African News
Zimbabwe’s plan to drop the dollar is faltering on ZiG crunch
By: Bloomberg 4th April 2025 A liquidity crunch in Zimbabwe is deepening the economy’s embrace of the US dollar and undermining the bullion-backed currency introduced by the... →
Congo rebels leave strategic town ahead of planned Doha talks
By: Reuters 4th April 2025 Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a... →
Trump slaps Lesotho with highest tariff of all
By: Reuters 3rd April 2025 The tiny southern African kingdom of Lesotho has been hit with a 50% reciprocal trade tariff by US President Donald Trump, the highest levy of any... →
IMF approves 2-year $4.5bn flexible credit line arrangement for Morocco
By: Reuters 3rd April 2025 The International Monetary Fund approved a new two-year $4.5-billion flexible credit line arrangement for Morocco on Wednesday, the IMF said in a... →
Senegal lifts amnesty for some offences during deadly 2021-24 protests
By: Reuters 3rd April 2025 Senegal's parliament has approved revisions to an amnesty law covering 2021-24 protests, paving the way for possible prosecutions over the deaths... →
Kenya retracts comment on China debt talks, sowing confusion
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 Kenya denied on Wednesday it had discussed debt restructuring with China's finance minister after amending a reference in a social media post... →
Angola needs $240-million to clear hundreds of civil war minefields, official says
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 Angola requires $240-million from government or donor funding to clear nearly 1 000 minefields from the civil war that ended more than two decades... →
Gabon's old guard PM 'Bilie' challenges coup leader for presidency
By: Reuters 2nd April 2025 Alain Claude Bilie By Nze enjoyed just seven months as prime minister of Gabon before a 2023 military coup. Now "Bilie", as he is known, is back to... →
