Nigeria tightens broadcast rules to curb divisive content ahead of 2027 elections
Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has barred radio and television presenters from airing personal opinions, intimidating guests, or broadcasting divisive political... Read more.
Battle-scarred developing nations look for path out of permacrisis
Developing country policymakers left this week’s IMF-World Bank meetings more frustrated than ever that successive external shocks are derailing their efforts... Read more.
US companies eye Congo mining assets, including Rubaya, says state department official
US companies are showing “significant” interest in Democratic Republic of Congo mining assets, including the rebel-held Rubaya area, a State Department... Read more.
Sibanye asks for EU concessions as it ramps up Europe’s first lithium mine
South Africa’s Sibanye Stillwater said on Monday it is seeking concessions from the European Union to shield Europe’s first large-scale lithium mining... Read more.
Renewed US-Iran tensions weigh on South African markets ahead of local inflation data
South Africa’s rand and government bonds started the week on the back foot ahead of the release of domestic inflation data, as reports that the Strait of Hormuz... Read more.
Oil drops 9% as Strait of Hormuz reopens
Oil prices settled down by around 9% on Friday after Iran said passage for all commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz was open for the remaining ceasefire... Read more.
Pope urges Angola to overcome divisions at Mass attended by 100 000 people
Pope Leo urged Angolans on Sunday to overcome divisions after decades of bloody conflict in an address to an estimated 100 000 people who flocked to a Mass in a... Read more.
Middle East turmoil clouds rate cut prospects, says Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago
Reserve bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says it is difficult to see a near-term path for easing interest rates due to the volatility from the conflict in the Middle... Read more.
Pope urges Cameroon to reject violence at Mass that draws 120,000 people
Pope Leo called on Cameroonians on Friday to reject violence and be generous with their neighbours during an event billed as the biggest of his four-nation Africa... Read more.
Gunmen kidnap students heading to exams in Nigeria’s Benue state
Gunmen abducted secondary school students heading to university entrance examinations and other travellers in central Nigeria’s Benue state, the region’s... Read more.
