THOKO Didiza, a member of the African National Congress (ANC), has been elected as the new speaker of South Africa’s national assembly. The former agriculture minister secured 284 votes from the 400 newly-elected members of parliament in the vote held…
IN a landmark political shift, the African National Congress (ANC) and its main rival, the Democratic Alliance (DA), announced on Friday their agreement to form a government of national unity in South Africa. This unprecedented coalition follows the ANC losing…
NIGER’S highest court has lifted the immunity of the country’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum, nearly a year after he was overthrown in a military coup. This move allows the military junta to prosecute him for alleged high treason, according to…
QATAR Airways has opened up a new gateway in Africa, connecting Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo with Europe, the Middle East and Asia. This strategic move by the airline will improve air connectivity across the African continent and…
ALIKO Dangote, founder of the Dangote Group, has disclosed that both local and international criminal organisations, which he described as ‘mafia,’ made repeated attempts to sabotage his $19bn refinery project in Lagos. Speaking at the Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Nassau, The Bahamas,…
GHANA will recommence negotiations with its bondholders next week to finalise a debt restructuring deal on $13bn of international bonds, following an agreement with official creditors earlier this week, according to four sources who spoke with Reuters. In 2022, Ghana, a…
THE World Bank Group has approved a financial package of $260 million to aid Ghana in improving electricity distribution and expanding access to clean cooking energy, according to a statement issued on Thursday. This funding comprised a $250 million loan…
BOTSWANA’S Minister of Minerals and Energy, Lefoko Moagi, has highlighted the promising opportunities in the country’s mining sector despite the challenges posed by Group of Seven (G7) sanctions. Speaking at the Future of Mining Summit in Gaborone on Wednesday, Moagi…
THE African National Congress (ANC) is holding last-minute negotiations with other political parties to determine the composition of South Africa’s next government, ahead of the newly elected parliament’s convening on Friday. The ANC, which has governed since the end of…
A DRAMATIC and tragic event unfolded at the Makadara Law Courts in Nairobi on Thursday when a police officer shot and injured Magistrate Monica Kivuti after she denied a bond request for his wife. The officer was subsequently killed in…
