Zimbabwe urges swift adoption of new but ‘scarce’ currency
Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has ordered all government agencies to accept payments in the newly introduced gold-backed currency amid…
Dozen Malawians who abandoned Israeli farms deported
The Malawi government says Israel has deported 12 Malawian workers who deserted the farms where they were employed. In a…
Sudanese refugees flee UN camps in Ethiopia after attacks
Thousands of Sudanese refugees have fled from UN camps in northern Ethiopia following spates of violence. Three refugees told the…
Smugglers abandon dozens of Ethiopians in Kenyan bushes
Police in Kenya are holding 24 Ethiopians who had been abandoned in a bush in north-eastern Isiolo county, local media…
Jersey returns illicit funds to Mozambique
Jersey has seized £829,500 from a corrupt trust account and returned it to the authorities in Mozambique. An investigation found…
Chad presidential candidate alleges irregularities
Chadian presidential candidate Mansiri Lopsikreo has claimed that there were irregularities in some polling stations during voting. “Where I voted,…
Chapo named new leader of Mozambique’s ruling party
Mozambique’s governing Frelimo party has chosen a regional governor, Daniel Chapo, as its new leader – making him the clear…
Four arrested over fatal shooting at Chad polling centre
A man has been shot dead in southern Chad during Monday’s presidential election. Electoral officials said the unknown assailant was…
Tigray authorities deny involvement in Sudan’s war
Authorities in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have strongly denied involvement as mercenaries in the Sudanese war that has left…
School fee fears in Zimbabwe ahead of new term
The chaos over the Zig, Zimbabwe’s new currency, continues. As schools are set to open on Tuesday morning, parents and…
Liberia’s vocational schools get cash injection from EU
Close to $55m (£44m) is being invested in building and upgrading schools in Liberia by the European Union. They will…
I don’t trust anyone’ – How trolling hurt Kipchoge
Two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge says he feared for the lives of his family during a campaign of online abuse…
Malawi vice-president corruption charges dropped
A Malawian court has dropped corruption charges against Vice-President Saulos Chilima after the state prosecutor filed a notice for the…
South African anger over flag-burning poll advert
South Africa’s main opposition party is facing criticism over an election advert in which the national flag is seen engulfed…
John Steenhuisen: The man vowing to ‘rescue’ South Africa with the DA
South African opposition leader John Steenhuisen believes he has what it takes to eventually become president. That is despite coming…
South Africa: Rescuers contact 11 survivors in collapsed building
Rescuers in South Africa say they have heard from 11 more survivors in the ruins of an apartment building that…
Misunderstanding behind staff arrest – Kenya Airways
Kenya Airways says its staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo who were released on Monday had been detained because…
Dozens of sailors rescued after Cyclone Hidaya hits Tanzania
Three people are known to have died and more than 100 others have been rescued, after the weakened Cyclone Hidaya…
Angola airlines and Pratt & Whitney Canada sign maintenance agreement
Angola Airline TAAG and RTX Pratt & Whitney Canada have signed an engine maintenance agreement, valid for six years, ANGOP…
Crown Agents Bank and Invest Africa launch payments exchange campaign
The UK’s Crown Agents Bank and investment platform Invest Africa have announced the launch of “The Payments Exchange” campaign. The…