By Africanews with AFP The mayor of Cape Town — South Africa’s top tourist city — says he wants to “build a relationship of trust” to draw more voters to the Democratic Alliance (DA), the second-largest party in the country’s…
By Rédaction Africanews and AP Debt-laden Senegal has denied a report in the Financial Times that it covertly borrowed 650 million euros ($754 million) to avoid a default, saying it acted in line with “market transparency rules”. The government, which…
By Africanews with AP South African prosecutors said Wednesday they intend to charge the head of police over a $20-million health tender, in a case that has rocked the country and pulled in a dozen other officers. National Police Commissioner…
About 32 bodies, mostly children, have been dug up from a mass grave in the western Kenyan town of Kericho as investigations continue into the shocking discovery. The exhumation was done after the police obtained a court order to retrieve…
Prashant Byndoor, BPC Country Manager East Africa Rising transaction volumes, tighter regulation and growing competition are placing new demands on banks and cooperative lenders across Kenya and East Africa, while institutions adapt their payment operations to cope with sustained pressure.…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP One of the principal figures convicted in an infamous 2009 stadium massacre in Guinea died in custody Wednesday in the capital Conakry, the west African country’s prison service said. Aboubakar Sidiki Diakité, known as Toumba…
The new phase introduces a single integration model to accelerate the launch of payment programmes across the region Mastercard and Scale are advancing their collaboration with the aim of simplifying card issuance for fintech companies and non-financial institutions (non-FIs) across…
By Rédaction Africanews with AP Mohamed Ali Nafti, Tunisian Foreign Minister, doubled down on Wednesday on his country’s voluntary returns policy. He said the country still supports the process of voluntary returns “as a mechanism for safekeeping irregular migrants on…
By Dominic Wabwireh with other agencies The World Trade Organization’s 166 members opened a key ministerial conference in Cameroon’s capital on Thursday, sharply divided over the future of the institution as geopolitical tensions, protectionism and the fallout from the Middle…
By Kehinde Ogunjobi, IWMI Country Representative for Ghana and West and Central Africa When people think about water insecurity in Africa, they often picture drought, failing rains, or dry riverbeds. They talk about infrastructure gaps, climate shocks and food insecurity.…
