pinned on tariff updates before Washington's deadline. At... →
US requires Zambia, Malawi citizens to pay up to $15,000 bond for some visitor visas
6th August 2025 President Donald Trump's administration will require visa applicants from Zambia and Malawi to pay bonds up to $15 000 for some tourist and... →
Funding cuts drive Sudan's children to the brink of irreversible harm, UNICEF says
5th August 2025 Funding cuts are driving an entire generation of children in Sudan to the brink of irreversible harm as support is scaled back and malnutrition... →
Rwanda reached deal with US to take in up to 250 migrants, government says
5th August 2025 The United States and Rwanda have agreed for the African country to accept up to 250 migrants deported from the US, the spokesperson for the... →
Hunger mounts, cemeteries grow in Sudan's besieged al-Fashir
4th August 2025 Hundreds of thousands of people under siege in the Sudanese army's last holdout in the western Darfur region are running out of food and coming... →
Trump hits more countries with steep tariffs, markets tumble
1st August 2025 US President Donald Trump's latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners, including Canada, Brazil, India and Taiwan, sent... →
Senegal's prime minister unveils recovery plan to rely on domestic funding
1st August 2025 Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko on Friday announced a new economic recovery plan, pledging to finance 90% of the initiative through domestic... →
South Africa faces 30% US tariff from Aug 7 after failing to reach trade deal
1st August 2025 South Africa faces a 30% tariff on its exports to the United States starting next week, a move expected to cost tens of thousands of jobs after the... →
Reserve Bank cuts key rate, will aim for bottom of target band
31st July 2025 South Africa's central bank cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 7.00% on Thursday and said it would now aim for the bottom of its... →
UN says scores of farmers killed in Congo, endangering Trump's peace
31st July 2025 An M23 rebel attack on farmers and other civilians in east Democratic Republic of Congo killed 169 people earlier this month, a UN body told... →
Kenya's inflation rose to 4.1% year-on-year in July
31st July 2025 Kenya's consumer inflation rose to 4.1% year-on-year in July, compared to 3.8% the previous month, the statistics office said on Thursday.... →
ArcelorMittal South Africa says on course to close long steel plants in September
31st July 2025 ArcelorMittal South Africa said on Thursday it is still on track to close its loss-making long steel operations in September, as talks with the... →
Rand subdued as South Africa scrambles to secure US trade deal
30th July 2025 South Africa's rand was flat in early trade on Wednesday, with mounting pressure on the country to ink a trade pact with the United States before... →
At least six killed in border clashes between South Sudan and Uganda
30th July 2025 At least six people have been killed in clashes between longstanding allies South Sudan and Uganda near their shared border, where competing claims... →
Trump says he may skip G20 summit in South Africa, cites policy disapproval
30th July 2025 US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he might skip the upcoming Group of 20 leaders' summit in South Africa in November and send someone else... →
South Africa still seeks US trade deal days before tariff deadline
29th July 2025 South Africa's trade ministry said on Tuesday that it still wanted to negotiate a trade deal with the United States, before a 30% tariff on its... →
Displaced Sudanese stream home from Egypt after army retakes Khartoum
29th July 2025 Toting large suitcases and bags of belongings, the Sudanese families crowding into Cairo's main railway station hoped to be returning to relative... →
Egypt's growth outlook improves slightly as reforms take root – Reuters poll
29th July 2025 Egypt's economy likely grew 4.0% in the fiscal year that ended in June, a slight upward revision from the 3.8% forecast in April, a Reuters poll... →