African News
World Bank to provide Egypt with $6-billion over three years
By: Reuters Updated 56 minutes ago The World Bank Group said on Monday it intends to provide more than $6-billion of support over the coming three years to Egypt, which has been... →
Africa’s biggest economies set to hold interest rates as inflation risks linger
By: Bloomberg Updated 59 minutes ago Central banks in Africa’s biggest economies are set to diverge from their emerging-market peers in Latin America and Europe over the next two... →
Zimbabwe goes hungry as crops wither amid El Nino drought
By: Reuters 18th March 2024 Residents of the Zimbabwean village of Buhera stood in groups at a primary school waiting to be called by name to receive life-saving handouts of... →
Thirty-one countries to start trading under AfCFTA Agreement this year
By: Sabrina Jardim 18th March 2024 Amid the increasing importance of intra-African trade, 31 countries are expected to start trading under the African Continental FreeTrade Area... →
Egypt: US should make clear to Israel consequences of Rafah operation
By: Reuters 18th March 2024 Egypt's foreign minister said on Monday the US should make clear to Israel what the consequences of a military push into the south Gaza city of... →
Senegal Supreme Court rejects opposition party bid to halt presidential election
By: Reuters 15th March 2024 Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a bid by one of the main opposition parties to halt a presidential election on March 24, sparing the... →
China's Xi willing to work with Angola as it moves on from oil
By: Reuters 15th March 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would support Chinese firms that invest in Angola's agriculture and manufacturing sectors, State media... →
UNICEF warns of catastrophic loss of lives in Sudan as famine looms
By: Reuters 15th March 2024 The United Nations (UN) children's agency warned on Friday of a potential catastrophic loss of lives in Sudan as the civil war worsens hunger and... →