Nigeria’s Mothers of Chibok go from farm to factory in bid to build a better future/in /by
Nigerian women whose daughters were kidnapped by Boko Haram refused to give up on their dream of a better future for their children. Now they're opening two factories.
Egypt in ‘state of near-emergency’ as conflict threatens economy/in /by
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Thursday his country is in an economic "state of near-emergency" as a result of the Middle East war, warning of runaway inflation.
South Africa: US Senate Chair – Russia ‘Violating Treaty’ in Antarctic Oil, Gas Hunt Via Cape Town/in /by
[Daily Maverick] A rare rebuke from the Foreign Relations Committee elevates years of quiet prospecting into a test of whether the US will enforce a ban it helped to write.
Russia and Ukraine exchange prisoners but peace talks appear stalled/in /by
Moscow and Kyiv are set to exchange 500 POWs each by Friday even as peace talks remain stalled.
Ivory Coast: women tap into financial freedom through rubber tree farms/in /by
In Ivory Coast, only five percent of women own agricultural land. But this is changing: for many women, owning their own farms of rubber trees has become a way to achieve financial freedom.
IMF expects talks with Zambia on new financial package to start in April/in /by
Lusaka's most recent program with the IMF, a $1.7 billion facility agreed in 2022, ended in January
UN report says Ugandan troops helped South Sudan with deadly airstrikes/in /by
Uganda helped South Sudan carry out airstrikes that killed and badly burned civilians a year ago, according to a U.N. inquiry.
Sudan: army claims recapture of Bara, at least 51 dead in fighting/in /by
Clashes across Sudan's southern Kordofan region killed at least 51 people between Wednesday and Thursday, medical sources told AFP, as the army said it recaptured the city of Bara, on the road to Khartoum.
Chad: Former rebel leader Erdimi quits ministerial post/in /by
Erdimi was appointed Minister of Higher Education in October 2022, following the Doha Agreements signed between the transitional government and political and rebel groups
South Africa: Petrol Prices Could Skyrocket in April/in /by
[Scrolla] South African drivers could face petrol increases of up to R8 per litre in April after the rand price of Brent crude oil jumped sharply in one week. Analysts warn oil prices could climb above 100 dollars per barrel as conflict near the Strait of Hormuz disrupts a route carrying about 20 percent of global oil supplies.