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South African rand eases ahead of inflation reading and central bank meeting
17th July 2026 The South African rand weakened on Friday as investors turned their attention to next week's inflation data and monetary policy meeting, where the... →
Transport of dead bodies within Congo risks further Ebola spread, UN agency warns
17th July 2026 The transport of Ebola victims' bodies between different areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo, often for funerals in their home communities,... →
South African rand slips with inflation and rate-setting meeting in focus
17th July 2026 The South African rand slipped in early trade on Friday as investor focus shifted to the release of domestic consumer price inflation data and next... →
Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban
17th July 2026 Seven American aid workers who had been in Congo to fight the Ebola outbreak are quarantining at a new isolation facility in Kenya after the US... →
Nigeria to track poverty, incomes as government seeks proof reforms are working
16th July 2026 Nigeria plans to publish indicators tracking poverty, incomes and inequality as President Bola Tinubu's government seeks to show that economic... →
Zambia hopes to agree new IMF programme by year-end, finance minister says
16th July 2026 Zambia hopes to reach agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a new support programme by the end of the year to attract investment and... →
Fire at Algeria orphanage kills 11, injures 19 near capital
16th July 2026 Eleven people were killed and 19 injured in a fire at an orphanage on the outskirts of the Algerian capital early on Thursday, state media... →
Senegal expected to hire Lazard on debt as financing pressures mount
16th July 2026 Senegal is expected to appoint Lazard as its financial adviser on debt matters, according to three sources familiar with the situation, as... →
South African rand under pressure as investors monitor latest US strikes on Iran
16th July 2026 The South African rand came under pressure on Thursday, as the latest escalation in hostilities between the United States and Iran pushed oil... →
Uganda to discharge last Ebola patient, spokesperson says
16th July 2026 Uganda is due to discharge its last Ebola patient on Thursday, triggering a 42-day countdown that could see the country declared free of the virus,... →
US quarantine order for Americans returning from Congo will hurt Ebola response, aid group says
16th July 2026 Washington's new policy that says American citizens returning from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there is an Ebola outbreak, must spend... →
Congo Ebola outbreak disrupts US-backed minerals talks, sources say
15th July 2026 A worsening Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is disrupting travel and delaying meetings tied to a US-backed critical... →
Uganda's fiscal deficit to decline to 3% of GDP by 2031, central bank says
15th July 2026 Uganda's fiscal deficit is projected to decline to 3% of GDP by the 2030/31 financial year from 6% of GDP this year, helped by a new debt strategy... →
MSF urges Ebola response scale-up as Congo outbreak nears 2 000 cases
15th July 2026 The Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading faster than efforts to contain it, global medical charity Médecins Sans... →
South Africa's financial regulator launches probe into state asset manager
15th July 2026 South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has launched an investigation into the Public Investment Corporation (PIC), citing... →
South African rand flat as traders await more US inflation data
15th July 2026 The South African rand was flat in early trade on Wednesday, as markets awaited a US producer inflation reading for further clues on the Federal... →
G7 urges halt to attacks in Sudan's El-Obeid, calls for wider arms embargo
15th July 2026 G7 foreign ministers and the European Union's foreign policy chief on Wednesday urged Sudan's Rapid Support Forces and allied armed groups to stop... →
Former president Sall to visit Senegal as he campaigns for UN chief post
14th July 2026 Former Senegalese President Macky Sall will travel to Senegal on Friday, his first public visit to the country since leaving office as he campaigns... →
South African rand gains as US inflation weighs on dollar
14th July 2026 The South African rand gained on Tuesday against a weaker dollar after US consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June, ruling out an... →
South Africa's iDexis appeals court ruling over compounded weight-loss drugs
14th July 2026 South African pharmacy group iDexis said on Tuesday it had applied to appeal a court judgment that curbed its production of compounded weight-loss... →
Countries tighten travel rules as Ebola risk rises
14th July 2026 The World Health Organization (WHO) on May 17 declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) a Public Health Emergency of... →
Kenya extends fuel tax cut for three more months
14th July 2026 Kenya's government said on Tuesday it was extending a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on petroleum products for another three months to... →
WHO says it has less than half funding needed to fight Ebola
14th July 2026 The World Health Organization (WHO) has received less than half the funding it needs to fight the Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of... →
South African rand wobbly ahead of local mining data, US inflation print
14th July 2026 The South African rand was under pressure early on Tuesday as uncertainty surrounding the Iran war hung over markets ahead of the release of... →
US to block citizens in Congo from immediate travel home, citing Ebola
14th July 2026 The Trump administration on Monday said it is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from traveling to the US on commercial... →
EU announces restrictions on trading Sudanese gold
13th July 2026 The EU announced on Monday new sanctions against Sudan by targeting the country's gold trade, which it said was being used to finance the military... →
Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to two more provinces
13th July 2026 The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two more northeastern provinces, Haut-Uele and Tshopo, the country's public... →
Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine
13th July 2026 The University of Oxford has launched the first human trial of a vaccine against Bundibugyo ebolavirus, seeking to accelerate efforts to combat an... →
South Africa proposes compulsory fuel stocks to preempt crises
13th July 2026 South Africa is proposing a revamp of its strategic fuel storage capability requiring mandatory reserves from both the State and private sector to... →
Namibia secures China deals on infrastructure, mining and energy with state visit
13th July 2026 China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals... →
South African rand slides as renewed Gulf conflict fuels risk-off mood
13th July 2026 The South African rand weakened against the dollar on Monday, tracking losses among emerging market currencies as escalating tensions in the Middle... →
Cut off from Kinshasa, Congo's AFC/M23 rebels built their own Ebola response
13th July 2026 Congo's AFC/M23 rebels have used a small Ebola outbreak in territory they control to showcase their ability to govern, mounting a response largely... →
US citizen in Congo tests positive for Ebola virus, US CDC says
13th July 2026 A US citizen working for a humanitarian organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has tested positive for the Bundibugyo Ebola virus,... →
Sudan's cholera outbreak may get worse due to conflict and rains, WHO warns
10th July 2026 A cholera outbreak in Sudan could get worse as war, displacement and the onset of the rainy season threaten to exacerbate a humanitarian crisis in... →
Congo Ebola outbreak still spreading largely undetected, WHO official says
10th July 2026 Four out of every five new Ebola cases in parts of Democratic Republic of Congo have no known link to existing patients, a senior World Health... →
Senegal's top court calls parliament-backed reform 'unconstitutional'
10th July 2026 Senegal's top court has struck down changes to the country's constitution that would have altered the balance of power in government, ruling... →
Sudanese return home to a capital unready to welcome them
10th July 2026 In the year since the Sudanese army recaptured the capital Khartoum from a paramilitary force that had seized it at the outset of civil war in... →
US-Iran escalation could threaten 2027 oil market surplus, IEA says
10th July 2026 A recent escalation of hostilities between the US and Iran could upend the International Energy Agency's (IEA's) forecast of a significant oil... →
UNESCO urges wider use of debt-for-education swaps
10th July 2026 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has urged governments and international lenders to expand... →
Anti-migrant protests risk economic blowback for South Africa
10th July 2026 Frustrations over unemployment, crime and years of weak growth are driving South Africa's anti-migrant protests. But economists warn that the... →
Sudan army says US peace plan must call for full RSF withdrawal from cities, documents show
10th July 2026 The Sudanese army has conditioned any broad acceptance of a US proposal for ending the country's three-year-old civil war on the full withdrawal by... →
