Countries Cash-strapped Moroccans find joy in World Cup run Sale – Moroccan moped driver El Haj Mohamed is in high spirits as his country’s top footballers gear up... Read more 14 Dec, 2022
Business Ghana reaches $3 billion deal with IMF Accra – Ghana on Tuesday agreed on a $3 billion credit deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as... Read more 13 Dec, 2022
Business Skills shortages are plaguing South Africa’s economy – policy and social conditions must support their development Stephanie Allais, University of the Witwatersrand Many South Africans argue that the country has a skills crisis. An equal... Read more 11 Dec, 2022
Business ‘Everything increasing except wages’: inflation batters Ethiopia Addis Ababa – “Everything is increasing except our wages,” Ethiopian porter Zerihun told AFP, summing up the financial crisis... Read more 11 Dec, 2022
Business African debt: how to break unequal relationships in financing deals Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria Africa is facing some impossibly difficult choices when it comes to financing its development.... Read more 10 Dec, 2022
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso to raise 150 million euros for war fund Ouagadougou – The Burkina Faso government has announced plans to raise 152 million euros for a “fund to support... Read more 10 Dec, 2022
Countries Ghana finance minister survives censure vote Accra – Ghana’s Finance Minister Kenneth Ofori-Atta survived a censure in parliament on Thursday after ruling party lawmakers walked... Read more 9 Dec, 2022
Business 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
Countries Misery in Zimbabwe over 19-hour power cuts Harare – When midnight strikes, most Zimbabweans jump out of bed to make stews, iron their clothes or collect... Read more 8 Dec, 2022
Business 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