Botswana plays hardball with key mining partner amid attempts to capture more diamond revenue
Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi has warned diamond miner De Beers that the country might end...
Africa
Leaked documents detail Egypt’s plan to supply Russia with rockets
A leaked US intelligence document revealed that Egyptian President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi ordered the production of up to...
Sudan rivalry between powerful generals erupts in warfare
Heavy fighting has broken out today in Sudan’s capital between the national army and a powerful militia,...
Sahel countries crack down on media
A spate of coups in Africa’s Sahel region has prevented journalists from accurately covering the area’s many...
Nigeria gets World Bank funding ahead of subsidy removal
Nigeria secured $800 million from the World Bank as it prepares to eliminate a subsidy...
Tunisia to reject IMF bailout
Tunisian President Kais Saied said he would not complywith the conditions imposed by the IMF, signaling...
Rising prices prompt protests in Kenya
As inflation in Kenya surges and its currency depreciates the country’s citizens are facing the...
North Africa to benefit from European oil demand
Global energy giants are increasingly turning to North Africa to quench their thirst for new...
Uganda and Tanzania stand by fossil fuel projects
Uganda is refusing to reconsiderits plans to build an oil pipeline that could disrupt a national...
Zambian chafes at delay in debt restructuring
Zambia’s finance minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, has criticized delays in the debt restructuring process, the FT reports....
Growth stalls in Africa’s largest economies
Domestic political and economic headwinds are expected to threaten growth in South Africa and Nigeria this year, according to...
France pulls out of Burkina Faso
France said on Wednesday it would withdraw its troops from Burkina Faso within a month,...
