Algeria Algeria president sacks central bank chief Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Monday sacked central bank chief Rostom Fadli, in office for less than two... Read more 14 hours ago
Business Africa development bank approves $1.5bn for food crisis Accra – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening... Read more yesterday
Business Eskom reduces load shedding to stage 2 Cape Town – Eskom said on Sunday that load shedding will be reduced to stage 2 from 08:00 until... Read more 22 May
Business Eskom says stage 4 load shedding to start at 13:00 Cape Town – Eskom said on Saturday that it has upped load shedding to stage 4, saying “demand is... Read more 21 May
Business IMF bailout ‘indispensable’ for Tunisia, central bank chief says Tunis – Tunisia has no choice but to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as it battles a... Read more 21 May
Business IMF extends Somalia funding following election Mogadishu – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to extend the duration of a crucial aid package to Somalia, a... Read more 20 May
Business South Africa hikes rates as inflation stays high Johannesburg – South Africa raised its benchmark interest rate for the third time in a row on Thursday, as inflation... Read more 19 May
Business Morocco ‘breathing again’ as tourists back after Covid shutdown Marrakesh – Moroccan snake-charmer Youssef watched as long-absent tourists again thronged Marrakesh’s famous Jamaa El-Fna square, ending a long pause... Read more 18 May
Business Nigeria’s treasury chief arrested over multi-million-dollar fraud Lagos – The head of Nigeria’s treasury has been arrested for alleged involvement in fraud and money laundering worth... Read more 17 May
Business Eskom warns of increased stages of load shedding Cape Town – Eskom has reportedly warned that load shedding may be intensified to Stage 4 from stages 2... Read more 16 May