Eight-member West African bloc sees 5.7% growth
Abidjan – The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) said on Monday its growth this year would be... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
Ghana offers local debt swap as part of IMF talks
Accra – Ghana asked investors to exchange around $9 billion in domestic debt for new bonds on Monday to... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Moroccans protest price hikes and ‘repression’
Rabat – Protesters turned out in force to march in Morocco’s capital Rabat on Sunday to denounce the “high... Read more
5 Dec, 2022
Morocco reaps cash, clout from fertiliser supply shock
Rabat – A global fertiliser supply shock deepened by Russia’s Ukraine invasion has brought boom times for the North... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
ABB to pay further $315 million to settle US charges over South Africa bribes
New York – Swedish-Swiss industrial company ABB agreed to pay $315 million to settle US criminal charges that it... Read more
4 Dec, 2022
Switzerland fines engineering giant $4.3 million over South Africa bribe
Geneva – Swedish-Swiss engineering giant ABB has been fined four million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) over bribery linked to... Read more
2 Dec, 2022
Rand falls as Cyril Ramaphosa’s fate throws South Africa into crisis
Johannesburg – South Africa’s rand weakened on Thursday as the country was thrown into a political crisis with President... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
How Maggie Moila and Fundza Training Institute are battling youth unemployment
Cape Town – Meet Maggie Moila is an entrepreneur and businesswoman working in the mining industry. She runs her... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Mozambique court starts ruling on ‘hidden debt’ graft scandal
Maputo – A court on Wednesday begun handing down verdicts in Mozambique’s biggest corruption scandal, in which the government... Read more
1 Dec, 2022
Kenya’s Ruto launches flagship credit scheme for poor
Nairobi – Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday launched a low-interest credit scheme to boost financial access for the... Read more
30 Nov, 2022
