Nigeria: Nigeria's Central Bank Deploys 30,000 Agents in Final Recall of Old Currency

The Central Bank of Nigeria has mobilized 30,000 agents nationwide to help the vulnerable and those living in remote areas exchange their cash for the nation's new currency. The… Read more »

Africa: First-Ever Africa Vegan Restaurant Week Held On the Continent

Animal products such as beef, fish, poultry and dairy are heavily featured in many traditional African dishes. Some environmental and animal welfare advocates are hoping to change… Read more »

Nigeria: Two Truck Accidents in Nigeria Leave 20 Dead

Nigerian authorities say 20 people were killed over the weekend following two truck-related road accidents. Read more »

Africa: Leaders Discuss Path to Food Security At Dakar Summit

African heads of state and development partners will discuss ways to increase Africa's agricultural production at a summit in progress in Senegal. Climate change, soaring… Read more »

Nigeria: With New Deep Sea Port, Nigeria's Focus Turns to Better Road, Rail Connections

Nigerian authorities have hailed the launch of a deepwater seaport in Lagos they say will create 300,000 jobs and reduce shipping bottlenecks. While the new port is expected to… Read more »

South Africa: Opposition Party Supporters Protest Frequent Power Cuts

Hundreds of supporters of South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance protested Wednesday over ongoing power cuts that are crippling the African continent's most developed… Read more »

Zambia: IMF Chief Praises Zambia's Reforms, Pushes Creditors On Debt

The head of the International Monetary Fund is praising Zambia's efforts to reform its economy and urging its creditors to restructure the country's debts. Zambia was the first… Read more »

Nigeria: Analysts Question Charges Against Central Bank Chief

Nigeria's secret police are investigating Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele for alleged financial crimes, financing terrorism, and graft. But the banker's supporters say the… Read more »

Ghana: Retiree Bondholders Resist Revaluation, Delay U.S.$3 Billion IMF Deal

Ghana this week for a third time extended a deadline for Ghanaian bondholders to exchange their government bonds for lower value ones, in an effort to restructure its crippling… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya's Agriculture Authorities Defend Killing of Invasive Birds

Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture has defended the killing of millions of invasive quelea birds in rice-growing regions of the country. The ministry says the birds are destroying… Read more »

Zambia: Yellen in Zambia to Discuss Debt to China, Public Health

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that… Read more »

Africa: U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen Kicks Off Africa Tour in Senegal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Gorree Island in Senegal Saturday, and spoke of the "unspeakable cruelty" of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Read more »

South Africa: Power Cuts Force Farmers to Cull 10 Million Chicks

South Africa's poultry farmers say they've had to cull almost 10 million chicks because of the country's power crisis. The record blackouts have slowed down production, creating a… Read more »

Africa: The West, Debt and Other Takeaways From Chinese Foreign Minister's Visit

China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang wrapped up his first international tour to Africa this week, during which he visited five diverse countries -- Ethiopia, Gabon, Benin, Angola… Read more »

Africa: Senegal Traffic Deaths Indicative of Problem That Spans Continent - Experts

In Senegal, two major traffic crashes in just eight days killed 62 people, reviving the question of road safety standards in Senegal and across Africa. The continent is home to the… Read more »

Africa: As China Reopens, African Countries Gear Up for Business

After three years of closed borders under its strict "zero-COVID" policy, China reopened its doors to allow international travelers in -- and Chinese with cabin fever out -- a move… Read more »

Kenya: Analysts Question Viability of Proposed Ugandan Railway Link to Kenya

Ugandan officials have confirmed switching from a Chinese to a Turkish company to build a proposed $2 billion railway line linking the capital, Kampala, to the border with Kenya.… Read more »

Africa: As Brics Chair, South Africa Vows to 'Advance African Interests'

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says he'll use his chairmanship of the BRICS group of leading emerging economies to focus on advancing African interests. The bloc --… Read more »

Africa: Chinese Top Diplomat Arrives in Africa to Strengthen Cooperation

China's new foreign minister, Qin Gang, has begun a five-nation tour of Africa aimed at bolstering Chinese-African ties. Qin, who had been ambassador to the U.S. until December,… Read more »

South Africa: CEO of South Africa's State-Owned Power Company Eskom Allegedly Poisoned

South African police are investigating allegations by the outgoing head of state-owned power company Eskom that he was poisoned. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Calls On Plantation Workers to Return to Restive Western Regions

Cameroon's second largest employer, the state-run Cameroon Development Corporation (CDC), is calling for thousands of plantation workers who fled the country's separatist conflict… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Hyperinflation Cools Holiday Season

Record inflation in Ghana, the highest in 21 years, is making the holiday season a struggle for many people. The high cost of living has forced many Ghanaians to cap their… Read more »

Tunisia: Many Leaving Tunisia As Democracy Unravels, Economy Flounders

The photo of 15-year-old Walid Zreidat stares out from a banner, a serious-looking youngster with bright brown eyes and a Levi's T-shirt. Flanking him are those of 17 other… Read more »

Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines to Resume Daily Flights to Tigray

Ethiopia's flagship carrier Ethiopian Airlines has announced it will resume daily flights to Tigray region's capital Mekelle as an African Union-brokered peace deal moves forward. Read more »