Federal Reserve cuts key rate for first time this year at a quarter-point/in /by
The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.
Togo: President’s sister-in-law, a former defence minister, arrested/in /by
Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for him to step down and end the family's regime over the past months.
Nigeria: NMDPRA, FCCPC Set Up Committee to Address Consumer Complaints in Oil Sector/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) have inaugurated a 10-member Joint-Technical Working Committee to strengthen consumer protection in the energy sector.
Kenya’s Faith Cherotich claims gold in the women’s 3,000m steeplechase/in /by
Kenya's Faith Cherotich claimed the gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, stunning defending champion Winfred Yavi, who represents Bahrain, with an impressive performance on the final lap.
UN calls out South Sudan’s ‘reckless’ charges against Machar/in /by
South Sudan's First Vice President Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said, as fears grow that the east African country could edge toward a return to civil war.
Gabon gears up for legislative and local elections as campaigns kick off/in /by
Following Brice Oligui Nguema's victory on April 12, which marked a significant political shift after a coup toppled the long-standing regime of Ali Bongo, Gabon will hold legislative and local elections on September 27 and October 11.
Nigeria: $4bn Refinery Fund – Tinubu Faces Litmus Test As Lawyers Petition EFCC On Kyari/in /by
[Vanguard] ABUJA -- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has come under pressure to prove his anti-corruption credentials as more than 500 lawyers, professionals and civil rights activists marched to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja on Wednesday.
Mali military escorts vehicles after militants attack fuel trucks/in /by
Militants affiliated with al-Qaida have burned and destroyed some 100 trucks transporting fuel to Bamako in recent days, according to a local trade union
ECOWAS chief makes surprise visit to Burkina Faso/in /by
Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio who took over the chairmanship of ECOWAS in June, met Tuesday with Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré at the presidential palace in Koulouba.
Nigeria: Reactions As Tinubu Ends Emergency Rule in Rivers/in /by
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday announced the end of the state of emergency imposed on Rivers State, declaring that democratic governance would fully resume in the oil-rich state from 18 September.