African News
BMI foresees better growth in South Africa, Nigeria this year
By: Schalk Burger 26th January 2024 After acting as a drag on sub-Saharan African growth in 2023, Nigeria and South Africa are expected to reverse this trend during the current year,... →
Attacks in Nigeria's Plateau state leave at least 30 dead
By: Reuters 25th January 2024 At least 30 people have been killed and several others injured in Nigeria's central Plateau state in a series of attacks around Mangu town, despite... →
Kenya's head of public debt management to leave - media
By: Reuters 25th January 2024 The head of Kenya's public debt management office at the finance ministry plans to leave his post in the next two months, the Business Daily... →
Blinken pledges $45-million to boost coastal West Africa security
By: Reuters 23rd January 2024 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday pledged $45-million in additional financing to help fight conflict and bring stability to coastal... →
Burundi economy to expand 4.3% in 2024 vs 2.7% last year - IMF
By: Reuters 23rd January 2024 Burundi's economy is projected to expand 4.3% this year from 2.7% in 2023, helped by improved performance in the agriculture sector, the... →
Cameroon launches routine malaria shots in global milestone
By: News24Wire 22nd January 2024 The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world's first routine vaccine programme against the... →
Gold riches fuel Sudan militia’s war to rule nation, UN says
By: Bloomberg 22nd January 2024 Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group is using large-scale proceeds from gold mining to fund its devastating war against the... →
AfDB will resume work in Ethiopia after security assurance - bank
By: Reuters 19th January 2024 The African Development Bank (AfDB) said on Friday that all its international staff would return to Ethiopia a month after it withdrew the... →
