African News
IMF staff in Kenya for fact-finding mission after protests
By: Reuters 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
By: Reuters 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
By: Reuters 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,... →
Bavarian Nordic sees potential to ramp up mpox vaccine capacity
By: Reuters 12th September 2024 Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday it could supply 13-million doses of its mpox vaccine by the end of 2025, up from a previous forecast of 10-million... →
Guinea Bissau President Embalo says he will not run for a second term
By: Reuters 12th September 2024 Guinea Bissau's President Umaro Cissoko Embalo said on Thursday he would not run for a second term in elections in November. Embalo, 51, was... →
US supports two permanent UN Security Council seats for Africa
By: Reuters 12th September 2024 The United States supports creating two permanent United Nations Security Council seats for African states and one seat to be rotated among small... →
Uganda say it will offer new oil exploration licences next fiscal year
By: Reuters 11th September 2024 Uganda plans to issue new oil and gas exploration licences in the 2025/2026 (July-June) fiscal year to help boost investments in the sector and... →
Zimbabwe’s ZiG currency hits longest losing streak against Dollar
By: Bloomberg 10th September 2024 Zimbabwe’s bullion-backed currency is experiencing its longest run of losses against the dollar since it started trading on April 8. The ZiG, short... →
