May 16, 2023
Nigeria: Leading Nigerian Bank Opens French Subsidiary in Paris
Access Bank, one of Nigeria's top financial institutions, has opened a subsidiary in Paris as it seeks to extend its foothold in French-speaking Africa. Read more »
May 11, 2023
Zambia: Govt Asks France to Use 'Influence' to Speed Up Debt Restructuring
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has asked French President Emmanuel Macron to use his global influence to help move forward a long-delayed restructuring of Zambia's foreign… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Zimbabwe: Australian Company Makes Major Gas Find in Northeastern Zimbabwe
An Australian oil and gas exploration company says it has found high quality natural gas deposits in northeastern Zimbabwe, after months of exploration. Read more »
April 28, 2023
Africa: Africa Boosting Space Technology to Help Farming, Economy, Environment
Over 300 participants met in Côte d'Ivoire this week for the second edition of the NewSpace Africa conference. The event explores ways in which space can help boost local… Read more »
April 08, 2023
Rwanda: France to Erect Paris Memorial to Rwanda Genocide Victims
France is to build a memorial to the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide, it said Friday, as Kigali marks 29 years since the slaughter. Read more »
March 27, 2023
Kenya: Kenya Prepares for Anti-Government Demonstrations As Prices Soar
Kenyans were bracing on Monday for a new round of anti-government demonstrations provoked by the high cost of living, after the opposition vowed the action would go ahead despite a… Read more »
March 20, 2023
Kenya: Opposition Leader Odinga Calls for Weekly Rallies Over Cost-of-Living Crisis
Kenya's veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga called Monday for weekly protests, as clashes erupted between police and supporters demonstrating over the country's cost-of-living… Read more »
Central African Republic: China's President Xi Jinping Wants Mine Workers' Killers 'Severely' Punished
Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China's President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be… Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: French Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against TotalEnergies Pipeline in Africa
A French civil court on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit brought by environmental campaigners against the French energy giant TotalEnergies over its oil projects in Uganda and Tanzania. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Tanzania: Tanzania Approves Controversial Oil Pipeline Despite Environmental Concerns
Tanzania has approved the construction of a pipeline that would allow Ugandan oil to be delivered to international markets, dismissing environmental concerns about the project as… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Cote d'Ivoire: Cote d'Ivoire Reopens Land Borders Closed Since Start of Pandemic
Cote d'Ivoire has lifted its Covid-imposed land border closure, officially re-opening its roads to neighboring countries after nearly three years. Read more »
February 14, 2023
Ghana: Ghana Closes Domestic Debt Programme As International Creditors Discuss Next Steps
Ghana's finance ministry has announced that the country's domestic debt exchange programme has been successfully closed as foreign lenders discuss forming an official creditor… Read more »
February 01, 2023
Africa: Total's Contested Oil Projects in Africa - the Case of Uganda and Tanzania
In the Lake Albert region, in northwestern Uganda, TotalEnergies plans to extract large quantities of oil buried deep in the ground. Work has already started. Backhoe loaders are… Read more »
Africa: Stop Choking Africa, Pope Says During DR Congo Service
Presiding over a Mass in the Congolese capital Kinshasa on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged the nation's people to forgive those who have harmed them and denounced the "poison of… Read more »
January 24, 2023
Niger: French Uranium Mine Leaves 20 Million Tonnes of Radioactive Waste in Niger
Niger's northern town of Arlit has been left wallowing in 20 million tonnes of radioactive waste after a uranium mine run by French company Orano (formerly Areva) closed down.… Read more »
December 28, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Resumes Flights to War-Torn Tigray
Ethiopia's national carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, says it is resuming commercial flights to the war-torn region of Tigray on Wednesday after an 18-month shutdown. Read more »
December 20, 2022
Ethiopia: Bank Restores Services in Tigray
Ethiopia's largest bank has reopened branches in some towns in Tigray, allowing residents to access funds they have been blocked from using for over a year due to the conflict… Read more »
Ghana: Ghana to Default On Most International Debt
Ghana has suspended payments on most of its foreign debts, effectively defaulting as the country starts restructuring, as part of a bailout deal with the International Monetary… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Zimbabwe: Record-Low Levels At Kariba Dam Leave Zimbabwe, Zambia Facing Drastic Power Cuts
Zimbabwe and Zambia both rely on lake Kariba - the world's biggest dam - for the bulk of their hydro-electric supply. The record-low water level at present means electricity… Read more »
December 08, 2022
East Africa: TotalEnergies in Court Over Massive Oil Projects in Uganda, Tanzania
The French energy giant TotalEnergies appeared in a Paris court after years of delay in a case in which six NGOs accuse it of "failing in its duty of vigilance" on two massive oil… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Swiss Mining Giant Glencore to Pay U.S.$180 Million to DRC Over Graft Claims
Glencore said Monday it has agreed to pay $180 million (€170 million) to the Democratic Republic of Congo to cover corruption allegations, the latest payment in a series of… Read more »
November 19, 2022
West Africa: French-Speaking Countries Begin Tunisia Summit Focused On Economy
The world's French-speaking countries gathered in Tunisia on Saturday for talks focused on economic cooperation, more than a year after President Kais Saied began an… Read more »
November 17, 2022
Uganda: Rights Groups Challenge Controversial Internet Law in Court
A coalition of leading Ugandan rights groups and lawyers on Thursday filed a court challenge in Kampala to a controversial internet law, which they say is aimed at curbing free… Read more »
November 12, 2022
São Tomé and Príncipe: Butterfly Farming Boosts Biodiversity and Incomes On São Tomé
Conservationists on São Tomé, a tropical island that is home to a rich diversity of plants, birds and butterflies, have launched a project to help local farmers breed… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Kenya: Striking Kenya Airways Pilots Return to Work
Kenya Airways pilots returned to work on Wednesday, after a court ordered them to end their strike which had led to hundreds of flight cancellations and stranded thousands of… Read more »