Nigerian electricity workers suspend strike
Lagos – Utility workers in Nigeria have suspended a nationwide strike that had thrown parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Africa needs more self-reliance, Malawi’s Chakwera tells summit
Kinshasa – Africa needs to be more self-reliant and avoid depending on outside help, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera told... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Egypt central bank chief quits amid deepening crisis
Cairo – The governor of Egypt’s central bank, Tareq Amer, resigned on Wednesday, state media reported, with the Arab... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Workers’ strike targets power stations in Nigeria
Lagos – Nigerian electricity workers on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over pay, throwing parts of Africa’s most populous... Read more
18 Aug, 2022
Kenya’s debt rises to historic high – treasury
Kenya’s debt level has reached record highs despite President William Ruto’s vow to tame the country’s appetite for loans,... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
AA predicts significant fuel price decrease for September
Cape Town – The Automobile Association of South Africa (AA) has predicted a significant drop in petrol prices in... Read more
16 Aug, 2022
Uhuru Kenyatta’s economic legacy: big on promises, but weak on delivery
Odongo Kodongo, University of the Witwatersrand Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto, ascended to Kenya’s presidency in March... Read more
15 Aug, 2022
Higher electricity connection fees in South Africa? A good, and necessary, next step
Seán Mfundza Muller, University of Johannesburg and Mike Muller, University of the Witwatersrand There’s been outrage from some quarters... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Mali says has caught up on debt payments
Bamako – Mali announced on Friday it had “settled all unpaid” debt repayments after tough sanctions imposed by West... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
Ethiopia says completes third filling of Nile mega-dam
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia announced on Friday it has completed the third filling of its mega-dam on the Blue... Read more
13 Aug, 2022
