By the end of the year, the only remaining French base in Africa will be in Djibouti. Driven by pressure from the military dictatorships that have taken power across the Sahel and by anti-French ...

Nearly the size of Texas, South Sudan has abundant oil reserves. Still, most people make their living as subsistence farmers and herders. The conflict following independence caused nearly four million ...

Digital Retail Africa 2025 is a must-attend event that brings together the brightest minds in the retail industry to explore revolutionary ideas and cutting-edge technologies to ride the new wave ...

In South Africa, the interest rates decisions are taken by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). The official interest rate is the repo rate. This is the rate at ...

13. In 1954, the Incorporated Law Society of the Transvaal brought an application against Nelson Mandela who was, at that time, an admitted attorney of the High Court of South Africa. [x] The Law ...

Visa is the first partner for X Money accounts, which X says will support instant bank transfers and P2P payments. Visa is the first partner for X Money accounts, which X says will support ...

Key declarations and detailed plans by country. Government-led plans to expand energy access with ambitious targets. Access to reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy is critical for powering ...

The Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, endorsed at the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, represents a key milestone in addressing the energy gap in Africa, where more than 600 million people currently ...

For example, when it comes to health, South Africa’s Minister of Health Pakishe Aaron Motsoaledi spoke of the “existing gross inequalities in the health status of people between developed and ...

Jan. 27, 2025 The leaders of more than half of Africa’s nations gathered this week in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s sprawling seaside metropolis, to commit to the biggest burst of spending on ...

THE RESIDENTS of Goma are no strangers to war. The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has long been a refuge for those fleeing from violence elsewhere in one of the ...

Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol in connection to insurrection charges. South Korea’s parliament voted to impeach Yoon last month after he briefly ...