Year: 2025
Samuel Munzele Maimbo: Development done right: Why Africa needs more than good intentions
The annual World Economic Forum in Davos brings together the world’s most influential leaders with the stated aim…
Comoros president says he intends to hand power to his son
Comoros President Azali Assoumani has for the first time said publicly he intends to hand power to his…
Thousands displaced as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
The advance marks a turning point for the M23 since it launched a fresh insurgency into Congo’s mineral-rich…
DR Congo justice ministry orders probe into state mining company embezzlement
Democratic Republic of Congo has launched a probe into the embezzlement of over $300 million from state miner…
Ghana delayed delivery of 370,000 t of cocoa in the 2023/24 season, official says
Ghana has delayed the delivery of 370,000 metric tons of cocoa in the 2023/24 season due to poor…
Amazon opens Cape Town walk-in centre as strives for market-share
U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab opened on Thursday a walk-in centre in South Africa that it says…
At least seven people killed by army at Ghana’s AngloGold Ashanti mine
A Ghanaian small-scale miners' association on Sunday said soldiers killed nine unarmed people at an AngloGold Ashanti (AU.N), opens…
Rains scarce in Ivory Coast cocoa regions last week
Rains were scarce in most of top grower Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions last week and more are…
Oil prices dip but post 4th straight weekly gain on US sanctions
Oil prices settled lower on Friday but notched their fourth straight weekly gain, as the latest U.S. sanctions…
‘Bombed from the sky’: Nigerians decry another deadly airstrike on civilians
When vigilantes in northwestern Nigeria's Tungar Kara town prepared to go after an armed gang in a nearby…
Libya needs $3-4 billion to boost oil production, bidding round expected soon, oil minister says
Libya needs between $3 billion and $4 billion to reach an oil production rate of 1.6 million barrels…
Head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation resigns
The head Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, has resigned due to "health issues," and Masoud Sulaiman…
