Zimbabwe budget 2024: Fury at hike in passport fees
A raft of new taxes and increases announced as part of Zimbabwe’s 2024 budget by Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube has…
Congo cobalt: TikTokers quit vaping over mining concerns
Dozens of young adults on TikTok are vowing to throw out their e-cigarettes and quit vaping – but not for…
SAB’s initiatives to drive responsible consumption in South Africa
In effort to champion responsible consumption in South Africa, the South African Breweries (SAB) has implemented various interventions through its…
COP28: Mozambique approves US$80B energy transition strategy
The Mozambican government has approved a strategy aimed at reducing the country’s dependence on fossil fuels, estimating that its implementation…
Impala Platinum restarts South African mines
Impala Platinum (IMPJ.J) said last week it is restarting mines that had been halted for two days after an accident…
Berhana mines Ethiopian heritage for latest album
Born in Atlanta, USA to parents from Ethiopia, rising star Amain Berhane’s second album has been a long time coming…
Nigerian food e-commerce Pricepally secures US$1.3M in seed funding
Pricepally, a Nigerian e-commerce platform for fresh and packaged foods has raised US$1.3 million in seed funding to help it…
Stitch’s “Pay with Crypto” redefines South Africa’s payments
Pay with Crypto” transcends conventional limitations, presenting itself as a versatile solution applicable across diverse industries. Paycorp’s new application, CryptoExpress,…
Canadian mining company invests USD6B+ in Angola diamond exploration
Angola will receive at least 6 billion dollars in investment from the Canadian international group Ivanhoe Mines by the end…
Pet tigers remain in Ghana home despite Accra court order
Two tigers at the centre of a row between neighbours in Ghana’s capital, Accra, remain in a cage on one…
Zimbabwe court overturns top opposition member’s conviction
The Zimbabwe High Court has overturned a lower court’s conviction of Job Sikhala, the national deputy chairman of the opposition…
Sierra Leone violence: Sunday attacks were part of coup attempt – minister
Sierra Leone’s government has designated Sunday’s disorder, in which armed men attacked institutions in the capital city, as an attempted…
Eritrean granted residency in Israel for saving IDF officer
Israel has granted residency to an Eritrean man who risked danger to save a wounded soldier during Hamas’s attack almost…
Three tonnes of cocaine seized from ship, Senegal’s navy says
Nearly three tonnes of cocaine has been seized from a ship off the coast of Senegal, the West African state’s…
British-Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to $6m fraud in US court
A British-Nigerian man has confessed in a US court to defrauding and stealing more than $6m (£4.7m) over seven years.…
Child marriage: ‘I was sold into marriage for £7 at the age of 12’
It is estimated that one in five girls across the world is married by the age of 18. Even countries…
Kaunda suits, loved by Kenya’s President William Ruto, banned in parliament
Kenya’s parliament has banned the wearing of a suit, named after the late Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda, within the building.…
Egypt to build undersea interconnection cable with Europe
The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), on behalf of the Egyptian government, has signed an agreement with Belgian civil engineering…
Niger overturns law meant to stem Europe migration
Niger’s military junta has overturned an anti-migration law that criminalised the transportation of migrants through the country. The junta announced…
Uganda plans $150m China loan to improve its internet
Uganda’s finance ministry has announced plans to borrow a $150m (£118m) loan from China’s Exim bank to develop the country’s…