November 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Analysts Skeptical About Oil Refinery Deals With Saudi Arabia
Nigerian experts are hopeful that deals reached last week with Saudi Arabia will boost local oil production and help grow the economy. The deals included a pledge by Saudi… Read more »
November 15, 2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Workers Strike Over Attack On Union Leader, Unpopular Economic Reforms
Nigeria's labor unions have begun an indefinite strike to protest the beating of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) president Joe Ajaero on November 1. The labor leader was to lead… Read more »
November 04, 2023
Africa: U.S. Trade Envoy Tai Talks Trade Policy in Africa As Summit Ends
The annual summit of the African Growth and Opportunity Act -- a program that has provided eligible sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the U.S. economy since… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Uganda: Economists Say Country Still Investment Destination Despite U.S. Advisory
Ugandan economists and officials expressed confidence in the country's economy and urged investors to ignore a U.S. government advisory about risks they may face if they conduct… Read more »
October 25, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Says It Lost in Excess of $150 Billion to Sanctions
Zimbabwe's vice president on Wednesday said the country has lost more than $150 billion due to sanctions imposed by the European Union and countries such as the United States… Read more »
October 24, 2023
Africa: IMF Warns Africa of Economic Vulnerabilities As China's Economy Slows
The International Monetary Fund is cautioning African nations about the possibility of a regional economic downturn and the ripple effects that China's slowing economy could bring. Read more »
October 23, 2023
Malawi: Malawi Makes First Large-Scale Wheat Harvest
Malawi has made its first successful large-scale harvest of wheat after years of attempts to find a variety of grain suitable for its soil. Wheat farming is seen as a solution to… Read more »
October 17, 2023
Gabon: Govt Threatens Arrests Over Money Collected for Work Not Performed
Military rulers in Gabon on Tuesday threatened to arrest the heads of businesses who have collected money for work that was not performed. Read more »
October 18, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation to Persist Without Stabilized Exchange Rate - Experts
Nigeria's inflation rate has risen to its highest level in two decades, 26.72%, according to the national statistics bureau. The latest figure keeps millions of people in Africa's… Read more »
October 13, 2023
Malawi: U.S. Universities Help Malawi Establish First Artificial Intelligence Center
Malawi launched its first-ever Centre for Artificial Intelligence and STEAM -- Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics -- Friday at the Malawi University of Science… Read more »
East Africa: Kenyan Court Dismisses GMO Lawsuit, Raises East Africa Trade Concerns
A Kenyan court has dismissed a case challenging the importation of genetically modified foods, letting stand an earlier court ruling allowing the entry of so-called GMOs. Read more »
Africa: US Seeks to 'Diversify' China-Dominated Africa Minerals Supply Chain
Africa is the site of a new battle for influence as Washington ramps up efforts to build an alternative critical minerals supply chain to avoid reliance on China. Beijing dominates… Read more »
October 11, 2023
Africa: China's BRI Brings Roads, Rails and Debt to Africa
Some 150 countries, many of them in Africa, have signed on to China's 10-year-old Belt and Road Initiative, also known as the BRI. And while the multibillion-dollar project has… Read more »
October 10, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Say Israel-Hamas Conflict Could Affect Oil Revenue
Experts said Tuesday that the Israeli-Hamas conflict could lead to Nigerians struggling to pay for fuel despite a surge in global oil prices that could help the nation's crude… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Entrepreneur Awarded for App That Helps Refugees Find Work
An Ethiopian digital app inventor has been given a prestigious award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for creating an application designed to link refugees with… Read more »
October 04, 2023
Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft
Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going… Read more »
October 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Rights Groups Critical of Media Laws, Journalists' Arrests
Two rights groups - Amnesty International and the Media Institute of Southern Africa - have released reports saying Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has failed to break with… Read more »
September 30, 2023
Namibia: Canada's ReconAfrica Violated Laws - Parliamentary Investigation
A parliamentary investigation in Namibia found that Canadian oil exploration company ReconAfrica violated several of the country's laws and that its local partner deceived and… Read more »
September 29, 2023
Kenya: Kenya's Rising Cost of Living Leaves Low-Income Earners Struggling
Low-income Kenyans have been hit hardest by high inflation, a new report says. Read more »
East Africa: Activists Worried About Uganda's China-Backed Oil Pipeline
Thousands of families displaced, wildlife habitats -- home to vulnerable species such as elephants and chimpanzees -- threatened, and carbon emissions increased. These are some of… Read more »
September 22, 2023
Africa: China's Lending to Africa Hits a Low, Study Shows
As China marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of its global infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), new data show lending to Africa has fallen to its lowest… Read more »
September 20, 2023
Africa: Continent Faces Geopolitical Challenges With Resilience, Economic Opportunities - Report
A leading global risk consultancy says that despite the impacts of the war in Ukraine, global inflation, climate and security challenges, Africa continues to find resilience. A new… Read more »
Kenya: Millennium Challenge Corporation Awards Kenya U.S.$60 Million to Help Improve Urban Transport
Kenyan President William Ruto has signed a $60 million dollar grant agreement with the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session… Read more »
September 19, 2023
Africa: Nigerian, South African Presidents Look to Advance Economic Cooperation
The leaders of Nigeria and South Africa held talks Monday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York, with the goal of increasing cooperation, especially in mining… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Africa: World Public Broadcasters Say Switch From Analog to Digital Radio, TV Remains Slow
Members of the International Radio and Television Union from about 50 countries, meeting this week in the Cameroonian capital, Yaounde, say a lack of infrastructure and human and… Read more »
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