African News
Uganda to cut nearly all external borrowing in 2025/26, finance ministry says
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Uganda will cut external borrowing by 98% in the financial year to June 2026 to reduce its increasing public debt, according to the finance... →
Somaliland votes with leaders seeing international recognition in reach
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition... →
Egypt reaffirms 42% renewable energy goal for 2030, but urges international help
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Egypt is still aiming for renewable energy to reach 42% of its electricity generation mix by 2030, but that goal will be at risk without more... →
Mauritius opposition leader Ramgoolam appointed PM after landslide election win
By: Reuters 13th November 2024 Mauritius' opposition leader Navin Ramgoolam was appointed prime minister on Tuesday, returning to the post a decade on after his coalition won a... →
Mauritius opposition wins 62.6% of votes, election commission says
By: Reuters 12th November 2024 Mauritius' election commission said on Tuesday final results from the general election showed the opposition Alliance de Changement led by Navin... →
Mozambique ports at risk as opposition chief urges more protests
By: Bloomberg 12th November 2024 Mozambican opposition leader Venâncio Mondlane called for fresh protests against the results of last month’s election and encouraged supporters to... →
Senegal will have to wait at least until June for IMF loan resolution, source says
By: Reuters 12th November 2024 Senegal will have to wait until at least June to get any sort of resolution of its lending programme with the International Monetary Fund that... →
Researchers document huge drop in African elephants in a half century
By: Reuters 12th November 2024 African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. They also are in peril. Fresh... →
