Senegal Secures $2.2bn IMF Financing Agreement
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Senegal on a new 36-month, $2.2 billion debt programme aimed at supporting the...
Chapo Appoints Waldemar De Sousa As Mozambique’s New Central Bank Governor
President Daniel Francisco Chapo has appointed Waldemar Fernando de Sousa as Governor of the Bank of Mozambique and Felisberto Dinis Navalha as Deputy Governor,...
Senegal And IMF Make Headway In Negotiations For Fresh Loan
Senegal and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) say they have made progress in discussions on a new loan programme, with positive developments expected at...
AU Demands Greater Efforts To Address Africa’s Conflicts
Governments need to go beyond the rhetoric and take concrete action to prevent and resolve conflicts, according to the Luanda Declaration read by African...
Wildfires Rage Across Algeria, Killing 12 and Injuring Dozens
At least 12 people have been killed and dozens injured by wildfires in northern Algeria.
Interior Minister, Said Sayoud said on Wednesday nite that 54...
Egypt Prepares To Host Chinese President For Official Visit
China’s President Xi Jinping is visiting Egypt for his first state visit to the North African nation in 10 years, in a move that...
Tinubu Set To Chair African Minerals Development Summit
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to chair the Third High-Level Roundtable on Critical Minerals Development in Africa, as the continent intensifies efforts...
ECOWAS Deepens Efforts to Standardise Regional Statistical Data
The ECOWAS Commission’s Directorate of Research and Statistics will hold two regional workshops in Abidjan, Ivory Coast from August 18 to 22, 2026 to...
Zambia Detains Opposition Leaders Over Alleged Coup Plot
Zambian security forces have arrested 11 people, including senior opposition figures, and seized weapons and ammunition in Lusaka over an alleged plot to overthrow...
IMF to Resume Uganda Support Programme Talks in September
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it will send a staff team to Uganda in September to resume negotiations on a new support programme...
