Ethiopia Asks Bondholders For Debt Relief Early, ‘Like...
Ethiopia's finance ministry said on Friday that it was asking its international bondholders to offer early, "likely once and for all" debt relief, as it hurtles towards default having missed a coupon payment.
It said in a statement published on the ... Read More
U.S. Invests $82 Million Towards Africa’s Digital Transfor...
The United States has invested some $82 million under the Digital Transformation with Africa (DTA) initiative, Mr Judd Devermont, the National Security Council Senior Director for African Affairs of the State Department, has disclosed.
The amount invested is towards achieving a ... Read More
US Hails ‘Record’ Year For Trade With Africa
The United States welcomed Wednesday the conclusion of record trade agreements with Africa this year, totaling $14.2 billion, in the context of a struggle for influence with China on the continent.
Nearly 550 new trade and investment agreements have been signed, ... Read More
Kenya To Scrap Visas For All Visitors, President Says
Visitors to Kenya from across the world will no longer require a visa from January, President William Ruto said on Tuesday.
Ruto said his government had developed a digital platform to ensure all visitors would receive an electronic travel authorisation in ... Read More
Bigger Battles Await UK’s Sunak And His Rwandan Migrat...
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak might have emerged victorious from a bruising vote on his flagship Rwanda migration policy, but the bitter divisions that risk turning his party into a "circus" mean any respite is likely to be short lived.
A ... Read More
US Plans To Resume Partnership With Niger, Diplomat Say
The United States intends to resume security and development cooperation with Niger provided it takes steps to restore democracy, a U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday after meeting the military leaders who took power in a coup in July.
Assistant Secretary of ... Read More
UK Lawmakers Vote In Favour Of Rwanda Asylum Plan
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's contentious emergency legislation to allow asylum seekers to be sent to Rwanda passed its first parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday.
Lawmakers in the House of Commons voted by 313 to 269 in favour of the bill, which ... Read More
Egypt’s Sisi Cruises Towards Victory In Subdued Electi...
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Egyptians cast their ballots on Tuesday on the third and final day of a presidential election expected to give President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi a sweeping victory and a new six-year term in the absence of real competition.
Many Egyptians have ... Read More
Nearly 50 Million Facing Hunger In West, Central Africa As C...
A record 49.5 million people are expected to go hungry in West and Central Africa next year due to a combination of conflict, climate change and high food prices, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
The figure is 4% higher than ... Read More
Kenya ‘Out Of Debt Distress’, Ruto Says On 60th ...
Kenya is "out of the danger of over-indebtedness", claimed its president, William Ruto, on Tuesday, praising his economic policy despite public anger at tax hikes and subsidy cuts.
The country of 53 million inhabitants, the economic powerhouse of East Africa, is ... Read More