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Senegal doubles maximum penalty for same-sex activity to 10 years' jail
12th March 2026 Senegal's National Assembly late on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill doubling the maximum prison term for same-sex sexual acts to 10 years... →
South Africa records first current account surplus in over two years
12th March 2026 South Africa recorded its first current account surplus in more than two years in the final quarter of 2025, helped by rising precious metal... →
Drones hit east Congo's biggest city, killing French aid worker, rebels and UN say
11th March 2026 Drone strikes hit Goma in east Congo on Wednesday, killing at least three people including a French aid worker, the first such attack in the city... →
Gabon formally requests IMF programme, Fund says
11th March 2026 Gabon has formally requested a programme from the International Monetary Fund, a spokesperson for the Fund told Reuters on Wednesday, a move that... →
Trump says white South Africans are persecuted; some are returning to a better life
11th March 2026 Andrew Veitch left South Africa after being held up at gunpoint in his car. But now he feels there are greater threats in the United States, he... →
Lawsuit challenges Trump administration's ending of protections for Somalis
10th March 2026 Immigrant rights advocates filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to stop US President Donald Trump's administration from next week ending legal... →
Feeling the Music: The case that put AI music recommendations to the patent test and what this means for South African engineers
10th March 2026 In February 2026, the United Kingdom Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Emotional Perception AI Ltd v Comptroller General. While the... →
Congo Republic's Sassou set to extend long rule, focus on succession
10th March 2026 Congo Republic President Denis Sassou Nguesso looks set to extend his decades-long rule in elections on Sunday, even as his advanced age and a term... →
South African rand trims loss after Trump remarks, traders await GDP data
10th March 2026 The South African rand trimmed its recent loss on Tuesday after comments from US President Donald Trump indicating the war in the Middle East could... →
Guinea dissolves 40 political parties, opposition leader cries foul
9th March 2026 Guinea's main opposition leader said "direct resistance" to the country's coup leader-turned-president was now the only way to bring about change... →
Reserve Bank to redraft risk scenarios as Iran war boosts oil price
9th March 2026 South Africa's central bank will redraft its risk scenarios for its next rate-setting policy meeting as the widening Middle East conflict pushes up... →
IMF's Georgieva warns Middle East conflict could push global inflation higher
9th March 2026 IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva on Monday warned of inflation risks from the Middle East conflict, saying a 10% increase in oil prices, if persistent... →
Senegal cuts government agencies to save cash amid debt woes
6th March 2026 Senegal has announced a plan to close 19 government agencies which account for around 1 000 jobs, with officials in the debt-burdened country... →
Angola gets World Bank, MIGA loan guarantees for debt-for-education swap
6th March 2026 Angola received formal approval from the World Bank and its Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency on Thursday for crucial financial guarantees... →
Somali parliament approves constitution change to extend president's term, delay election
5th March 2026 Somalia's parliament voted to change its constitution and extend the term in office for lawmakers and the president, the president and the... →
Global economy faces inflation and growth test amid escalating conflict in Iran – Goldman
5th March 2026 A temporary surge in oil prices to $100/bbl could slow global growth by 0.4 percentage point, Goldman Sachs analysts said on Thursday, as a... →
MSC imposes war surcharge on shipments to Africa and Indian Ocean islands
5th March 2026 Shipping company MSC said on Thursday it would implement a "war surcharge" for cargoes moving to African nations and Indian Ocean islands from the... →
South Africa seeks local production of Gilead's HIV prevention drug
5th March 2026 South Africa is asking local drugmakers to start a process to make Gilead Sciences’ long-acting HIV prevention drug, lenacapavir, domestically, in... →
IMF's Kenya mission ends, talks to continue at Spring Meetings
5th March 2026 The International Monetary Fund completed a staff mission to Kenya and said that discussions with the East African country's authorities would... →
IMF Kenya visit not expected to yield lending deal, finance minister says
4th March 2026 Kenya does not expect an ongoing International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff visit to yield a lending programme at this stage, its finance minister... →
