African News
Morocco wins vote to lead UN human rights body after showdown with S Africa
By: Reuters 10th January 2024 Morocco won a vote on Wednesday to lead the United Nations Human Rights Council after a heated showdown with South Africa, which said Rabat's human... →
IMF 'optimistic' Ghana will reach official creditor debt deal soon
By: Reuters 10th January 2024 The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday it was "optimistic" that Ghana and its official bilateral creditors would reach a debt... →
UK's Rwanda asylum legislation to return to parliament next week
By: Reuters 9th January 2024 British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's legislation to block further court challenges to the government's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda will... →
African nations dominate top 10 economic growth spots in 2024
By: Bloomberg 9th January 2024 Africa faces economic headwinds this year, but some of the continent’s brightest sparks are shading it in a more hopeful light. Six of the top-10... →
Africa’s average rank increases marginally in Global Cities Index
By: Tasneem Bulbulia 8th January 2024 Social, geopolitical and technological transformations are actively disrupting the traditional hierarchy of global cities, creating a more widely... →
Congo holds presidential vote after fraught campaign
By: Reuters 20th December 2023 Voters in Democratic Republic of Congo took part in a general election on Wednesday after a chaotic campaign marred by opposition allegations of... →
BioNTech aims to start mRNA vaccine output in Rwanda in 2025
By: Reuters 19th December 2023 COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech aims to start production at its mRNA vaccine factory site in Rwanda in 2025, company officials said on Monday, the... →
Uganda court hears suit filed in opposition to anti-LGBTQ law
By: News24Wire 19th December 2023 The Constitutional Court of Uganda has begun hearing the first challenge to a draconian anti-gay law that has triggered criticism from the United... →
