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AfDB offers Morocco's Bank of Africa €70-million in support of African trade
30th September 2024 The African Development Bank said on Monday it approved financing worth €70-million for Moroccan lender Bank of Africa to promote access to trade... →
Kenya lawmakers plan impeachment move against deputy president, majority leader says
30th September 2024 Kenyan lawmakers plan to launch impeachment proceedings against Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, accusing him of undermining the government,... →
Ghana central bank cuts prime interest as inflation outlook improves
27th September 2024 Ghana's central bank on Friday slashed its main interest rate by 200 basis points to 27%, its first rate cut since January, as inflation continues... →
Uganda to cut spending, domestic borrowing in 2025/26, finance ministry says
27th September 2024 Uganda's government plans to cut spending by just over a fifth and domestic borrowing by just over a half in the 2025/26 (July-June) fiscal year,... →
Tunisia assembly votes on electoral bill nine days before poll, opposition calls protest
27th September 2024 Tunisia's parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition... →
Libya's rival legislative bodies agree to end central bank crisis
26th September 2024 Representatives of Libya's rival eastern and western legislative bodies signed an agreement on Thursday to end a crisis over leadership of the... →
Focus on coal miners, power grid as South Africa spends just sixth of climate aid
26th September 2024 South Africa's donor-funded climate programme has spent just over a sixth of its allotted $11.6-billion, with a focus on expanding the power grid... →
South Africa's FDI inflows slow in second quarter, central bank says
26th September 2024 South Africa recorded foreign direct investment inflows of R16.6-billion in the second quarter of 2024, down from R24.4-billion rand in the first... →
Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital
26th September 2024 Sudan's army launched artillery and air strikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its... →
Conflict drives surge in maternal deaths in Sudan's South Darfur, MSF says
25th September 2024 Pregnant women, mothers and newborn babies are dying at a shocking rate in Sudan's South Darfur region and thousands of malnourished children are... →
Kenyan police in plainclothes fired on Nairobi protesters, Amnesty says
25th September 2024 Kenyan police out of uniform and with no official identification fired live rounds at demonstrators at the country's parliament complex in Nairobi... →
China bond market opening offers no panacea to debt-laden African states
25th September 2024 Plans by African governments to raise money on China's domestic debt markets via so-called panda bonds could be undone by their heavy debt loads... →
Biden to travel to Germany, Angola next month
25th September 2024 US President Joe Biden will travel to Germany and Angola October 10-15, the White House said on Tuesday, in what will be his first visit to Africa... →
Almost 30 000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
23rd September 2024 Nearly 30 000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run... →
Tanzania arrests opposition leaders to thwart protest
23rd September 2024 Tanzanian police arrested two opposition leaders again on Monday, their party and police said, to stop anti-government protests in the commercial... →
South Africa seeks to reform faltering Black empowerment system
23rd September 2024 The head of South Africa's flagship Black economic empowerment programme plans to introduce additional incentives and potential fines to improve... →
Tanzanian police block access to opposition party leaders' homes
23rd September 2024 Police blocked access to the homes of two opposition leaders in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, their party said, ahead of... →
Ghana's electoral commission approves 13 candidates to run for president
20th September 2024 Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and ex-president John Dramani Mahama are among 13 candidates approved for the 2024 presidential poll, the... →
Fighting mpox stigma key to ending Burundi outbreak quickly, UNICEF says
20th September 2024 It is possible to end the mpox outbreak in Burundi within weeks, a UN health official said on Friday, but progress in Africa's second-worst... →
South African rand cools after strong gains in data-filled week
20th September 2024 The South African rand softened in early trade on Friday, cooling off after strong gains in a week that saw interest rate cuts by both the US... →
International peace guarantors criticise South Sudan election postponement
19th September 2024 International guarantors of South Sudan's peace process said the transitional government's postponement of elections due in December was... →
