African News
Main candidates in Senegal's presidential election
By: Reuters 2nd February 2024 Senegal heads to the polls on February 25 to choose a successor to President Macky Sall who is not seeking a third term. For the first time in the... →
IMF, Egypt agree on 'main policy elements' of economic reform programme
By: Reuters 2nd February 2024 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday it had agreed with Egypt on the key policy components of an economic reform programme, in a... →
Brics gets boost as Saudi Arabia joins group of emerging nations 
By: Bloomberg 1st February 2024 South Africa’s foreign minister said Saudi Arabia and four other countries have accepted the invitation to join the Brics club of nations that was... →
Burkina may quit West African currency union, but not Mali
By: Reuters 1st February 2024 Mali said on Wednesday it was not planning to leave West Africa's currency zone while Burkino Faso indicated it would do so after they and Niger... →
Traders divert Russian oil products around Africa to avoid Red Sea -sources, LSEG
By: Reuters 31st January 2024 Traders were diverting cargoes with Russian oil products around Africa to avoid the Red Sea due to a heightened risk of attacks by Yemen’s... →
Climate change behind Africa cholera surge, top health body says
By: Bloomberg 31st January 2024 The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s chief health advisory body, has tied the worst outbreak of cholera in three... →
EU's top diplomat says Russian influence causing dilemma in Sahel
By: Reuters 31st January 2024 The European Union is facing a dilemma over its remaining presence in Mali and the wider West African Sahel region, since it does not want to... →
Naira plunges 31%, brings currency closer to Nigeria street rate
By: Bloomberg 30th January 2024 Nigeria’s naira plunged to a record against the dollar following a revision of the methodology used to set the exchange rate, in effect the second... →
