Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko officially set up Monday (Aug. 19) a commission tasked with reviewing the oil and gas contracts the country signed with multinational corporations. The PM made the announcement on national TV insisting that the team of legal, tax, and energy sector experts will work meticulously to make sure all legal a...

 One of Libya's dueling authorities unilaterally fired the country's powerful central bank governor in an abrupt move that is likely to inflame tensions in the divided North African country. The presidential council in the capital of Tripoli, which is allied with the government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah that controls western Libya,...

 The Libyan Central Bank has announced the suspension of all its operations after the kidnapping of one of its executives in the capital Tripoli. The bank denounced in a statement on Sunday the kidnapping of its IT director Musab Msallem. She said Mr Msallem was abducted from his home by an "unidentified person" on Sunday morning and that othe...

The Egyptian pound is falling against foreign currencies, approaching 50 per U.S. dollar after a recent increase in metro fares and fuel prices. The currency hit 49.16 per U.S. dollar on Tuesday, the Central Bank of Egypt said on its website. In June and July, the Egyptian pound fluctuated between 47 and 48 per dollar after its IPO in March and los...

Замглавы МИД России Михаил Богданов и посол Чада в Москве Адам Бешир Махамуд обсудили вопросы дальнейшего укрепления традиционно дружественных российско-чадских отношений.8 августа 2024 г. Спецпредставитель Президента РФ по Ближнему Востоку и странам Африки, замглавы МИД России Михаил Богданов и посол Чада в Москве Адам Бешир Махамуд подтвердили на...

 Ethiopia's State Finance Minister, Eyob Tekalign, said on Friday it expects creditors will agree to restructure $4.9 billion of debt when it completes its current restructuring exercise. The announcement comes as the country puts its long-delayed debt overhaul back on track after securing a new International Monetary Fund financing programme....

Введение санкций против России имеет серьезные последствия для поставок зерна в беднейшие страны Африки, гуманитарная ситуация там ухудшилась, заявила в интервью РИА Новости специальный докладчик ООН по вопросу о негативном воздействии односторонних принудительных мер на осуществление прав человека Елена Довгань.«"Односторонние принудительные меры ...

 China and 26 African countries have agreed to strengthen partnerships and boost innovation in the digital sector. African participants at the Forum on China, Africa Digital Cooperation were hosted Monday (Jul. 29) by the Chinese ministry of Industry and Information Technology in Beijing. Senegal's minister of telecommunications looked forward...

 Public sector workers in Nigeria on the minimum wage will see their salaries double after the government reached an agreement on Thursday with labour unions that have been threatening further strikes as the cost of living spirals. blicThe new minimum monthly wage is set at 70,000 naira ($44), six times lower than what the unions were demandin...

 Flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world were disrupted by a major internet outage affecting Microsoft on Friday morning. The chief executive of CrowdStrike the cybersecurity company at the heart of the outage said it was gradually fixing the issue adding there was a defect in a "single content update for Windows hosts." P...

 U.N. ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the U.S. is pledging $203M in the hopes of averting the crisis in Sudan to spill over into the region. Close to 9 million people have fled their homes, according to the United Nations, and more than 1 million have left the country. Thousands have been killed in a conflict overshadowed by the ones i...

 The former finance minister in Mozambique has gone on trial in the US over the so-called "tuna bond" scandal which came to light in 2016. Manuel Chang, who was the country's finance minister from 2005 to 2015, is charged with taking bribes to commit his country secretly to huge loans that prosecutors say were then looted. Bribes, fraud and mo...

Повод для нашего сегодняшнего разговора одновременно важный и в массовом восприятии достаточно болезненный. Ресурс hh.ru провел анализ вакансий, размещаемых работодателями в привязке к географическим регионам планеты, и опубликовал достаточно неожиданные данные. Выяснилось, что российские компании и организации теперь меньше ищут работников, наприм...

Южная Африка (ЮАР) сообщила Великобритании, что ее планы ввести трансграничный налог на выбросы углерода на импортные товары усугубит глобальное неравенство. Об этом сообщает Bloomberg. В письме, которое ЮАР в июне текущего года направила в Казначейство Великобритании, также отмечается, что этот шаг может нарушать правила Всемирной торговой организ...

Российские производители автомобильных запчастей могут в 2025 году приступить к сборке своей продукции в Нигерии. Об этом сообщил «Известиям» торговый представитель РФ в этой стране Максим Петров. «В этом году пройдут подготовительные мероприятия, чтобы в 2025 году началось производство [автодеталей]. Несколько предприятий рассказали, что очень заи...

 The agricultural sector in Uganda remains a cornerstone of the economy, employing approximately 72% of the population and contributing about 24.1% to the GDP. The dairy sector alone is valued at US$3.8 billion, with exports bringing in US$106.2 million annually. Milk and dairy products play a crucial role in combating hunger and ensuring food...

 Kenya's police chief Japhet Koome has resigned on the same day five bodies wrapped in sacks were found in a quarry near an informal settlement and after weeks of deadly protests in which more than 30 people were killed. President Ruto on Friday announced that he had received the resignation of inspector General Koome, and that his deputy Doug...

 Former President United States Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination for a third time. A barrage of gunfire set off panic, and a bloodied Trump, who said he was shot in the ear, was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried to his SUV as ...

 Speaking at the BRICS parliamentary forum in St Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of attempting to maintain a monopoly. "Pressure is growing on everyone who has their own position. Contrary to the principles of international law, coercion, unilateral sanctions, selective application of trade rules, and ...

 Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed almost all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that will be lean and efficient following weeks of protests over high taxes and poor governance. In a televised address, the president also dismissed the attorney general and said ministries will be run by their perman...