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Ethiopia's parliament approves extra $4.8bn spending in 2024/25
Updated 4 hours ago Ethiopian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the government's plan to increase spending by an additional 581.98-billion Ethiopian birr for the 2024/25... →
More than 300 migrants detained in Libyan desert, military force says
25th November 2024 Libyan soldiers said on Monday they had detained more than 300 migrants who were crossing the desert and trying to make it to the shores of the... →
Nigeria's economic growth quickens to 3.46% y/y in Q3
25th November 2024 Nigeria's economy grew 3.46% year on year in the third quarter of 2024, quicker than in the first two quarters of this year, statistics agency data... →
Namibia to vote in toughest election yet for ruling party
25th November 2024 Namibians will vote on Wednesday in what is expected to be the most competitive election yet for the ruling SWAPO party, which has governed the... →
Zimbabwe charts ambitious return to global finance at debt conference
25th November 2024 Zimbabwe's president will host a conference of creditors and finance executives on Monday to discuss ambitious goals to clear debt arrears and... →
Zambia suffers nationwide power outage, State utility Zesco says
25th November 2024 Zambia suffered a nationwide power outage on Sunday following a "power system disturbance", the southern Africa nation's state utility Zesco said.... →
China's Xi visits Morocco, meets with crown prince
22nd November 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping made a short visit to Morocco on Thursday, according to state media from both countries. Xi was welcomed in Casablanca... →
Senegalese president's party secures large parliamentary majority
22nd November 2024 Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party has won 130 out of 165 seats in legislative elections, securing a clear majority in... →
US lawmakers seek to halt weapons sales to UAE, citing Sudan
22nd November 2024 US Senator Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation seeking to halt American weapons sales to the United Arab Emirates until the United States... →
Reserve Bank trims key rate by 25 basis points, stresses tough backdrop
21st November 2024 South Africa's central bank opted for another small cut to its main interest rate on Thursday, stressing the global economic backdrop was tough and... →
Mali's junta appoints Abdoulaye Maiga as prime minister, state TV reports
21st November 2024 Mali's ruling junta on Thursday appointed its spokesperson, Abdoulaye Maiga, as prime minister a day after firing Choguel Maiga who had criticised... →
Britain imposes asset freeze, travel ban on Angola's Isabel dos Santos
21st November 2024 Britain has imposed a travel ban and an asset freeze on Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos under its global anti-corruption sanctions regime,... →
Mali's PM fired after criticizing prolonged junta rule, state TV says
21st November 2024 Mali's Prime Minister Choguel Maiga has been fired, state television ORTM said on Wednesday of the civilian who criticised the ruling junta's... →
UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare
21st November 2024 Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight... →
South African inflation drops to lowest since June 2020
20th November 2024 South Africa's annual inflation rate slowed sharply to 2.8% in October, data showed on Wednesday, setting the stage for another interest rate cut... →
Kenya eyes budget deficit of 3.8% of GDP in 2025/26 fiscal year
20th November 2024 Kenya will target a budget deficit of 3.8% of GDP in the 2025/26 (July-June) financial year, a senior official at the ministry of finance said on... →
South Africa will focus G20 presidency on inclusive growth, food security
20th November 2024 South Africa will use its G20 presidency to focus on advancing inclusive economic growth, food security and artificial intelligence, President... →
Sudanese who escaped from war-torn Tuti island speak of hunger, disease
19th November 2024 Muhammad Awad and his family are among dozens who escaped Sudan's Tuti island earlier this year amid a siege by the Rapid Support Forces, finding... →
South African rand falls in risk-off move after Russian nuclear comments
19th November 2024 The South African rand fell on Tuesday as investors pulled out of riskier assets after President Vladimir Putin updated Russia's nuclear doctrine... →
Humanitarian corridors and pauses needed in Sudan, US envoy says
19th November 2024 More and faster aid deliveries are needed in Sudan, the US special envoy to the war-weary country told Reuters, ideally through the implementation... →
