Kenyan shilling flat against U.S. dollar
Kenya's shilling was flat against the U.S. dollar on Friday, data from the London Stock Exchange Group showed. At 1024 GMT, the shilling traded at 129.00/129.50 per dollar, the same…
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Ghana orders investigation into 81,000 suspected ghost names on payroll
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday ordered an investigation into the operations of the National Service Authority under the former government following the discovery of more than 81,000 suspected…
Oil falls as potential Ukraine peace deal may ease supply disruptions
Oil prices fell on Thursday on expectations that a potential peace deal between Ukraine and Russia would end sanctions that have disrupted supply flows, while crude inventories rose in top…
Detained Ugandan opposition figure Besigye is on hunger strike, his wife says
A prominent opposition figure in Uganda who is on trial in a military tribunal has begun a hunger strike, his wife said, two weeks after the country's top court banned courts-martial from…
Dry season in Ivory Coast triggers cocoa shortage fears, farmers say
A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, potentially leading to a shortage of beans, the main ingredient in…
Egypt tells US top diplomat Rubio that Arab states reject Trump’s Gaza plan
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday that Arab states rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's widely condemned plan to displace Palestinians in Gaza and take…
South African party accuses white group of treason over Trump attack
South Africa's MK party filed a treason complaint on Monday against a group championing the white Afrikaner minority after Donald Trump attacked South Africa's new law aimed at redistributing white-owned…
What is Afrobeats – and why is it so popular?
The musical genre is becoming more and more popular - a point made by artist Burna Boy, who made history last weekend by becoming the first African artist to headline…
Burkina Faso: Cooking with flavour powerhouse soumbala
The first thing that hits you is the smell. The pea-sized néré pods from the néré tree may be small but they pack a powerful olfactory punch. Once transformed into…
‘No thanks’: White South Africans turn down Trump’s US immigration offer
US president’s executive order provides resettlement for Afrikaners ‘who are victims of unjust racial discrimination’.
Namibia’s ‘founding father’ Sam Nujoma dies aged 95
Sam Nujoma, the activist and guerrilla leader who became Namibia's first democratically elected president after it won its independence from apartheid South Africa, died aged 95 on Saturday, the Namibian…
Mali army says 25 civilians killed in convoy ambush
Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday, the army said late on Saturday. The…
Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy, ICJ case
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to cut U.S. financial assistance to South Africa, the White House said on Friday, citing disapproval of its land policy and of its genocide case at the International Court…
African leaders call for direct talks with rebels to resolve Congo conflict
Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct talks, including with Rwanda-backed…
UN rights chief warns worst may be ahead in east Congo conflict
U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday that the worst could be ahead in the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, saying he expected sexual violence including incidents of rape…
Olila: A New African Superhero for Young Readers
For decades, superhero stories have captivated young readers, inspiring them with tales of courage, resilience, and the battle between good and evil. But for many African children, these heroes often…
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