African News
Despite waiver from US on aid freeze, health and humanitarian groups uncertain if they can proceed
By: Reuters 30th January 2025 Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on Wednesday if and how they could resume work after the United States issued... →
Trump aid order raises HIV risk for 136 000 babies, experts warn
By: Bloomberg 29th January 2025 Almost 136 000 babies are expected to be born with HIV in the next three months, mostly in Africa, because of the Trump administration’s “stop work... →
West Africa bloc announces formal exit of three junta-led states
By: Reuters 29th January 2025 The Economic Community of West Africa States on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger from the bloc... →
Plan to get electricity to more Africans wins $8-billion in new pledges
By: Reuters 29th January 2025 An initiative to connect 300-million Africans to electricity in the next six years has won new pledges worth more than $8-billion from lenders... →
Congo's M23 rebels control devastated Goma as mercenaries exit via Rwanda
By: Reuters 29th January 2025 Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their control over east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Wednesday as columns of Romanian mercenaries hired to... →
Rwanda's Kagame says he agrees with US on need for ceasefire in Congo
By: Reuters 29th January 2025 Rwanda's President Paul Kagame said he agreed with the US government on the need for a ceasefire in eastern Congo but gave no indication of bowing... →
Zimbabwe inflation rises sharply, spurred by food and housing
By: Reuters 28th January 2025 Zimbabwe's inflation rate rose sharply in January in both US dollar and local currency terms, spurred by food and housing prices. In dollar terms... →
Four more South African soldiers killed in Congo, defence department says
By: Reuters 28th January 2025 Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the government said, taking the... →
