Business anxiety grows as Spain-Algeria trade deadlock lingers
Madrid – Six months after Algeria cut ties with Spain following a spat over disputed Western Sahara, trade between... Read more
9 Dec, 2022
Tunisian bakers strike again over unpaid subsidies
Tunis – Thousands of bakeries across Tunisia closed on Wednesday, less than two months after a similar strike demanding... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Nigeria limits cash withdrawals to curb counterfeits, ransom demands
Lagos – Nigeria’s central bank has imposed restrictions on weekly cash withdrawals to limit the use of cash in... Read more
8 Dec, 2022
Eskom escalates load shedding to Stage 6 due to ‘a high number of breakdowns
Cape Town – Eskom implemented Stage 6 load shedding from midday on Wednesday, saying this was due “to a... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Stage 4 load shedding starts at 09:00am until further notice
Cape Town – Eskom has announced that stage 4 load shedding will be implemented from 09:00 on Wednesday. The... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
Glencore to pay $180 million to DRC over graft claims
Zurich – Swiss mining giant Glencore said on Monday it has agreed to pay $180 million to the Democratic... Read more
7 Dec, 2022
South African GDP rebounds to scale new peak
Johannesburg – South Africa’s economy rebounded beyond pre-Covid levels in the third quarter of 2022 to reach its highest-ever... Read more
6 Dec, 2022
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
