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Africa loses $74.5 billion to high-risk perception

Africa is losing an estimated $74.5 billion in additional debt-service costs due to exaggerated risk perceptions and biased credit ratings. This…

2 months ago

Size Matters: Correcting 500 Years Of Africa’s Minimisation

by Olufunke Baruwa For centuries, the world has looked at Africa through a distorted geographical lens. The familiar world map…

2 months ago

WFP says Ebola response in Congo must include food aid

By Rédaction Africanews World Food Programme Country Director David Stevenson said the response to Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of…

2 months ago

Senegal lawmakers push back against PM Lo over IMF agreement

By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies The International Monetary Fund took centre stage on Tuesday during debates in the Senegalese National…

2 months ago

Foreigners in Kenya given 90 days to regularise documents

By AP The Kenyan government on Tuesday gave foreigners running businesses in the country 90 days to obtain or update…

2 months ago

Tunisian journalists protest after arrest of reporter

By Africanews with AFP Dozens of journalists protested in Tunisia on Tuesday over the arrest of a reporter on money-laundering…

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Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed

By AFP Hundreds of Burundians living in Kenya flocked to their embassy in Nairobi on Monday seeking travel documents to…

2 months ago

‘We are tired’: Gambians struggle after months of power outages

By Rédaction Africanews and AFP Gambia’s president Adama Barrow called for calm on Tuesday after protests over the country’s persistent…

2 months ago

Concerns over wildlife, water supply, as wildfire rages across Mount Kenya

By AP A wildfire has burned about 8,700 hectares of vegetation on Mount Kenya since the fire was first reported…

2 months ago

‘You’re not alone in the darkness’: Gambia president urges calm after violent blackout protests

The Gambia's President Adama Barrow has urged citizens to remain calm over prolonged power cuts, saying the country is not…

2 months ago