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IMF and Uganda reach a $240 million funding arrangement.

Uganda and the International Monetary Fund have reached an agreement for 240 million US dollars in financing. The IMF staff made the announcement Wednesday (Dec. 21). The deal on economic policies concludes the 2nd & 3rd reviews under the Extended...

King Mohammed VI receives Morocco National Team

His Majesty King Mohammed VI has received in the Throne Room at the Royal Palace in Rabat the members of the National soccer Team after their brilliant performance in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. This audience reflects the high...

The Wiriyamu Massacre in Mozambique occurred fifty years ago today.

On 16 December 1972, a village in northern Mozambique virtually disappeared from the map. Wiriyamu saw its inhabitants killed one by one at the hands of the Portuguese military, who invaded the territory during the colonial war. On the eve...

South Africa’s president tackles a scandal for his political future

The president of South Africa is fighting for his political future amid an unfolding scandal that has tainted his reputation as an anti-apartheid icon once widely admired for tackling the problems of Africa's most developed economy. Cyril Ramaphosa, 70, says...

Lack of physicians, medications, and even bandages in rural Niger clinics

Asked what's on her wish-list for her tiny clinic, Tchimaden Tafa starts to reel off a long string of items but doesn't reach the end, for another patient has come in, seeking her help. In Souloufeta, a village in the...

Shehu Sani cautions against begging the West as Akufo-Addo accepts an IMF loan.

Shehu Sani, a former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has reacted to Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo’s recent advice to African leaders against begging from the west. He said the Ghanaian president cannot call on African leaders to stop...

US is “all in” on the region, Biden assures African leaders.

Africans can count on the United States. This was US President Joe Biden's message at the Business Forum that brought together political leaders and businessmen, in one of the many events of the Leaders' Summit being held in Washington. Biden...

Eskom’s problematic chief executive officer resigns

The chief executive of South Africa's troubled power utility Eskom has resigned amid high nationwide power blackouts of up to 10 hours daily. The resignation of Andre de Ruyter comes amid pressure from the public and various stakeholders as Eskom...

The North Kivu province of the DRC waits for bridge repairs.

In eastern DRC queues of vehicles on either side of the Lume bridge are still awaiting for traffic to reopen following its collapse last Saturday. The bridge connecting the North Kivu province to other East African countries collapsed after a heavy goods vehicle passed over it heading...

Morocco Helps Negotiate Release of German Hostage in Mali

Morocco’s intelligence services have helped negotiate the release of German Development worker, Jorg Lange who had been held hostage in Mali since 2018. German news outlet Spiegel reported the news on Friday, stressing that Lange’s kidnapping is “over after almost...
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