African News
Mpox patients lack medicine, food, in east DR Congo hospital
By: Reuters 2nd September 2024 Dozens of feverish patients lay on thin mattresses on the floor of a makeshift mpox isolation ward in east Democratic Republic of Congo, as... →
Libya central bank showdown risks spiralling into wider crisis
By: Reuters 2nd September 2024 A struggle to control the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has already sparked a blockade of oil production and it threatens the worst crisis in years... →
US imposes visa restrictions on South Sudan individuals, State Dept says
By: Reuters 30th August 2024 The United States is imposing visa restrictions on members of the government and others who have obstructed humanitarian aid to the country by... →
Developed-country debt draining international market liquidity – NDB president
By: Irma Venter 30th August 2024 Enacting the just transition in emerging markets and developing countries (EMDCs) requires “a huge amount of resources and long-term financing”,... →
Nigeria and Niger sign security deal, despite rift since coup
By: Reuters 29th August 2024 Nigeria and Niger have signed a deal to boost their security cooperation, the Nigerian military said on Thursday, despite tensions between the... →
Tunisia court allows prominent candidate Znaidi to run in presidential race
By: Reuters 29th August 2024 The Tunisian Administrative Court upheld on Thursday an appeal by prominent candidate Mondher Znaidi, thereby allowing him to return to the... →
Nigeria receives 10 000 doses of mpox vaccines from US
By: Reuters 29th August 2024 Nigeria has received 10 000 doses of the mpox vaccine from the US Agency for International Development, the first batch of the vaccine to reach the... →
China's lending to Africa rises for first time in seven years, study shows
By: Reuters 29th August 2024 Chinese lenders approved loans worth $4.61-billion to Africa last year, marking the first annual increase since 2016, an independent study showed... →
