African News
Kagame expected to cruise to fourth term in Rwanda election
By: Reuters 11th July 2024 Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to cruise to a fourth term in office in an election on Monday against two opposition candidates who were... →
Morocco to acquire Israeli spy satellite worth $1 billion – media
By: Reuters 10th July 2024 Morocco plans to acquire a spy satellite from Israeli Aerospace Industries in a $1-billion deal, Moroccan media reported on Wednesday. The... →
UN mission to Libya says political activist abducted in Misrata
By: Reuters 10th July 2024 The United Nations Libya mission called on Wednesday on Libyan authorities to free political activist Al-Moatassim Al-Areebi and to end arbitrary... →
US lends $99m to Mozambique’s first wind-power project
By: Bloomberg 10th July 2024 The US International Development Finance Corp (DFC) approved a loan of as much as $99-million to help finance Mozambique’s first utility-scale... →
South African soldier killed by hand grenade on UN Congo mission
By: Reuters 10th July 2024 A South African soldier, who was part of a United Nations peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, died on Monday when a hand... →
Egypt's inflation rate eases for fourth month running in June
By: Reuters 10th July 2024 Egypt's annual urban inflation rate slowed for a fourth consecutive month in June, to 27.5% from 28.1% in May, data from the country's statistics... →
Conflict in Congo threatens trade in key metals, UN experts say
By: Bloomberg 9th July 2024 Companies buying metal sourced from central Africa could be exposing themselves to UN sanctions for supporting war in eastern Democratic Republic... →
Moody's pushes Kenya's rating deeper into junk
By: Reuters 9th July 2024 Moody's cut Kenya's sovereign rating deeper into junk territory on Monday, citing diminished capacity to implement a fiscal consolidation strategy... →
