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Eskom board chair reappointed after turnaround in power supply
25th September 2026 South Africa's government has reappointed State utility Eskom's board chairperson Mteto Nyati, for another three years after a sharp improvement in... →
Moving target: Congo's North Kivu province becomes new Ebola hotspot
25th September 2026 All 29 beds were full this week at the Kitatumba Ebola treatment centre in Congos North Kivu province, where surging cases have overwhelmed health... →
Internet disruption seen in war-hit northern Ethiopia, web monitor says
25th September 2026 Web monitor NetBlocks said on Friday it had detected an internet disruption in northern Ethiopia, where war broke out this week between the federal... →
South Africa's central bank raises main interest rate to 7.25%
23rd September 2026 South Africa's central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points (bps) to 7.25% on Wednesday, saying it wanted to steer inflation... →
South Africa's headline inflation rate inches higher in August
23rd September 2026 South African inflation picked up slightly in August, but analysts said the smaller-than-expected uptick was unlikely to influence the central... →
South Africa faces $8bn bill to revive State-owned refineries
23rd September 2026 South Africa will need more than $8-billion to revive two mothballed state-owned refineries, officials told lawmakers, as the country seeks to... →
Trump administration to admit primarily Afrikaners under new refugee proposal
23rd September 2026 The Trump administration plans to set a refugee admissions ceiling of 17 500 over the next 12 months consisting "primarily" of South Africans from... →
US ties Sudanese army leader's UN visa to ceasefire plan, sources say
23rd September 2026 The United States is withholding a visa for Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ahead of his scheduled UN appearance in a move that Sudanese... →
Moroccans vote in election set to shape government before World Cup
23rd September 2026 Moroccans vote in an election on Wednesday that will shape the government overseeing the final stages of a $20-billion push to prepare for the 2030... →
Currency collapse heaps more pain on civilians in divided Sudan
22nd September 2026 The Sudanese pound has haemorrhaged nearly half its value in army-held territory since the start of the summer, piling misery on civilians trying... →
Rwandan man charged in UK with genocide offences appears in court
22nd September 2026 A former Rwandan official appeared in a London court on Tuesday charged with encouraging the massacre of Tutsis and ordering six killings in the... →
Botswana sharply reduces budget deficit forecast on revenue boost from central bank
22nd September 2026 Botswana now expects a much smaller budget deficit this fiscal year thanks to higher-than-expected revenue from the central bank and measures to... →
South Sudan's president signs election law changes ahead of December vote
22nd September 2026 South Sudan President Salva Kiir signed amendments to the country's election law late on Monday, removing requirements that linked elections to the... →
Rising fuel prices revive cost-of-living pressure in Nigeria ahead of 2027 election
21st September 2026 Nigeria's fuel prices have climbed to record highs as tensions in the Middle East push up global oil prices, piling fresh cost-of-living pressure... →
Gabon targets $2-billion in international borrowing for 2027 budget
21st September 2026 Gabon's government plans to raise 1.144-trilion CFA francs ($2.01-billion) from international markets in 2027 under a draft budget that assumes... →
Seven Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
21st September 2026 Seven Ethiopian armed groups, including longstanding enemies who fought on opposite sides of a 2020-2022 civil war, said they have formed an... →
Al Qaeda-linked militants kill more than 100 Malian soldiers in attack this month, sources say
21st September 2026 Jihadists killed more than 100 soldiers in central Mali this month, two sources said, while the army said it had evacuated troops from the camp... →
Ceuta border crisis fuels EUs far right despite fall in migrant arrivals, commissioner says
18th September 2026 Images of migrants crossing into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta have fuelled support for far-right parties despite a sharp decline in... →
Egyptian deported by US to Equatorial Guinea held incommunicado for a week, lawyer says
18th September 2026 An Egyptian man deported from the US to Equatorial Guinea who criticised the conduct of security forces there has been held for a week at a... →
US gives UN more time to end support for Somalia peacekeepers
18th September 2026 The United States has agreed to give the UN another year to wind down its support for African peacekeepers in Somalia, a document showed - a move... →
Nigeria forces open fire at protest over deaths of detained miners
