African Development Bank to pick new head to confront U.S. funding cuts
The African Development Bank is meeting this week in Côte d’Ivoire to pick a new president at a time when
Fire at Chevron oil platform offshore Angola injures 17
Seventeen people were injured, four seriously, when a fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday at Chevron’s deep-water
Conflict, extreme weather worsening hunger in West and Central Africa, WFP warns
Some 52 million people in West and Central Africa will struggle to meet their basic food and nutrition needs in
World court dismisses Sudan’s genocide case against UAE over alleged Darfur interference
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday dismissed Sudan’s case accusing the United Arab Emirates of fueling genocide in
Kenya to cap fiscal deficit at 4.5 pct in FY 2025/26
Kenya will cap its fiscal deficit at 4.5 percent of GDP in 2025/26, down from 5.1 percent the previous year,
Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly attack in Nigeria
The Islamic State West Africa Province has claimed responsibility for an attack on Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state that killed at
Gunmen kill at least 52 people in Nigeria’s Plateau state
Gunmen killed at least 52 people and displaced nearly 2,000 others over several days of attacks in Nigeria’s northern Plateau
South Africa’s parliament passes fiscal framework
South Africa’s parliament passed the budget’s fiscal framework and revenue proposals on Wednesday, a presiding officer said.
Kenyan police in Haiti suffer more casualties in clashes with gangs
Two Kenyan police officers in Haiti were seriously injured in clashes with gangs over the past week, three officers told
Ghana could seek more IMF funding, incoming finance minister says
Ghana’s new government could seek extra funding from the International Monetary Fund during its current, three-year programme with the lender