Egypt hikes fuel prices amid economic crisis
Cairo – Egypt’s oil ministry has announced a rise in the price of fuel, as the Arab world’s most... Read more
3 Mar, 2023
In Sierra Leone, the people fighting the sea to build a home
Freetown – Off a path in Cockle Bay, a slum in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, lies the squat, tin-roofed... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
South Africa unemployment dips for 4th consecutive quarter
Johannesburg – South Africa’s unemployment rate fell slightly for a fourth consecutive quarter, official data showed on Tuesday, a... Read more
28 Feb, 2023
Energy-starved SA offers tax breaks to boost green power
Pretoria – South Africa unveiled Wednesday new tax incentives to encourage investment in the production of clean energy to... Read more
22 Feb, 2023
Nigerians struggle with costs of living as election draws near
Lagos – Like millions of fellow Nigerians, Rotimi Bankole says he wants to use Saturday’s presidential elections to push... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
Moroccans defy ban to protest surging cost of living
Rabat – Moroccan trade union activists protested on Sunday in the capital Rabat and other cities to denounce surging... Read more
20 Feb, 2023
Algeria announces $1 billion for African development
Algiers – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said Sunday the North African nation will allocate a billion dollars to finance... Read more
20 Feb, 2023
African leaders meet to push for free trade zone
Nairobi – Three years ago, amid a blaze of optimism, African leaders officially launched a new continent-wide free trade... Read more
17 Feb, 2023
Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations
Cairo – Egypt, sapped dry of dollars despite a $3 billion International Monetary Fund bailout loan, is seeking to... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
WATCH | Protests break out in Nigerian city over cash shortages
Lagos – Angry bank customers burned tyres and blocked streets in a southwest Nigerian city on Wednesday in protests... Read more
16 Feb, 2023
