African News
Current global volatility may spark stronger intra-African trade
By: Marleny Arnoldi 10th April 2025 As Africa navigates the outcomes of key elections in 2024 and 2025, as well as geopolitical realignments on the back of President Donald Trump’s... →
Zimbabwe issues Dollar Bonds to pay ex-farmers for land grabs
By: Bloomberg 9th April 2025 Zimbabwe issued treasury bonds worth $308-million and made small cash payments to White farmers who were dispossessed of their property 25 years... →
Former President Kabila says he will return to Congo
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 Former Congolese president Joseph Kabila will return to the central African nation to help find a solution to the crisis in the war-ravaged east,... →
Peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels in Doha delayed, sources say
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 Peace talks between Congo's government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels planned for Wednesday in Doha have been postponed, sources from both sides told... →
South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says
By: Reuters 9th April 2025 Eight people in South Sudan, including five children, died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment for cholera after US aid cuts forced... →
Ethiopian Premier appoints new Tigray leader to diffuse tensions
By: Reuters 8th April 2025 Ethiopia appointed Tadesse Worede as interim president of the Tigray region in a bid to diffuse tensions in the restive northern province. Tadesse,... →
Gabon to vote in first presidential election since 2023 coup
By: Reuters 8th April 2025 Gabon holds a presidential election on Saturday, the first since a 2023 coup ended the Bongo family's 56-year dynasty and which the country's new... →
Kenya thinks it can win from US tariffs, but global recession risk looms
By: Reuters 7th April 2025 Kenya is among those exporters hoping a smaller Trump tariff blow vis-a-vis competitors might help them emerge as winners in the nascent global... →
