Exxon-Seplat $1.28 billion deal approval imminent, Nigeria president says
Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N), opens new tab deal to sell its Nigerian onshore assets to Seplat Energy will be approved…
Libya preparing to restart oil output as central bank crisis eases
Libya was preparing to restart oil production that has been shut since late of August after an agreement on a…
Cameroon farmers turn to vigilantes and amulets to stop cocoa theft
Rising cocoa prices driven by global production shortfalls have led to increased thefts of the commodity in farms in Cameroon,…
Egypt: Suez Canal revenues plummet as Gaza war hurts shipping
Egypt’s president said on Sunday its revenues from the Suez Canal have dropped by 60%, or more than $6 billion,…
Burkina Faso calls out foreign powers “deliberately exacerbating suffering” of Sahelians
Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed Monday the UN General Assembly High-Level Debate in New York. As his country…
UN extends Haiti security mission mandate for another year
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force helping to tackle gang…
Dikembe Mutombo, a Hall of Fame player dies at 58 from brain cancer
Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a…
Nigeria president pleads for ‘patience’ amid tough economy
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has pleaded with his compatriots for “patience” as they continue to grapple with a tough economic…
Kenyan MPs begin process to impeach deputy president
Members of parliament in Kenya have started the process of removing the country’s deputy president from office. Those who back…
World Bank says it aims to protect projects in Uganda from anti-LGBT law
The World Bank said it is rolling out measures to ensure the recipients of lending to Uganda are not discriminated…
Ghana central bank slashes key rate as inflation outlook improves
Ghana’s central bank on Friday slashed its main interest rate (GHCBIR=ECI), opens new tab by 200 basis points to 27%,…
IMF, Ethiopia reach staff-level agreement on first review of loan program
International Monetary Fund staff and Ethiopia have reached an agreement on economic policies to conclude the first review of a…
Tunisia assembly votes to strip court of electoral authority, days before presidential vote
Tunisia’s parliament approved a law stripping the Administrative Court of its authority to adjudicate electoral disputes on Friday, nine days…
Mali junta arrests four Barrick Gold employees
Mali’s military-led authorities have arrested four employees of Canadian miner Barrick Gold (ABX.TO), opens new tab, two sources said on…
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah killed in strike, Israel says
The Israeli military said Saturday that it killed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hezbollah militant group, in a strike…
Rwandan army, rebel forces shell Congolese civilians – Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch has accused the Rwandan army and the M23 rebel group of attacks on civilians in eastern Democratic…
Iran warns Israel against Lebanon ground invasion
A top military commander said Friday a ground operation by Israel on Lebanon will end in a “huge defeat” for…
Fashion brand Maxhosa Africa presents collection in Paris
Fashion house Maxhosa Africa held a presentation in a church in Paris on Friday. Laduma Ngxokolo of the brand said…
Electricity, internet gaps hinder AI adoption in Africa
Morning in Buéa, southwest Cameroon. Harisu Fanyui is here to check on his maize crop. The leaves are turning yellow,…
Spanish court hands a one-year suspended sentence to a soccer fan for racism
A Spanish court handed a one-year suspended sentence to a soccer fan for racially abusingVinícius Júnior and Villarreal’s Samuel Chukwueze,…