African News
Nigerian court orders regulator to keep issuing fuel import licences to marketers
By: Reuters Updated 1 hour 58 minutes ago A Nigerian court ordered the country's downstream petroleum regulator to continue issuing fuel import licences and related permits to three oil... →
Zambia aims to lift economic growth to 7% over next three years
By: Reuters Updated 5 hours ago Zambia aims to lift economic growth to an average of 7% over the next three years, building on progress in restructuring its external debt, its... →
South Africa, Zimbabwe in talks over $500m dam project
By: Bloomberg Updated 7 hours ago South Africa and Zimbabwe are discussing a $500-million dam project to supply water to an industrial hub near their border, according to documents... →
Moody's cuts Botswana rating again as diamond slump weighs on economy
By: Reuters 28th September 2026 Ratings agency Moody's on Friday downgraded Botswana's domestic- and foreign-currency long-term issuer ratings to "Baa2" from "Baa1", citing an... →
Congo's Ebola infections cross 8 000, government says
By: Reuters 28th September 2026 The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 8 000 for the first time in the Central African country's... →
International Criminal Court convicts Central African militia leader
By: Reuters 25th September 2026 Judges at the International Criminal Court convicted on Wednesday a former Seleka militia leader from the Central African Republic of crimes... →
US-sanctioned oil tanker Sibu 1 rescued from Somali pirates
By: Reuters 25th September 2026 A US-sanctioned oil tanker, Sibu 1, has been freed after being hijacked by Somali pirates in August, the maritime police force in Somalia's... →
Number of Sudanese fleeing to Chad surges 20-fold as aid runs dry, UN says
By: Reuters 25th September 2026 There has been a sharp increase in the number of people fleeing from Sudan to Chad to escape fighting and dire conditions, and aid funding is... →
