South African rand gains on softer dollar; traders eye business activity PMI
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 6 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand strengthened in early trade on Tuesday ahead of the release…
Central African Republic President Touadera wins re-election, results show
Touadera has turned to Russia and Rwanda for security supportReferendum in 2023 scrapped presidential term limitTop challengers have…
Tanzania urges citizens to stay home ahead of expected protests
Item 1 of 3 Tanzania’s Minister for Home Affairs, George Simbachawene, addresses a press conference, warning against anti-government…
Nine killed, 10 injured in South Africa shooting, police hunt for suspects
Dec 21 (Reuters) – Nine people were killed and 10 wounded in an early morning shooting in a…
Tanzania deploys police and army to prevent Independence Day protests
Security forces deployed to prevent protests in Dar es SalaamResidents fear violence, shops closedUN estimates hundreds killed in…
South Africans who say they were scammed into joining Russia’s war in Ukraine dig trenches, dodge bullets
South Africans who went to Russia ended up in UkraineThey say they were recruited under false pretensesConditions for…
Helicopter crash on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro kills five, aviation authority says
DAR ES SALAAM, Dec 25 (Reuters) – A helicopter crashed on Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro, killing five people, the…
At least nine soldiers killed in ambush attack in Nigeria’s Borno state, sources say
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Jan 5 (Reuters) – At least nine Nigerian soldiers were killed and several others injured when…
Morocco’s Ounahi out of Africa Cup of Nations with leg injury
Jan 5 (Reuters) – Morocco midfielder Azzedine Ounahi has been ruled out of the Africa Cup of Nations…
Nigeria’s Dangote refinery plans 1.6 mln barrels fuel storage tanks in Namibia, sources say
LAGOS, July 9 – Nigeria’s Dangote petroleum refinery will construct storage tanks in Namibia to hold at least…
US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says
HARARE, Aug 20 (Reuters) – The United States has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice,…
Nigeria’s Dangote plans $1 billion investments in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Nov 12 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Dangote Group will invest at least $1 billion in a pipeline, power…