18th September 2026 Security forces opened fire in a city in central Nigeria on Friday as hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against the deaths of 37... →
Zimbabwe seeks $115m Afreximbank loan for State rail operator
17th September 2026 Zimbabwe's state-owned railway company is negotiating a $115-million facility with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to purchase... →
Nigeria sends state police amendment bill to state assemblies for ratification
17th September 2026 Nigeria's parliament has sent a constitutional amendment bill that would establish state police forces to the country's 36 state assemblies for... →
Libya power cuts push small businesses and weary citizens to brink
17th September 2026 Power cuts have been a fact of life for years for Naseem Al-Akkari, who owns a chain of restaurants in Libya's capital, Tripoli. But it was not... →
South Africa's consumer confidence rises despite economic uncertainty, survey shows
17th September 2026 South Africa's consumer confidence improved in the third quarter, a survey showed on Thursday, although consumer spending is expected to remain... →
South African inflation expectations stabilise in third quarter
16th September 2026 South African inflation expectations stabilised in the third quarter, a survey showed on Wednesday, after a steep rise in the previous quarter... →
Rubio announces US visa curbs for some foreign nationals from South Africa
16th September 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the US was announcing a new visa restriction policy targeting some foreign nationals from South... →
Aid cuts hit disease prevention harder than treatment, Global Fund chief says
16th September 2026 Efforts to prevent people from getting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis were hit harder by global aid cuts last year than services to treat existing... →
Senegal's Faye, IMF chief welcome progress in talks, aim for new support programme
16th September 2026 Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, welcomed progress in talks and... →
Congo police break up protests against proposed constitutional changes
16th September 2026 Police in Democratic Republic of Congo dispersed opposition protests in several cities on Tuesday against proposed constitutional changes that... →
UN sees some progress in Congo Ebola fight, but too early to call peak
15th September 2026 UN officials said on Tuesday that efforts to curb Ebola in eastern Congo were beginning to show results but stressed that the epidemic remained... →
WTO says global trade system at critical juncture, urges reform
15th September 2026 The World Trade Organization on Tuesday urged its members to reform global trade rules or risk a slide into fragmentation that could significantly... →
Rand slides as oil price surge pressures emerging market currencies
15th September 2026 South Africa's rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as a stronger greenback, high energy prices, and softer precious metals heightened... →
World Food Programme funding for Sudan plummets as more go hungry, head says
14th September 2026 The World Food Programme's funding for Sudan — the world's largest hunger crisis — has fallen by about half this year, its acting head told... →
Health officials turn to mobile-phone data to track Ebola spread in Congo
14th September 2026 Health officials battling the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are using anonymised mobile-phone data to map population... →
Zambian president reappoints Musokotwane as finance minister after election
14th September 2026 Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has reappointed Situmbeko Musokotwane as finance minister following last month's election, a swearing-in... →
Senegal's President to meet IMF chief in Washington on September 15
14th September 2026 Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye will hold talks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on September 15... →
Gulf states call off meeting with Iran, Houthis launch new attack on Saudi
14th September 2026 Arab states in the Gulf called off a meeting with Iran planned for Monday, while Yemen's Houthis launched a new attack on Saudi Arabia after... →
Diplomacy stumbles with postponement of meeting on Strait of Hormuz proposal
14th September 2026 Middle East diplomacy appeared to falter heading into Monday with the postponement of a meeting between Iran and other Gulf powers, while attacks... →
Ebola case detected in northwestern province far from epicentre, official says
11th September 2026 An Ebola case has been detected in a province in the northwestern corner of Democratic Republic of Congo, far from the epicentre of the country's... →
Uganda holding last-ditch talks over king's succession to allow him to be buried
11th September 2026 Uganda's government is racing to help resolve a bitter royal succession dispute in the Tooro Kingdom after the death of monarch Oyo Nyimba aged 34,... →
