Saturday, October 3, 2026

Africa

March 7, 2024

South Sudan, World Bank boost cash transfer to refugees

The four-year $129 million project, funded by the World Bank, aims to strengthen the effectiveness of the national safety net delivery system.

SOUTH SUDANESE REFUGEES
March 7, 2024

U.S. should provide proof I collect bribes, engage in gold, diamond smuggling: President Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe’s presidential spokesman said, “We demand that the Biden administration provide evidence in support of these gratuitous accusations.”

President Emmerson Mnangagwa and President Joe Biden
March 7, 2024

Thousands of kids face mass sexual violence in DRC: Save the Children

The majority of sexual violence cases in North Kivu are happening when survivors are fleeing the escalating fighting between the DRC army, the M23, and many other armed groups.

malnourished children
March 7, 2024

Zimbabwe must reveal whereabouts of abducted pro-democracy activist Itai Dzamara: Amnesty International

Itai’s case is one of many in Zimbabwe’s long history of abductions and enforced disappearances that the authorities have yet to investigate.

ZIMBABWEAN PRESIDENT, POLICEMEN
March 7, 2024

Uganda’s central bank raises benchmark rate to 10% amid currency depreciation

The decision was made due to the country’s local currency depreciation and the expected rise in inflation.

BANK OF UGANDA
March 6, 2024

‘World’s largest hunger crisis’ looms in embattled Sudan: WFP

About 14,600 people have been killed so far, with both sides accused of serious violations of human rights.

Unrest in South Sudan (Credit: Foreign Policy)
March 5, 2024

African air cargo volume up 17% in January, IATA reports

The report also noted that air cargo growth outpaced trade and production, owing to several factors in the operating environment.

South African Airways and Kenya Airways
March 5, 2024

Economist says regulatory reforms hinder implementation of AfCFTA

Inaugurated in 2018, the AfCFTA aims to create a single continental market with a combined GDP of approximately $3.4 trillion.

HANAN MORSY; ECA LOGO
March 5, 2024

Zimbabwean President Mnangagwa is corrupt, collects bribes, involved in diamond, gold smuggling: U.S. govt

Mnangagwa also oversees Zimbabwe’s security services that violently repress opponents and civil society. The president’s wife facilitates her husband’s corrupt activities.

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and wife; DIAMOND, GOLD
March 5, 2024

Ghana suspends FX licences of First Bank, GTBank

The Ghanaian central bank cautioned foreign exchange market players “to adhere strictly to the applicable forex market regulations and guidelines.”

Ghanaian Central Bank