African News
Musk's Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 Chad said on Tuesday it had approved the licensing of Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to improve access to internet services in... →
Senegalese Prime Minister Sonko calls on supporters to avenge campaign violence
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 Senegal's Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has urged supporters of the ruling Pastef party to take revenge for alleged violence against them during the... →
HSBC, World Bank's IFC launch $1bn trade finance programme for emerging markets
By: Reuters 12th December 2024 HSBC and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) will jointly provide funding to trade transactions valued at up to $1-billion, in... →
Malaria cases up again in 2023, African children worst hit, WHO reports
By: Reuters 11th December 2024 There were around 11-million more cases of malaria in 2023 than in 2022, up to an estimated 263-million, according to a new World Health... →
Zambian court rules ex-president Lungu ineligible to run for another term
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 Zambia's constitutional court ruled on Tuesday that former President Edgar Lungu was ineligible to run for another term in office after he... →
South Sudan president fires army and police chiefs, central bank governor
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has fired the head of the country's military, the police chief and the central bank governor, an announcement... →
World Bank cuts Kenya's 2024 growth estimate to 4.7% on fiscal challenges
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 The World Bank downgraded Kenya's economic growth estimate for this year to 4.7% on Tuesday, from an initial 5.0%, citing the impact of floods,... →
Ghana electoral commission declares ex-President Mahama election winner
By: Reuters 10th December 2024 Ghana's electoral commission on Monday declared ex-president and main opposition leader John Dramani Mahama winner of Saturday's presidential... →
