Africa
Libya launches first oil exploration bidding round in 17 years, signalling push for stability and investment
A long-awaited reopening of the energy sectorLibya has announced its first oil exploration bidding round in 17 years, marking a...
Read moreDetailsKenya braces for tighter purse strings as spending pressures mount
Kenya is moving to reinforce its fiscal consolidation efforts as rising debt, weak revenue performance and growing expenditure demands strain...
Read moreDetailsAfrica calls for urgent scale-up of adaptation finance at COP30
Africa’s lead climate negotiator has warned that global adaptation finance must increase substantially if the world is to maintain stable...
Read moreDetailsEthiopia confirms deadly Marburg virus outbreak as authorities race to contain spread
Ethiopia has confirmed an outbreak of the highly lethal Marburg virus, with health authorities and the Africa CDC reporting at...
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Fintech firm CashPlus plans $82 million IPO on Moroccan exchange
Moroccan digital finance company CashPlus has announced plans to raise around $82 million through an initial public offering on the...
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Protesters disrupt Nigerian museum event amid row over looted artefacts
A preview event at the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin City was disrupted on Sunday as protesters...
Read moreDetailsAfrica braces for impact of EU carbon border tax
African economies are preparing for the far-reaching effects of the European Union’s new carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), which is...
Read moreDetailsSudan’s civil war ‘spiralling out of control’, warns UN chief amid fading hopes for ceasefire
United Nations Secretary General António Guterres has warned that Sudan’s civil war is descending into a “humanitarian catastrophe beyond imagination”,...
Read moreDetailsAfrica urged to accelerate regulation as stablecoins surge in popularity
Regulators across Africa are under growing pressure to establish clear frameworks for stablecoins as the digital currencies gain momentum across...
Read moreDetailsTrump vows to go ‘guns-a-blazing’ into Nigeria over attacks on Christians
US President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Nigeria, declaring that he has instructed the Pentagon to prepare plans...
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