Niger: Muslims - Price Hikes Dampen Eid Celebration

Muslims in Nigeria are tightening their belts to mark Eid Al-Adha, the feast of sacrifice. Inflation triggered by President Bola Tinubu's decision to remove fuel subsidies in May… Read more »

Ethiopia: Social Media Ban Brings Challenges

WASHINGTON - Four months into a social media ban, communications businesses and civil rights groups in Ethiopia are feeling the impact. Strict regulations are making it harder for… Read more »

Zimbabwe: Inflation Hits 175% As Currency Continues Crashing Against US Dollar

Zimbabwe officials say the country's annual inflation rate more than doubled from May to June, to more than 175%. Economists say multiple devaluations of Zimbabwe's struggling… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa Looks to China to Shed Light On Power Crisis

South Africa's worst ever energy crisis has the country reeling amid daily blackouts, but new Minister for Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is hoping China can provide a light in… Read more »

Zambia: Zambians Celebrate As Country Reaches Debt Restructuring Deal

Zambia said it reached a long-awaited deal to restructure $6.3 billion of its debt, including its loans from China, its largest private creditor. Read more »

Kenya: Startup Firm Leads Kenya Into World of High-Tech Manufacturing

A three-year-old startup company is leading Kenya into the world of high-tech manufacturing, building a workforce capable of making semiconductors and nanotechnology products that… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Cuts Its Citizens' Fuel Subsidy

Nigeria's new president has officially ended the country's fuel subsidy to its citizens. Bola Tinubu said Monday the cut was needed for Nigeria's economic stability. Read more »

Cameroon: Fuel Prices Soar in Cameroon After Nigeria Scraps Fuel Subsidy

In parts of Cameroon, the price of gasoline has doubled since Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu scrapped a government fuel subsidy in the oil rich nation. Nigeria is one of… Read more »

Namibia: Unemployment, Substance Abuse Leading Cause of Suicide in Namibia

Namibia ranks fourth in the rate of suicide on the African continent, the country's deputy minister of health and social services, Esther Muinjangue, said at a recent regional… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Whether DRC-China Mining Deal Will Be Restructured Remains Uncertain

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi faces an uphill battle in his promise to overhaul what he says is an unfair minerals-for-infrastructure deal with China before the… Read more »

Namibia: Govt Signs $10 Billion Green Energy Deal With Germany's Hyphen

Namibia's president recently signed a projected $10 billion deal that calls for Namibia and the German company Hyphen Energy to produce "green hydrogen," a clean energy source that… Read more »

Sudan: China Seeks Stronger Ties With Sudan Amid Regional, International Tug-of-War

China has been a major investment partner in Sudan's energy, agriculture and transport sectors in recent years, pumping nearly $6 billion in investments into the country since… Read more »

Botswana: Botswana President Launches Another Attack Against De Beers

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi has again criticized a 54-year-old partnership with world-leading diamond producer De Beers, saying his country will not back down on demands… Read more »

Eritrea: In State Visit, Eritrea and China Signal Deeper Partnership

When Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in China for a four-day state visit, he was greeted with fanfare that included a red carpet, a guard of honor military procession and… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Seals Markets As Cholera Spreads in All Regions of Central African State

Officials in Cameroon have shut down markets in an attempt to stop a wave of cholera infections spreading through all 10 regions of the central African state. Read more »

South Africa: Common Currency On Agenda for BRICS Summit

The creation of a BRICS currency will be one of the main topics up for discussion when the group of five emerging nations - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa -- meet in… Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Hope for Debt Relief Under Threat, Experts Warn

A renewed political dispute between the federal government of Somalia and the Puntland federal member state, and a failure of the fragile reforms to boost revenue collection and… Read more »

Ghana: Cocoa Farmers Suffer Falling Incomes as Chocolate Makers Reap Profits - Oxfam

The world's biggest chocolate producers are enjoying large profits while failing to pass on the benefits to cocoa farmers, many of whom are suffering falling incomes and worsening… Read more »

Africa: IMF Chief Advocates Africa Continental Free Trade Area

The head of the International Monetary Fund is urging African countries to implement the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. Read more »

Africa: Why China Is Investing in Africa's Green Energy Future

A wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe's massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing in this year… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroonian Workers Seek Security, Better Pay On International Labor Day

In Cameroon, hundreds of thousands of workers marched on the May 1 International Labor Day, calling for wage increases amid price hikes fueled by Russia's war on Ukraine.… Read more »

Mozambique: U.S. Oil Firm Wants Stability Assurances to Resume Operations

The general director of Exxon Mobil Mozambique says his company needs long-term stability in Cabo Delgado province before it can think of restarting a $30 billion liquefied natural… Read more »

South Africa: Power Utility Eskom Energy Probe - Ex-Chief Won't Name Names

The former head of South Africa's national energy firm, Eskom, has refused to name the minister and politician who allegedly tolerated its corruption. Andre de Ruyter, who was… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigerian Lawmakers Probe Alleged Illegal Oil Sales to China

Nigerian lawmakers are investigating allegations of $2.4 billion in illegal sales of stolen oil to China. Read more »

Cameroon: Authorities Rebuild Bridge Destroyed By Boko Haram

Authorities in Cameroon have rebuilt a bridge that Boko Haram militants destroyed in 2015 in an effort to damage trade with Nigeria and Chad. The government also deployed… Read more »