May 16
South Africa: Rescue Efforts Enter Day 10 After Deadly Building Collapse in George
allAfrica
The rescue and recovery operation continues since the tragic building collapse incident at 75 Victoria Street in George, Western Cape. According to George Municipality, rescue… Read more »
Kenya: Ruto's U.S. State Visit To Mark Major Milestone In U.S.-Kenya Relations
Capital FM
Kenya's President William Ruto is set to become the sixth Head of State invited for a State Visit by U.S. President Joe Biden since he took office four years ago. U.S. Ambassador… Read more »
Africa: AU Ban On Gruesome Donkey Skin Trade Is a Game-Changer [analysis]
ISS
Donkeys are an important part of life across Africa - countries must now ensure the ban is implemented. Read more »
Africa: Cable Cuts Expose Vulnerabilities in Africa's Internet Infrastructure
Business Day Africa
The vulnerability of East Africa's countries was starkly revealed once again in the aftermath of the damage inflicted upon an undersea cable, leading to widespread internet outages… Read more »
Africa: Africa Does Not Have to Ask for a Seat At the Table, Kagame Tells Business Leaders
New Times
President Paul Kagame on Thursday, May 16, issued a rallying call to African business and political leaders to work closely, together, noting that the more the continent is united,… Read more »
Namibia: Another Menzies Supreme Court Defeat
New Era
The protracted legal battle of Menzies Aviation to get back the multi-million-dollar ground handling tender that Namibia Airports Company (NAC) awarded to a joint venture between… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - African Development Bank's $15 Million Trade Finance Package for First Capital Bank to Support SMEs and Local Enterprises
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $15 million trade finance package for First Capital Bank (FCB) in Zimbabwe to help bolster intra-African… Read more »
Kenya: Kenya Aims for Significant Investment During President Ruto's U.S. Visit
Capital FM
Kenya is gearing up to secure trillions of shillings in investments during President William Ruto's forthcoming state visit to the United States. The visit, spanning a week, will… Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Raises Concerns Over Proposed Tax Hike
Capital FM
U.S. Ambassador to Kenya, Meg Whitman, has expressed concerns about President William Ruto's proposal to increase Kenya's tax rate from 14% to 22% by the end of his tenure. Read more »
Liberia: Simeon Freeman Projects a Huge Budget Shortfall
New Dawn
Opposition Movement for Progressive Change (MPC) political leader Mr. Simeone Freeman has predicted a huge budget shortfall under President Joseph Nyumah Boakai's first budget… Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Moves for Wider Coverage of Workers
Vanguard
Organised Labour is making efforts to ensure more workers are covered by the upcoming National Minimum Wage, NMW, in its determination to reduce increasing cases of poverty across… Read more »
Nigeria: NLC, Others Decry Elusive Gains of Subsidy Removal, One Year After
Leadership
That President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced removal of fuel subsidy is no longer news. Read more »
Nigeria: Minimum Wage - Labour Quits Talks As FG Offers N48,000 - Ops N54,000
Vanguard
Organised Labour yesterday walked out of the minimum wage negotiation after rejecting the government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, new minimum wage proposals of N48,000… Read more »
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Kenya: Mama Jasiri: A Brave Woman
Mastercard Foundation
Program: Jasiri Fund Location: Kilifi, Kenya Read more »
Uganda: Tanzania, Uganda Organize Business Forum to Boost Trade, Investment
Daily News
The Uganda-Tanzania Business Forum 2024 is expected to uplift the trade volume and investment between the two countries. Read more »
Nigeria: CBN Approves 14 New IMTOs to Boost Remittances
Premium Times
The approval aims to strengthen the flow of foreign currency into the country through official channels. Read more »
Nigeria: Food Crisis Worsens As Inflation Soared to 33.69 Percent in April
Daily Trust
The prices of food commodities in the country rose by 40.53 per cent in the month of April, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. Read more »
Liberia: Pres. Boakai's Bid to Woo Investors' Confidence Undermined: As Sponsored Protest Disrupts Aml's Operations in Nimba [opinion]
New Republic
In the wake of the ongoing protest at ArcelorMittal's operation site in Nimba County marked by corporate clash and economic interests, Liberia finds itself at a crossroads as… Read more »
May 15
Nigeria: Senate Approves Tinubu's $500m World Bank Loan for Electricity Metres
This Day
The Senate Wednesday approved a $500 million World Bank loan request by President Bola Tinubu to provide electricity metres for the citizens. Read more »
South Sudan: South Sudan On Edge As Its Neighbour's War Disrupts Oil Exports
Crisis Group
Income from oil exports is critical to keeping South Sudan's factious elites together. The war in neighbouring Sudan has led earnings to fall precipitously, threatening instability… Read more »
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Africa: African Development Bank Commits $2 Billion As It Leads the Way At Landmark Summit for Access to Clean Cooking in Africa
African Development Bank (AfDB)
The African Development Bank Group pledged $2 billion over 10 years towards clean cooking solutions in Africa--a major step along the road to saving the lives of 600,000 mainly… Read more »
Africa: As Pollution Kills, Africa Needs Billions for Climate-Ready Stoves
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? A summit this week aims to kickstart Africa's push against polluting cooking stoves that hurt climate progress and people's health Read more »
Niger: Can China Resolve Niger-Benin Border Dispute?
DW
Benin is blocking Niger's crude oil exports to China -- while Niger refuses to open its land borders to goods from Benin in a tit-for-tat trade spat. Read more »
Sudan: NGOs Call For End To Telecom Blackout Threatening Lives
Islamic Relief Worldwide
In the midst of the devastating humanitarian crisis that is fast deteriorating in Sudan, we, representing 94 humanitarian, civil society, human rights organizations and members of… Read more »
South Africa: Engineer Overseeing Collapsed George Building Faced Disciplinary Probe
allAfrica
Atholl Mitchell, the consulting engineer responsible for overseeing the construction of the apartment block in George that collapsed last week, was under investigation by the… Read more »
Africa: Towards a Borderless Africa - How the AfCFTA Is Changing the Narrative On Continental Integration [analysis]
African Arguments
Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »
Nigeria: Army Cracks Down On Rivers Residents 'Refining' Crude Oil in Their Homes
Daily Trust
The 6 Division of the Nigeria Army on Wednesday discovered 5 reservoirs stocked with 45,000 liters of crude oil each in Odagwa Etche community, Etche local government area of… Read more »
Mauritania: Promoting Urban Renewal in Mauritania to Build Resilience [press release]
World Bank
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