African News
Kenya eyes lower budget deficit in the upcoming fiscal year
By: Reuters 16th February 2024 Kenya plans to cut its budget deficit for the 2024/25 (July-June) fiscal year while also trying to preserve growth- supporting expenditure, the... →
Senegal constitutional council finds election delay was unlawful
By: Reuters 16th February 2024 Senegal's Constitutional Council on Thursday ruled that parliament's unprecedented postponement of the February 25 presidential vote was not in... →
Kenyan central bank buys dollars to curb volatility as shilling rallies
By: Reuters 15th February 2024 Kenya's central bank bought dollars on the foreign exchange market on Thursday to curb volatility, traders said, as the shilling rocketed to its... →
South African military: 2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded on Congo mission 
By: Reuters 15th February 2024 The South African military said on Thursday two of its soldiers were killed and three wounded by a mortar bomb that landed inside a military base... →
Senegal 'better positioned than some' to navigate investor concern, says IMF
By: Reuters 15th February 2024 Senegal's diversified funding sources mean it could be better placed than some countries to navigate investor concerns sparked by political... →
IMF says Zimbabwe should speed up currency reforms
By: Reuters 14th February 2024 The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday encouraged Zimbabwe to speed up currency reforms at the end of a staff visit, saying authorities... →
US urges Senegalese President Sall to restore Senegal's electoral calendar
By: Reuters 14th February 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Senegalese President Macky Sall to restore Senegal's electoral calendar and timeline for... →
Record number of migrants died or went missing off Tunisia in 2023
By: Reuters 13th February 2024 A record 1 313 migrants were reported to have died or went missing off the Tunisian coast last year, a rights group said on Tuesday, highlighting... →
