African News
Mauritius issues arrest order for former finance minister, report says
By: Reuters 7th January 2025 Mauritius has issued an arrest order for its former finance minister, Renganaden Padayachy, in relation to a probe into alleged embezzlement, a... →
Indonesia joins Brics bloc as full member, Brazil says
By: Reuters 7th January 2025 Indonesia will formally join Brics as a full member, Brazil's government said on Monday, further expanding the group of major emerging economies... →
Ghana’s Mahama returns as president, facing old problems
By: Reuters 7th January 2025 John Dramani Mahama will be sworn in for his second term as Ghana's president on Tuesday with a fresh mandate to tackle familiar challenges,... →
Zimbabwe invites power-storage bids to ease supply crisis
By: Bloomberg 6th January 2025 Zimbabwe’s power-transmission company has invited bids for companies to install energy-storage units as part of measures to ease crippling energy... →
China's top diplomat heads to Africa as West's attention dwindles
By: Reuters 6th January 2025 China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Sunday, maintaining a 35-year-long tradition, to quietly advance Beijing's already... →
Afreximbank signs private sector DRC hydropower project agreement
By: Schalk Burger 19th December 2024 Trade and development finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a project preparation facility financing... →
UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
By: Reuters 19th December 2024 Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by... →
Ghana President-elect Mahama names anti-corruption team
By: Reuters 18th December 2024 Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named an anti-corruption team to gather information on suspected graft, his transition team said in... →
