African News
Low savings, shallow markets stymie African leaders' push to mobilise local cash
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 African leaders' push to mobilise domestic sources of cash to help fund billions in sovereign borrowing will face slow progress until low savings... →
Debt crisis hits new highs in developing nations, relief deal needed, says UN
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 The debt crisis facing the world's poorest economies is reaching new highs and debt servicing is eating up a growing share of revenues at the... →
Egypt rejects displacement of Palestinians, threats to countries' national security
By: Reuters 25th February 2025 Egypt rejects proposals to displace the Palestinian people in order to not "liquidate" the Palestinian cause and to avoid threatening the national... →
MSF pulls out of famine-stricken camp in Sudan's Darfur due to heavy fighting
By: Reuters 24th February 2025 Medical charity MSF has been forced to suspend its activities in a famine-stricken camp in Sudan's North Darfur because of heavy fighting in the... →
7 000 killed since January in fighting in DRC, says Congo prime minister
By: Reuters 24th February 2025 Some 7 000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level... →
Ugandan opposition politician charged with treason
By: Reuters 21st February 2025 A Ugandan magistrates' court charged detained opposition politician Kizza Besigye with treason on Friday, rejecting his lawyer's pleas that he be... →
Nigeria's central bank keeps main interest rate unchanged
By: Reuters 20th February 2025 Nigeria's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 27.50%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Thursday. The decision follows six rate... →
Niger commission recommends 5-year transition to democratic rule, state TV reports
By: Reuters 20th February 2025 A commission in military junta-led Niger has recommended a minimum five-year transition to democratic rule following discussions with national... →
