Malawi launches soybean exports to China
Malawi’s soya industry has made a breakthrough into Chinese market as the southern African country seeks to increase agricultural exports…
3-wheeler financing for cleaner vehicles unveiled in Tanzania
Watu Credit (Tanzania) Limited (https://WatuAfrica.com/) announced an initiative to expand its asset financing support for Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered three-wheelers…
Ethiopias’s new crop insurance initiative offers farmers lifeline
Farmers received a lifeline as Ethiopia’s latest agricultural insurance initiative came off age to compensate them for crop failure last…
GB News investor loses legal row over shipwreck silver
A company owned by GB News investor Sir Paul Marshall has lost a legal battle with South Africa over £34m…
Nigeria’s powerful ex-minister charged with corruption
A former minister of aviation in Nigeria, Hadi Sirika, has appeared in court on corruption charges, along with his daughter…
Ghana Supreme Court hears challenge to anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Ghana’s Supreme Court has begun hearing a challenge to the anti-LGBTQ+ bill passed by parliament in February. The court granted…
Cyril Ramaphosa – South African union leader, mine boss, president
With his suave, urbane demeanour, decades worth of political experience and significant role in the anti-apartheid movement, one would expect…
Joy as son trapped in SA building collapse rescued
A couple has shared their joy after their son was rescued from under the rubble of a building that collapsed…
Benin blocks Niger oil exports in border row
Benin has prevented neighbouring Niger from using its port to export its first crude oil, as a border dispute rages…
Boeing 737 crashes during take-off in Senegal
A Boeing 737-300 aircraft has crashed during take-off in Senegal, injuring 11 people, four of them severely. Air Senegal flight…
Fitch revises Egypt’s outlook to positive on reduced external financing risks
Global ratings agency Fitch revised Egypt’s outlook to positive from stable last week. The agency affirmed Eygpt’s rating at ‘B-‘,…
AfDB targets Zambia FDI in infrastructure and agriculture
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has identified infrastructure development and the agricultural value chain as two investment priorities to support…
Kenya floods raise cholera risk as WHO records 44 cases
At least 44 cholera cases have been reported in Kenya’s Tana River county, as flooding raises the risk of spread…
SA poll agency rejects bid to remove Zuma from MK party
The South African electoral commission has rejected a request to remove former President Jacob Zuma as the leader of the…
Everyone safe after building collapses in Nairobi
A five-story building collapsed in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday night leading to a major rescue operation, led by the…
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…