South African financiers develop R2bn water conservation bond
4th March 2026 South African financiers are preparing a R2-billion bond to fund water conservation projects dedicated to restoring strategic water catchments.... →
South Africa offers to mediate in Middle East conflict if asked
4th March 2026 South Africa is willing to play a mediating role in the Middle East conflict if asked, President Cyril Ramaphosa told local media on the sidelines... →
Belgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
4th March 2026 A US mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over who should digitise antique... →
South Africa's business activity remains stable in February, S&P PMI shows
4th March 2026 South Africa's private sector activity held steady in February, with the Purchasing Managers' Index holding at 50 for the second straight month, an... →
Kenya private sector activity expands at slower pace in February, survey shows
4th March 2026 Kenya's private sector activity expanded at a slower pace in February, hurt by slowing performance in agriculture and manufacturing, but got a lift... →
US strike on Iran 'ahead of game plan' but global markets rattled, energy prices soar
4th March 2026 US forces continued a round-the-clock assault on Iran and Israel mounted a "broad wave" of strikes on Wednesday targeting Iranian missile sites and... →
Mosiuoa Lekota, who led breakaway from ANC, dies at 77
4th March 2026 South African anti-apartheid activist Mosiuoa Lekota, who broke away from the African National Congress (ANC) to found a new political party, died... →
Tunisia jails tycoon Mabrouk and ex-PM Chahed on corruption charges
3rd March 2026 A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced the country's richest businessman, Marouan Mabrouk, son-in-law of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali,... →
Ship insurers cancel war risk cover due to Iran conflict
2nd March 2026 Several marine insurers said they are cancelling war risk cover for ships due to the conflict in Iran and the Gulf. Insurers including Gard, Skuld,... →
Namibia budget forecasts slightly higher growth and narrower deficit
26th February 2026 Namibia's economic growth is forecast to pick up slightly this year and the budget deficit will narrow, its finance minister said in a budget... →
More than 1 700 Africans fighting for Russia, Ukraine says
26th February 2026 More than 1 700 Africans are fighting for Russia in its war in Ukraine, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday, adding that... →
Godongwana stresses need for higher growth to draw investment
26th February 2026 South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Thursday that meeting fiscal targets alone was insufficient to draw investment into... →
RSF-led violence in al-Fashir bears 'hallmarks of genocide', say key UN nations
26th February 2026 Violence by Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir bears "the hallmarks of genocide", the foreign ministers of... →
South African rand steady as investors digest budget, await producer inflation
26th February 2026 The South African rand was steady in early trade on Thursday as investors digested the annual budget, which analysts said underscored the... →
IMF completes Egypt reviews, unlocking about $2.3bn
26th February 2026 The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it completed two reviews of Egypt's economic reform programme, as well as another review under... →
Zambia pushed back on US health funding deal to protect interests, government says
26th February 2026 Zambia has pushed back on part of a deal worth more than $1-billion in global health aid from the United States because it does not align with the... →
IMF staff mission due in Kenya this week for talks on new deal
25th February 2026 A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was due to arrive in Kenya on Tuesday to discuss a new loan programme, the government said. The... →
South African rand firms ahead of national budget
25th February 2026 South Africa's rand was firmer in early trade on Wednesday, ahead of the 2026 national budget speech to be delivered by the finance minister later... →
Sierra Leone says members of its security forces held by Guinea in border dispute
25th February 2026 Sierra Leone on Tuesday accused Guinea of capturing several members of its security forces, in the latest flare-up of a long-running row over... →
Nigeria central bank cuts key rate by 50 basis points
24th February 2026 Nigeria's central bank cut its monetary policy rate by 50 basis points to 26.50%, its governor Olayemi Cardoso said on Tuesday. "The committee's... →
New US tariffs come in at lower 10% rate
24th February 2026 The US imposed an additional tariff from Tuesday of 10% on all goods not covered by exemptions, a notice issued by US Customs and Border Protection... →
