DRC’s faltering fight against illegal cobalt mines
Shabara – Five thousand diggers pack tightly together at the bottom of a crater in southeastern DR Congo (DRC),... Read more
3 Nov, 2022
Top South African retailer embraces cryptocurrency payments
Johannesburg – The first major South African retailer to accept cryptocurrency payments at some of its tills said on... Read more
2 Nov, 2022
Ghana president seeks to reassure over economic ‘crisis’
Accra – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has sought to reassure the country his government can manage an economic “crisis”... Read more
31 Oct, 2022
Egypt agrees $3 billion loan with IMF as pound hits new low
Cairo – Egypt has clinched a $3 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund against the backdrop of... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Deeply indebted Zambia gets $275 million from World Bank
Lusaka – The World Bank has approved $275 million in aid to debt-ridden Zambia to help it recover from... Read more
28 Oct, 2022
Cameroon World Cup kit clash leaves traders in despair
Douala – With the World Cup due to kick off in Qatar just weeks from now, Cameroon’s famously raucous... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Spain’s unemployment rate inches up
Madrid – Spain’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in the third quarter of this year after declining steadily since... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
South Africa to swallow part of Eskom’s debt to keep it afloat
Pretoria – South Africa’s treasury vowed on Wednesday to take over more than half of Eskom’s multi-billion-dollar debt to... Read more
27 Oct, 2022
Ghana ruling party lawmakers demand finance minister’s dismissal
Accra – Ghanaian ruling party lawmakers on Tuesday demanded President Nana Akufo-Addo fire the finance ministers, piling pressure his... Read more
26 Oct, 2022
New Italy PM Georgia Meloni meets Macron on first day of office
Rome – Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took her first steps on the international stage on Sunday, meeting French... Read more
24 Oct, 2022
