African News
Record number of migrants died or went missing off Tunisia in 2023
By: Reuters 13th February 2024 A record 1 313 migrants were reported to have died or went missing off the Tunisian coast last year, a rights group said on Tuesday, highlighting... →
DA wants Ramaphosa to reverse deployment of 2 900 soldiers to DRC
By: Thabi Shomolekae 13th February 2024 The Democratic Alliance (DA) has criticised President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to deploy 2 900 South African National Defence Force (SANDF)... →
Ahead of planned march over vote delay, Senegal suspends internet access
By: Reuters 13th February 2024 Senegal's communications ministry told mobile operators to suspend internet access on Tuesday, ahead of a planned silent march by activist groups,... →
US grants $11m to environmental insurance efforts in Africa
By: Marleny Arnoldi 13th February 2024 African Risk Capacity (ARC) has entered into a landmark $11.7-million partnership with the US government to increase access to parametric insurance... →
Sudanese left in the dark by RSF-imposed telecoms blackout
By: Reuters 12th February 2024 A communications network blackout in Sudan, blamed on the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, has hobbled aid delivery and left the war-weary... →
Zimbabwe to announce new money supply growth mechanisms, create currency board
By: Reuters 12th February 2024 Zimbabwe will announce new measures to stabilise its local currency, including linking the exchange rate to hard assets such as gold and creating a... →
Egypt inflation slows more than expected in January
By: Reuters 9th February 2024 Egypt's annual urban consumer price inflation dropped to 29.8% in January from 33.7% in December, the state statistics agency said on Thursday,... →
West Africa bloc urges Burkina, Niger and Mali not to withdraw
By: Reuters 9th February 2024 The West African regional bloc ECOWAS pushed junta-led Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali to reconsider their decision to quit the political and economic... →