Somaliland opposition leader Cirro defeats incumbent in presidential election
19th November 2024 Somaliland opposition leader Abdirahman Cirro defeated incumbent president Muse Bihi Abdi in last week's election, the electoral commission said on... →
South African pension withdrawals since reform up to R35.1bn
19th November 2024 South Africa's tax service said on Tuesday that pension withdrawals in the 11 weeks since a reform took effect allowing people to make partial... →
Plastic waste chokes Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts
18th November 2024 A tide of plastic waste flowing into a major hydroelectric dam in eastern Congo is causing regular power cuts in several major cities, creating a... →
Senegal's president faces budget challenge after likely parliamentary win
18th November 2024 A likely absolute majority for President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's Pastef party in Senegal's legislative election would empower him to pursue his... →
South African rand firms on S&P outlook upgrade
18th November 2024 South Africa's rand gained on Monday, as markets welcomed rating agency S&P's decision to raise the country's credit rating outlook. At 0747 GMT,... →
UK to put Sudan resolution to vote by UN Security Council
18th November 2024 Britain will seek backing from other United Nations Security Council members on Monday for its demand that Sudan's warring parties stop hostilities... →
Gabon votes yes to new constitution, says interior minister
18th November 2024 Gabonese voters approved a new constitution by a landslide 91.8%, the interior minister said on Sunday, after a referendum that the junta in power... →
Families gather at mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground
15th November 2024 Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the... →
South Africa's revised carbon tax to be harsher but with more offsets, Treasury says
15th November 2024 South Africa's revised carbon tax aims to balance the rival demands of climate activists and polluters by lowering tax-free allowances while... →
Citigroup warns Trump's policies may slow growth in emerging markets
15th November 2024 Citigroup analysts anticipate that emerging market stocks will underperform compared to global peers following Donald Trump's recent victory in the... →
Nigeria inflation rises for second month in October
15th November 2024 Nigeria's inflation rate rose for the second straight month in October, advancing to 33.88% in annual terms from 32.70% in September, data from the... →
South African Reserve Bank to cut rates 25bps to 7.75% on Nov 21 – Reuters poll
15th November 2024 The South African Reserve Bank will cut its repo rate next week as slowing inflation continues to make way for a series of cuts through the middle... →
Police in standoff with hundreds of illegal miners in disused shaft
14th November 2024 South African police were in a standoff on Thursday with hundreds of illegal miners believed to be underground in a disused shaft, a day after a... →
Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom
14th November 2024 The deputy director of Chad's National Meteorological Agency waggled his finger up and down to demonstrate how a motionless humidity gauge at the... →
Senegal heads to the polls amid fiscal crisis, threat of unrest
14th November 2024 Senegal will vote in legislative elections on Sunday that will determine whether the new president and government can gain control over the... →
South Africa's ratings seen stuck in 'junk' despite investor optimism
14th November 2024 South Africa will be unable to shed its "junk" credit rating for years to come, credit analysts said, despite investor optimism over the economic... →
SAFA president Danny Jordaan arrested
13th November 2024 South African Football Association President Danny Jordaan was arrested on Wednesday over allegations he used the organisation's money for his own... →
Brics stalls decision on whether to admit Turkey as full member
13th November 2024 Turkey has been invited to become a partner of the Brics group of emerging-market powers, short of its expectation that it would be granted full... →
Global CO2 emissions to hit record high in 2024, report says
13th November 2024 Global carbon dioxide emissions, including those from burning fossil fuels, are set to hit a record high this year, pulling the world further off... →
Mpox vaccination shortage delays Kinshasa's drive against outbreak
13th November 2024 Democratic Republic of Congo has been unable to launch an mpox vaccination campaign in the capital Kinshasa due to a shortage of doses, the... →
Uganda to cut nearly all external borrowing in 2025/26, finance ministry says
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... →
