Zambia targets narrower budget deficit in 2026
Zambia will aim for a 2026 budget deficit of not more than 2.1% of gross domestic product (GDP), down from a target of 4.6% of GDP this year, its finance minister said on Friday.
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US plans to extend Africa trade deal by a year, says Lesotho minister
Lesotho’s trade minister said on Wednesday that the U.S. plans to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which gives the continent preferential access to U.S. markets, by a year, after returning from a visit to Washington.
Read MoreEni sells 30% stake in Ivory Coast’s Baleine project to Vitol
Italian energy group Eni has completed the sale of a 30% stake sale in the Ivory Coast’s Baleine offshore project to global commodity trader Vitol, it said in a statement on Thursday.
Read MoreHRW calls on African countries to refuse to accept people expelled by the US.
warned Tuesday that the transfer of people detained in the United States to Africa under "opaque arrangements" violates international law and should be rejected.
Read MoreNew Ebola outbreak kills dozens in Congo
As a deadly new Ebola outbreak kills dozens in southern Congo, health officials and organizations are sounding the alarm, warning that they lack the funds and resources needed to mount an effective response to the crisis.
Read MoreCongo will not ‘auction’ mineral resources to the US, president says
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that a U.S.-mediated peace deal signed with Rwanda in June has not calmed fighting in eastern Congo, though he thanked President Donald Trump for attempting to end the conflict.
Read MoreKenyan aviation workers give seven-day notice for strike
Kenya Aviation Workers Union on Tuesday gave seven days notice for strike action, demanding the resignation of the Kenya Airports Authority board in response to labour disputes and the fallout from a cancelled airport leasing deal.
Read MoreUganda’s Museveni cleared to seek reelection, eyes near half-century rule
Uganda’s Electoral Commission on Tuesday cleared octogenarian President Yoweri Museveni to seek reelection in polls due to be held early next year, which could extend his rule in the East African nation to nearly half a century.
Read MoreMali, Burkina Faso, and Niger announce their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
The West African military-led countries of Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have announced their withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), denouncing it as "a tool of neocolonial repression."
Read MoreCanal+’s $2 billion MultiChoice deal now unconditional, companies say
Canal+ CAN.L and MultiChoice on Monday said that all conditions to Canal+’s 35 billion rand ($2.02 billion) takeover offer for the South African TV broadcaster have been fulfilled, making the deal unconditional.
Read MoreIvory Coast rains boost cocoa main crop, farmers say
Well above-average rains across Ivory Coast’s main cocoa regions last week are expected to bolster the next October-to-March main crop, with strong output likely in the first three months of the season, farmers said on Monday.
Read MoreCongo to replace cobalt export ban with quotas from Oct 16
The Democratic Republic of Congo will lift its ban on cobalt exports from October 16 and manage global supply by imposing annual export quotas, the country’s strategic minerals regulator said on Sunday.
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