News24.com | African Union preparing 3 000-troop deployment to Sahel
The African Union said on Thursday that it expected to send a temporary deployment of 3 000 troops to West Africa’s Sahel region, where regional forces are struggling to respond…
News24.com | New Tunisia govt sworn in after winning confidence vote
Tunisia’s new government was sworn in Thursday after winning a parliamentary confidence vote that broke four months of post-election deadlock. Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh, thirty ministers and two secretaries of…
News24.com | At least 24 babies, pregnant teens freed from Nigeria ‘baby factory’
Nigerian police have rescued 24 babies and four expectant mothers from an illegal maternity home in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt, a spokesman said on Thursday. “In a…
News24.com | Malawi passes medical cannabis legislation
Malawi on Thursday became the latest African country to legalise the growing of cannabis, a crop that could supplement the tobacco industry, which has been the country’s economic mainstay. Lawmakers…
News24.com | Zimbabwe risks ‘deep humanitarian’ crisis, IMF warns
Zimbabwe faces a grim economic outlook this year and is also at risk of an extreme humanitarian crisis, the International Monetary Fund warned on Thursday. An IMF team issued the…
News24.com | Algerian president’s son acquitted in high-profile corruption case
The son of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been acquitted in a high-profile corruption case in which a prominent businessman was sentenced to prison, the national radio reported on Thursday.…
News24.com | ‘You had to pay’: Angola’s deep-seated corruption legacy
Entrepreneur Antonio Almeida has learned to navigate around the potholes of doing business in Angola. Since launching his business two decades ago, the 44-year-old has opened seven luxury clothing stores,…
News24.com | Candidate in chaotic Guinea-Bissau vote says inauguration set for Thursday
One of two candidates in Guinea-Bissau’s presidential elections said he would be sworn in on Thursday, even though a bitter row over the vote remains unresolved after nearly two months.…
News24.com | IMF urges DRC to cut budget, halt central bank loans
The IMF voiced concern Wednesday over the Democratic Republic of Congo’s 2020 budget and urged its central bank to stop drawing down foreign currency reserves and advancing money to the…