According to the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Zambia is among the ten African countries expected to record the strongest economic growth in 2025. The report forecasts that Zambia's gross domestic product…
Libya reopens a highway that connects the country’s…
On Sunday, Libya's interim authorities reopened the Mediterranean coastal roadway that connects the country's long-divided eastern and western capitals, in the latest attempt to reconcile the country after years of civil war. It comes just…
KwaZulu-Natal Court Ruling for Land Reform in South…
In a landmark judgment a South African high court, the verdict is out stating in the favour of the people who are living in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, notionally held in trust by the Ingonyama…
South Africa to get WHOâs mRNA Covid-19 vaccine…
WHO (World Health Organization) is setting up a âtech transfer hubâ in South Africa that would enable African companies to start manufacturing mRNA vaccines. This technology is used in some of the most promising vaccines…
CBA sells the general insurance unit in $1b…
The Commonwealth Bank consented to offer its Australian general insurance business to the Hollard Group in an intricate deal that could be valued at $1 billion as it continues to advance the bank and leave…
South Africa: National Treasury makes changes in Pension…
The National Treasury in March 2021 had published a draft amendment to regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act for public comment in South Africa. It is expected to make it simpler for retirement funds…
ECOWAS maintains Mali’s suspension despite the presence of…
On Saturday, West African states said they will continue to monitor events in Mali following a coup before removing the country's suspension from a regional grouping. Following Colonel Assimi Goiterâs coup in May, Bamako has…
Ethiopia votes in greatest electoral test yet for…
Ethiopia was voting on Monday in the greatest electoral test yet for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as war and logistical issues meant ballots wouldnât be cast in more than 100 constituencies of the 547 across…
Misinformation about the Ethiopian elections is circulating on…
Some online users have been spreading false information and claims as Ethiopia prepares for legislative elections on Monday. In comparison to other African countries, Ethiopians have limited access to social media, but its use is…
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia’s founding father, has been mourned…
Kenneth Kaunda, the 97-year-old former president of Zambia, died peacefully at 2:30 p.m. (1230 GMT) on Thursday of pneumonia in a military hospital where he had been receiving treatment since Monday. The news comes from…
Morocco to receive $450 mn in loan from…
The World Bank has approved a $450 million dollar loan for Morocco with the aim to support economic and social reforms in the country in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As per a statement…
West Africa: Former CĂ´te dâIvoire president is back…
On Thursday, former president of CĂ´te dâIvoire Laurent Gbagbo touched down on home soil after ten years in exile abroad when he received permission to return from President Alassane Ouattaraâs government. Gbagbo anyhow managed to figure…
International community condemns sexual violence in Tigray, Ethiopia
The act of sexual violence during the war isn't new, it is perhaps the oldest way of efficient persecution and oppression in war times and it's anything but an element of genocide. The International community…
Uganda battles Covid third wave amid oxygen &…
African country of Uganda is battling third wave of Covid-19 currently amid acute shortage of vaccines and oxygen supply. Panic has swept across countryâs authorities and healthcare framework as reports come in of running out…
South Africa has announced strict steps to prevent…
The South African government has announced tough steps to combat the coronavirus's third wave. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Tuesday that the curfew hours would be extended and that the sale of alcohol would be…
Nabil Karoui, an ex-presidential contender in Tunisia, has…
Tunisia's Court ordered opposition leader Nabil Karoui's release on Tuesday, six months after his imprisonment on charges of financial corruption and tax cheating. Karoui has been on a hunger strike since June 5 in protest…
Thousands rush for “diamonds” in Kwazulu-Natal province
In a small province near Johannesburg, thousands of people have come out on a quest to find unidentified crystal-like pebbles. They are said to be a precious stone that was discovered and identified by a…
Ethiopia set for June election as country battles…
June 21 is reserved for election in Ethiopia even as the African country battles out a bloody and long conflict in the Tigray region and reports of famine in the region. This is leading to…
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan rebels…
The Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern region has long been a hotbed of rebel activity, frequently as a result of strife in neighboring Rwanda, Burundi, and Uganda. Uganda's Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) is one of…
