African News
New flare-up of local violence in S. Sudan kills 15
By: Reuters 20th March 2024 Young men shot dead 15 people in South Sudan's eastern Pibor region, including a county commissioner, a senior official said on Wednesday, amid a... →
US gets 'mixed signals' from Niger on future of US troops, US general says
By: Reuters 20th March 2024 The United States has received "mixed signals" from Niger following the ruling junta's weekend announcement that it had revoked an accord allowing... →
Tunisia-Libya border crossing closed due to clashes
By: Reuters 19th March 2024 Tunisia and Libya have closed a major border crossing at Ras Jdir due to armed clashes, Tunisian state TV and Libyan authorities said. Libya's... →
World Bank to provide Egypt with $6-billion over three years
By: Reuters 19th March 2024 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 19th March 2024 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... →
