African News
Ghana's inflation slows for eighth straight month in August
By: Reuters 3rd September 2025 Ghana's annual inflation rate slowed for the eighth month in a row in August, reaching its lowest level since October 2021, the statistics service... →
Kenya's private sector activity contracts at slower pace in August, PMI survey shows
By: Reuters 3rd September 2025 Kenya's private sector activity contracted in August but at a slower pace than the previous month, with improved performance in the manufacturing... →
Kenya’s IMF programme talks likely to drag beyond 2027 elections
By: Bloomberg 2nd September 2025 Kenya’s quest to secure new funding from the International Monetary Fund will likely be drawn out as both sides need to thrash out fresh reform... →
Lab-grown gems are robbing Botswana of its diamond riches
By: Bloomberg 2nd September 2025 Across Botswana the lines of patients outside government clinics are lengthening, construction companies dependent on state jobs are firing workers... →
Jailed Ugandan opposition figure boycotts trial, accusing judge of bias
By: Reuters 1st September 2025 Jailed Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye boycotted the start of his treason trial on Monday, accusing the presiding judge of bias, his... →
Benin's ruling parties pick finance minister Wadagni as presidential candidate
By: Reuters 1st September 2025 Benin’s ruling coalition has nominated Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni to contest the 2026 presidential election, positioning a man seen as a key... →
Sudan shuts down Heglig oil facilities after drone attacks
By: Reuters 1st September 2025 Sudan has initiated a shutdown of the Heglig oil facility following drone attacks it blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, according to... →
Kenya exhumes 32 bodies as outcry grows over starvation cult deaths
By: Reuters 29th August 2025 Thirty-two bodies have been exhumed in southeastern Kenya in the past week, in a tragedy that is sparking fresh criticism of authorities who had... →
