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Nigeria’s Consumers Upset At Electricity Rate Hike
Abuja, Nigeria — A sudden hike in electricity rates in Africa's most populous country, Nigeria, has sparked a backlash.
Malawi Police Arrest Journalist Over Fraud Story
Blantyre — Police in Malawi have arrested a newspaper journalist over an online story published last year exposing fraudulent activities involving a corruption suspect charged with conspiracy to defraud the Malawi government.
Eid Overshadowed by Gaza Conflict: Kenyan and Nigerian Muslims Show Solidarity with Palestine
Muslim worshippers in Kenya and Nigeria marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan with Eid prayers. In Nairobi, the war in Gaza took centre stage in prayers with the Imam stressing that the whole world is watching as Palestinians “have…
South Africa: Traditional Leaders Fight to Keep Sassa Cash Pay Points Open
The Council of Traditional Leaders of SA (CONTRALESA) is lobbying the government to reverse its decision to close SASSA pay points in rural areas.
Chad: Kidnappings in Chad Could Spark Regional Security Crisis
Kidnappers have terrorised Chad's southern Mayo-Kebbi West and Logone Oriental provinces for over two decades. Between 2020 and 2023, the number of victims and the overall amount paid in ransom by their families rose sharply, according to…
OCP and Fortescue to Partner to Develop Green Energy, Hydrogen and Ammonia in Morocco
Today, OCP Group, a global leader in plant nutrition and phosphate-based fertilizers, and Fortescue Energy, part of global green energy, metals and technology company Fortescue Ltd (Fortescue), announced a landmark Joint Venture (JV) in…
Sudanese Despair As War Nears One-Year Anniversary
Sudanese civilians been suffering the consequenses of a one-year bloody conflict between the Sudanese army and the country's main paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces with no end in sight.
Zimbabwe: Updated – One Killed, Six Injured After Harare Building Collapses
POLICE have confirmed the death of one person after a city building collapsed under the weight of a hailstorm, leaving six others hospitalized.
Zimbabwe: RBZ Cuts Policy Rate to 20 Percent, Bets On New Currency
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) has cut the policy rate to 20 percent from 130 percent previously as it bets on measures to stabilize the newly introduced Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency.
Kenya’s Sugar Pricing Committee Cuts Cane Prices By 14 Percent
Kenya's Sugar Pricing Committee has implemented a 14 percent reduction in the price of sugarcane, responding to a concurrent decrease in the cost of the commodity on the retail market.
Africa Needs a New Health Order Focusing Expenditures on Key Outcomes
Nairobi — Thirteen years ago this month, member states of the African Union met in the Nigerian capital and adopted binding commitments to spend at least 15 percent of their national budgets on health and urges donor countries to increase…
30 Years On, Genocide Survivors Embark On a Journey to Build a Resilient Future
Kigali — A minute of silence was observed on April 7 across Rwanda as the country held a memorial ceremony to mourn more than one million people, overwhelmingly Tutsis, who were systematically killed in the 100 days of atrocities between…
Ghana Ranks 1st in West Africa, 5th in Africa On World Economics Governance Index
Ghana has been ranked the 1st West African country by the World Economics Research based in London, the United Kingdom. Ghana gained 61.7 points on the World Economics Governance Index.
Mozambique: Nine Blinded Due to Self-Medication for Conjunctivitis
Maputo — The health authorities at Nampula Central Hospital (HCN), in northern Mozambique, have been forced to remove the eyes of nine patients due to complications caused by self-medication for hemorrhagic conjunctivitis.
Mozambique: Election Observers Intimidated and Threatened
Maputo — Reports from four northern Mozambican districts indicate that local directors of the Electoral Administration Technical Secretariat (STAE) are attempting to prevent independent observation of the current voter registration.
Courts Suffer System Outage, Urgent Matters to Be Filed By Mail
Nairobi — The Judiciary has announced an intermittent system outage on the E-filing portal, affecting the electronic filing of cases.