DRC drug manufacturing plan sparks safety concerns
Kinshasa – Sitting at his desk overlooking a pharmaceutical factory floor on the outskirts of the Congolese capital Kinshasa,... Read more
4 Jul, 2022
Ghana seeks IMF support for ailing economy
Accra – Ghana said on Friday it was seeking International Monetary Fund (IMF) support for its economy, battered by... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
IMF team to travel to Tunisia to open aid talks
Washington – The International Monetary Fund is sending a team to Tunisia next week to begin formal talks on... Read more
3 Jul, 2022
Sierra Leone slashes ‘zeros of shame’ from banknotes
Freetown – Sierra Leone on Friday introduced a new family of banknotes, stripping three zeros off the leone, in... Read more
2 Jul, 2022
Egypt to receive $500m from World Bank to boost food security
Cairo – The world’s top wheat importer Egypt said on Wednesday it is to receive $500 million from the... Read more
30 Jun, 2022
SA consumers ‘must prepare for another steep fuel price hike next week’, experts warn
Cape Town – South African consumers are set to face another steep fuel price increase next week, experts have... Read more
30 Jun, 2022
World Bank lends Tunisia $130m for grains hit by Ukraine war
Tunis – The World Bank has announced a $130-million loan to help Tunisia cover the cost of cereal imports... Read more
30 Jun, 2022
Ghana police fire tear gas to disperse protest over living costs
Accra – Ghana police fired tear gas and arrested more than two dozen protesters in the capital Accra on... Read more
29 Jun, 2022
Zimbabwe central bank hikes interest rate to 200%
Harare – Zimbabwe’s central bank on Monday more than doubled its key interest rate to a whopping 200%, the... Read more
27 Jun, 2022
Zimbabwe’s inflation doubles in two months to 191%
Harare – Zimbabwe’s annual inflation rate quickened to 191.6% in June, more than doubling the consumer price increases of... Read more
27 Jun, 2022
