African News
Mali arrests generals, French national accused in alleged destabilisation plot
By: Reuters 15th August 2025 Mali's military-led government has arrested two generals and a French national, accusing them of participating in an alleged plot to destabilise... →
Nigeria's defence chief defends military conduct amid scrutiny
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 Nigeria's defence chief has defended operations against insurgents and criminal gangs that have caused civilian casualties, saying the military is... →
African Union urges adoption of world map showing continent's true size
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 The African Union (AU) has backed a campaign to end the use by governments and international organisations of the 16th-century Mercator map of the... →
Nigeria approves $2.6-billion electricity sector debt refinancing plan
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 Nigeria has approved a phased plan to refinance 4-trillion naira ($2.61-billion) in electricity sector debt to help stabilise the nation's ailing... →
Nigeria's Tinubu targets 7% economic growth by 2027
By: Reuters 14th August 2025 Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday set a target of 7% annual economic growth by 2027, aiming to lift millions out of poverty and expand... →
Ugandan opposition seeks to nullify law on military prosecution of civilians
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 Uganda's biggest opposition party on Wednesday filed a case in the constitutional court to nullify a newly enacted law that reinstated the right of... →
Kenya wants a funded IMF programme, central bank governor says
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 Kenya wants its next International Monetary Fund programme to be a funded one, its central bank governor said on Wednesday, ahead of an IMF visit... →
Namibia central bank holds interest rates steady to support economy, rand peg
By: Reuters 13th August 2025 Namibia's central bank left its main interest rate unchanged for a third straight policy meeting on Wednesday, and said it wanted to safeguard the... →
