Army disarray hobbles Congo’s fight with Rwanda-backed rebels, officers say
Soldiers from Democratic Republic of Congo’s 223rd Battalion were sent to the lush hillsides near Lake Kivu to repel a…
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for fleeing battles…
Stocks extend record run, pound steady as UK votes
World stocks clocked up more record highs on Thursday after U.S. data had narrowed the odds on a September Fed…
Moroccan appeals court upholds fine on Maroc Telecom in antitrust case
A Moroccan appeals court upheld on Wednesday a ruling ordering Maroc Telecom to pay a compensation of 6.3 billion dirhams…
Niger junta agrees to talks to repair ties with Benin
Niger’s junta has agreed to talks with Benin’s government, led by two former Benin presidents, to help restore relations after…
Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN
Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan police…
Nigerian oil regulator approves Eni, Equinor assets sale
Nigeria’s upstream oil regulator has approved two key onshore assets sale by international oil companies, clearing the way for Oando…
Dollar on defensive after soft data, battered yen under watch
The pound and the euro on Thursday held on to gains against the dollar from the previous day, having taken…
Egypt overhauls cabinet as economic pressures, power cuts persist
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a heavily reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday that includes new finance and foreign ministers…
The ex-gangster who has become South Africa’s sports minister
A former gangster and bank robber who turned into a nightclub owner and opposition politician, Gayton McKenzie has now risen…
UN seeks aid for Sudan refugees fleeing to Libya, Uganda
The U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday it is expanding its Sudan aid plan to Libya and Uganda, after a…
Development banks get ratings boost on climate clauses and hybrid bonds
The World Bank and other top development banks got a double boost on Tuesday as Fitch said debt payment freezes…
Central African Republic’s children are world’s most deprived, UNICEF says
The Central African Republic’s three million children are the world’s most deprived, with widespread malnutrition, inadequate healthcare access and instability…
How Burkina Faso’s junta is conscripting critics to fight Islamist rebels
Arouna Loure, a vocal critic of Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta, received a conscription order on Sept. 7 last year…
Sierra Leone outlaws child marriage with new bill
newsSierra Leone officially banned child marriage on Tuesday with President Julius Maada Bio signing into law a bill to end…
2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict
Two staff members of the foreign aid group Tearfund were killed when their convoy was attacked in eastern Congo, the…
Tunisia to hold presidential election on October 6
Tunisia is set to conduct a presidential election on October 6, as confirmed by President Kais Saied’s office on Tuesday.…
Tear gas fired at anti-government protesters in Kenya
Kenyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa to disperse anti-government protests.In…
Child marriage ban welcomed in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has brought in a new law banning child marriage with much fanfare at a ceremony organised by First…
The hidden dangers of Zimbabwe’s informal savings clubs
It was two days before Christmas in the low-income neighbourhood of Mabvuku in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. Music played, people chatted…