SARB joins easing club with 25 basis point rate cut
19th September 2024 South Africa's central bank cut its main interest rate for the first time in more than four years on Thursday, as it said it saw inflation staying... →
Zimbabwe's new currency faces headwinds five months on
19th September 2024 Five months after its launch, Zimbabwe's new currency is under pressure as increased grain imports eat away at foreign reserves, putting at risk... →
Sudan's warring parties say they are open for peaceful solutions
19th September 2024 Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they are open for peaceful solutions to a war that has been ongoing for more than 17... →
Blinken warns against further Middle East escalation after Lebanon blasts
18th September 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday warned against the risk of escalation in the Middle East after the detonation of thousands of... →
Ghana's economy surges 6.9% in Q2 2024, fastest in five years
18th September 2024 Ghana's economy grew by 6.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2024, the fastest rate in five years, boosted by expansion in several key... →
Ghana opposition holds protests against alleged voter roll irregularities
18th September 2024 Ghana's main opposition National Democratic Congress party on Tuesday held nationwide protests against alleged voter roll irregularities, demanding... →
Gavi to buy 500 000 mpox vaccine doses from Bavarian Nordic
18th September 2024 The global vaccine group Gavi will buy 500 000 doses of Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine, its first purchase of the shot to help battle an outbreak... →
South African inflation falls more than expected, sets stage for rate cut
18th September 2024 South Africa's inflation rate fell more than expected last month to its lowest since April 2021, data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing expectations... →
In Egypt, Blinken to discuss bilateral ties and Gaza ceasefire
18th September 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hopes to advance efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and strengthen ties with Egypt when he visits Cairo on... →
Zimbabwe to cull 200 elephants to feed people left hungry by drought
17th September 2024 Zimbabwe plans to cull 200 elephants to feed communities facing acute hunger after the worst drought in four decades, wildlife authorities said on... →
S Africa consumer confidence recovers to pre-pandemic levels, survey shows
17th September 2024 South Africa's consumer confidence recovered further in the third quarter to its best since 2019, helped by improved willingness to spend and hopes... →
Kenya forecasts budget deficit will fall to 3.5% of GDP next fiscal year
17th September 2024 Kenya's finance ministry forecasts a fall in the budget deficit to 3.5% of gross domestic product in the 2025/26 fiscal year that starts next July,... →
COP29 leaders unveil climate funding and energy storage goals
17th September 2024 Less than two months ahead of the COP29 United Nations Climate Summit, the Azerbaijani leadership laid out its plans on Tuesday for what it hoped... →
Nigerian inflation falls for second straight month in August
16th September 2024 Nigeria's headline consumer inflation fell for the second month in a row in August, to 32.15% year-on-year from 33.40% in July, data from its... →
Kenya begins national debt audit, finance minister says
16th September 2024 Kenya's auditor general has started to examine the country's debt to ascertain the amounts owed to various creditors, Finance Minister John Mbadi... →
WHO clears Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as first shot against mpox
13th September 2024 The World Health Organization said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic's vaccine as the first shot against mpox. The approval, known as a... →
IMF staff in Kenya for fact-finding mission after protests
13th September 2024 team of staff from the International Monetary Fund is visiting Kenya on a fact-finding trip, the IMF said late on Thursday, part of efforts to... →
Nigerian communities seek $310-million from Shell, want asset sale stopped
13th September 2024 Nigerian communities are claiming 505-billion naira in damages from Shell, which they accuse of breaching an existing court order by striking a... →
Libya still cut off from foreign banks, ousted central banker says
13th September 2024 Libya's central bank, at the centre of a weeks-long crisis that has slashed oil output, remains cut off from the international financial system,... →
South Africa to cut rates on Sept 19 for first time since Covid-19 response – Reuters poll
12th September 2024 The South African Reserve Bank will cut its repo rate by 25 basis points to 8.00% at its September 19 meeting as slowing inflation opens the door... →
