Namibia announces offshore oil discovery
Windhoek – Namibia’s state-owned oil company on Friday said Shell and Qatar Energy had discovered light oil deposits offshore, but... Read more
4 Feb, 2022
‘No choice’: Burkina miners toil in Ouagadougou quarry
Ouagadougou – Dust and toxic fumes billow from a cavernous, ashy granite quarry in the centre of Burkina Faso’s... Read more
31 Jan, 2022
Zambia’s leader says turning around economy, despite empty coffers
Johannesburg – President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday said his new government was on the fast track to restoring Zambia’s... Read more
28 Jan, 2022
SA Reserve Bank raises interest rates as inflation spikes
Johannesburg – South Africa’s central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point in a bid to... Read more
27 Jan, 2022
Uganda central bank chief dies aged 72
Kampala – The head of the Bank of Uganda, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, died on Sunday, the central bank said, and... Read more
24 Jan, 2022
US firms cite Covid-19, worker shortages as main risks, survey shows
Washington – American companies ended the year on a strong note but are worried about resurging Covid-19 infections, although supply... Read more
24 Jan, 2022
Desperate Afghans queue for free bread as poverty crisis deepens
Kabul – In the early hours of each morning, Muhajira rushes in freezing temperatures to a modest bakery in the... Read more
18 Jan, 2022
China’s birth rate at record low in 2021
Beijing – China’s birth rate plummeted to a record low last year, official data showed on Monday, as analysts warn... Read more
17 Jan, 2022
IMF official urges ‘deep reforms’ to Tunisian economy
Tunis – Tunisia’s crisis-stricken economy needs “deep reforms” such as slashing its vast public wage bill, the International Monetary... Read more
16 Jan, 2022
Libya oil fields back online after 3-week shutdown
Tripoli – Production has resumed at four key oil fields in war-torn Libya after a three-week shutdown by gunmen linked... Read more
11 Jan, 2022
