African News
Afreximbank signs private sector DRC hydropower project agreement
By: Schalk Burger 19th December 2024 Trade and development finance institution the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has signed a project preparation facility financing... →
UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
By: Reuters 19th December 2024 Under a scorching sun in Democratic Republic of Congo, many of the farmers tending to their fields in the troubled eastern region are guarded by... →
Ghana President-elect Mahama names anti-corruption team
By: Reuters 18th December 2024 Ghana's President-elect John Dramani Mahama has named an anti-corruption team to gather information on suspected graft, his transition team said in... →
Mozambique's post-election unrest to hit economic growth, says IMF official
By: Reuters 18th December 2024 Mozambique's 2024 economic growth is likely to be revised down from a previous forecast of 4.3% due to post-election civil unrest and the impact of... →
New HIV prevention drug could reach poorest countries by 2025, says health official
By: Reuters 18th December 2024 A new long-acting preventive HIV drug could reach the world’s poorest countries by the end of 2025 or early 2026, a global health official told... →
Kenya plans IVF to save rare White Rhinos nearing extinction
By: Bloomberg 17th December 2024 Kenya plans to use assisted reproduction techniques to save the northern white rhino — a species that has only two females remaining worldwide —... →
Ethiopia passes law to open banking to foreign competition 
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 Ethiopia's parliament passed long-planned legislation on Tuesday allowing foreign banks to operate in the Horn of Africa country, part of... →
At least 34 killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, UN agency says
By: Reuters 17th December 2024 At least 34 people have been killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique since it made landfall there on Sunday, the UN humanitarian agency OCHA said on... →
