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Rand slips ahead of CPI, central bank meetings
18th March 2024 South Africa's rand weakened in early trade on Monday, at the start of a week that will include South African inflation figures and several major... →
Senegal Supreme Court rejects opposition party bid to halt presidential election
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
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
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... →
ANC wary of post-election coalition, says it 'won't work'
15th March 2024 South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is betting on retaining its parliamentary majority in a May election and is not in... →
Thousands celebrate release of jailed Senegal opposition leaders
15th March 2024 Senegalese opposition firebrand Ousmane Sonko and the presidential candidate he is backing in the March 24 election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, were... →
Campaign for jailed Senegal election candidate Faye takes to the road
14th March 2024 Backers of detained opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye are taking his campaign to the streets of Senegal with posters and... →
Charity group fears up to 60 migrants drowned crossing from Libya
14th March 2024 As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya, the operators of a charity... →
Deal to sell government stake in South African Airways collapses
14th March 2024 A deal the South African government has been negotiating for three years to sell a majority stake in South African Airways (SAA) has fallen apart,... →
US Treasury's No 2 urges South Africa to boost fight against corruption
13th March 2024 US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo on Wednesday urged South Africa to step up its battle against corruption, saying that work could help... →
South Africa should get off global regulator's 'grey list' in 2025, says Kganyago
13th March 2024 South Africa's central bank governor said on Wednesday that he was confident the country would be removed from an international financial crime... →
Kenya's pause to Haiti deployment follows growing doubts about mission
13th March 2024 Just 11 days ago, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William Ruto signed an agreement that Ruto said would fast-track a... →
Sudan's army claims control of national broadcast building
13th March 2024 Sudan's army said it had taken control of the state broadcast headquarters from the Rapid Support Forces on Tuesday in what would be its most... →
Kenya's Haiti mission in limbo as urgency grows
12th March 2024 Kenya has said its police officers will soon be in Haiti to confront rampaging gangs controlling the capital, but worsening insecurity and... →
Sudan's army says it took control of national radio and television HQ
12th March 2024 Sudan's army said in a statement on Tuesday that it took control of national radio and television headquarter from the paramilitary Rapid Support... →
Food aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad could end next month, WFP says
12th March 2024 Food aid for hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees in Chad, some of whom are close to starvation, will be suspended next month without more... →
Angola president to visit China, Chinese foreign ministry says
12th March 2024 Angola's President Joao Lourenco will visit China from March 14 to 17, the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. The ministry in... →
ANC likely to lose parliamentary majority in May vote, survey shows
11th March 2024 The African National Congress is likely to lose its parliamentary majority in May for the first time since Nelson Mandela led it to power at the... →
Sudan army general rules out Ramadan truce unless RSF leaves civilian sites
11th March 2024 A top general from Sudan's army has ruled out a truce in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan unless the paramilitary group it is battling leaves... →
Hard times in Nigeria as reforms deepen cost of living crisis
11th March 2024 Blessing Joseph has been weaving bags, sandals and jewellery earning enough money to feed her son and send him to school. But since November, she... →
Ethiopia may scrap Somaliland recognition amid regional pressure
8th March 2024 Ethiopia is considering scrapping a plan to recognize the breakaway state of Somaliland, amid international pressure to defuse regional tensions... →
Gambian ex-minister alleges racism and lies as Swiss crimes against humanity trial closes
8th March 2024 Switzerland's first full trial of crimes against humanity concluded this week, with the defendant, a former Gambian minister accused of rape and... →
US Treasury's No. 2 to visit South Africa next week
8th March 2024 US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will visit South Africa next week, a Treasury spokesperson told Reuters, where he will seek to advance... →
Egypt's bumper cash raise sets stage for foreign investor comeback
8th March 2024 International investors are dipping their toes back into Egyptian local debt after a much-needed rate hike, a pledge to float the currency and... →
Gordhan to retire after elections
8th March 2024 Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, will retire after this year's general elections on May 29, he told Reuters on Friday. Gordhan... →
Namibian communities demand return of land in dispute over German genocide legacy
7th March 2024 Namibian communities whose ancestors were massacred by German colonial forces and had their property seized more than a century ago are calling for... →
Egypt sees tourism numbers picking up despite shadow of Gaza war
7th March 2024 The Israel-Hamas war in Gaza caused a drop in tourism to Egypt compared to expectations in the last quarter of 2023, but the number of visitors... →
Israel says South Africa exploiting World Court on behalf of Hamas
7th March 2024 Israel on Thursday accused South Africa of exploiting the International Court of Justice to help the Islamist militant group Hamas by again... →
Egyptian pound stable after devaluation, IMF deal
7th March 2024 Egypt's pound held steady on Thursday, a day after the central bank let the currency plunge and announced a shift to a more flexible exchange rate... →
Main candidates in Senegal's presidential election
7th March 2024 Senegal heads to the polls on March 24 to choose a successor to President Macky Sall who is not seeking a third term. For the first time in the... →
Egypt secures IMF deal after pound plunge, bumper rate hike
7th March 2024 Egypt secured an expanded $8-billion deal on Wednesday with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hours after the central bank unshackled its... →
Senegal schedules presidential election for March 24
7th March 2024 Senegalese President Macky Sall has scheduled a delayed presidential election for March 24, the government said on Wednesday after a top court... →
Uganda hikes key rate at special monetary policy meeting
6th March 2024 Uganda's central bank on Wednesday raised its key lending rate by 50 basis points to 10.00%, citing depreciation of the local currency and... →
Liberian president sets up task force to trace stolen State assets
6th March 2024 Liberian President Joseph Boakai on Wednesday issued an executive order to identify and recover stolen State assets and prosecute complicit current... →
Millions of Sudanese go hungry as war disrupts food supply
6th March 2024 A mother who skips meals so there is enough food for her two children. A 60-year-old man who eats one meal a day – a lump of dough made of flour... →
Africa to be $2.5tr short of climate finance by 2030, UN says
5th March 2024 Africa will be $2.5-trillion short of the finance it needs to cope with climate change by 2030, a UN official said on Monday, adding that the... →
Senegal election crisis shakes support for Macky Sall’s coalition
4th March 2024 Writer Moustapha Gueye voted for Senegalese President Macky Sall at the last two elections. But disappointment in Sall's second term and the... →
Kenya, Haiti sign agreement allowing police deployment
1st March 2024 Kenya and Haiti signed a security deal on Friday that Nairobi hopes will satisfy a domestic court's objections to its plan to send 1 000 police... →
Tens of thousands flee in new wave of brutal Mozambique attacks
29th February 2024 Tens of thousands of Mozambicans are fleeing their homes in the restive Cabo Delgado province amid a surge in deadly insurgent attacks since... →
India, South Africa block major investment deal at WTO talks
29th February 2024 India and South Africa have filed a formal objection against an investment agreement at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Abu Dhabi,... →
Chad government says several people killed during unrest
28th February 2024 Several people were killed in a clash near the headquarters of Chad's internal security agency in the capital N'Djamena, according to accounts... →
