A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck Botswana in the early hours of Wednesday, two days after a strong 6.5-magnitude tremor shook...
South African President Jacob Zuma’s shock decision to fire his finance minister and stack his cabinet with loyalists may have...
S&P Global Ratings downgraded South Africa’s sovereign credit rating to BB+ from BBB- grade on Monday, saying the recent firing...
New South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Saturday he was committed to maintaining South Africa’s investment-grade credit ratings,...
Egypt attracted $3.1 billion of foreign investment in domestic debt instruments since the flotation of the pound in November up...
Gambia said on Thursday it would set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and offer reparations to victims of former...
Somali pirates have taken over a small Somali boat to use as a base to attack larger ships, Somali police...
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal will hold a hearing in July where banks accused of colluding to rig the rand currency...
Gambian authorities on Thursday discovered the body of opposition leader Solo Sandeng, who died in custody during former autocrat Yahya...
No fewer than 3 million Kenyans residents in drought devastated parts of the country are in need of relief assistance....
A worsening drought hitting Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya has left more than 11 million people facing severe hunger, the International...
A West African military operation that pressured Gambia’s long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, to step down and flee into exile has...
The UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says the share and volume of intra-African trade is too low. Heini Suominen...
Congolese President Joseph Kabila will step down after elections to be held by the end of 2017 under a last-minute...
Ahead of a Donald Trump presidency in the United States in January 2017, Nigerians living in America have vowed to...