South Sudan orders informal forex dealers to register
Juba’s World Bank-funded financial sector modernisation and reform plan is seeking to dismantle parallel forex…
Africa
Business
Tanzania national debt shoots 17pc to $34bn on key projects
The Parliamentary Budget Committee, in its Government Budget Implementation Report covering February 2023 to January…
Africa
This is not the hottest summer or most acute power shortage
She brought me up short by remarking mildly that the temperature charts hadn’t shifted all…
Africa
Kenya senate to debate on bipartisan talks report
The introduction of the report in the two Houses of Parliament was overshadowed by two…
Africa
Tanzanian, Kenyan films selected for Durban fete
The DFM is a platform for filmmakers to connect with both local and global broadcasters,…
Africa
Senegal opposition reject President Sall’s dialogue offer
On Thursday, Sall promised to step down when his mandate ends on April 2, but said he…
Africa
Igad warns of heavy rains in the region
It predicts that the long rainy season from March to May, also known as the…
Business
FATF puts Kenya on money laundering ‘grey list’
On Friday, the Finance Action Task Force (FATF), the global anti-money laundering watchdog, made a…
Africa
Airstrike in Ethiopia’s Amhara kills about 15 civilians, residents say
The strike took place on Monday around 24 km from where Ethiopian troops were fighting militiamen,…
Africa
Red Sea conflict hits Egypt, other parts of the region
The Greek-flagged grain ship Sea Champion was slightly damaged Wednesday by two ballistic missiles fired…