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Relations between the United States and Zimbabwe have not been the best since the current US administration under Donald Trump took office

Following almost two weeks of internal conflict that threatens a wider regional war in Ethiopia, the country

Tigray peace forces want to turn the page on the TPLF. Since joining the Ethiopian federal forces, they have claimed to have seized several strategic positions.

Judges Gerald Bloem, Mmathebe Phatshoane and Esther Steyn were recommended for appointment for the three vacancies in the Supreme Court of Appeal after the first day of hearings by the Judicial Servic…

In tonight's edition, Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed secures another term, but his country is sliding back into conflict. Also, several major cities across Senegal are battered by torrential rains. And…

A ‘wicked problem’ resists clear definition and tidy solutions. Its causes are intertwined, people disagree on what a good outcome would look like, and every intervention brings trade-offs. There’s no…

It isn’t always easy to know what to believe when it comes to cancer. In part 2 of a Daily Maverick and Spotlight special series on cancer, Biénne Huisman asks whether cancer cases are on the in…

Kenyan investors now have access to Dangote Petroleum Refinerys $1

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Zimbabwe is negotiating with NPCI International Payments over technology connecting banks, mobile money and fintechs, with talks potentially concluding by 31 October

Morocco has ordered 50 Oshkosh HET A1 tank transporters and 50 trailers, expanding military transport capacity after an earlier batch entered service

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Five weeks before the 4 November local elections, a burst of Afrikaner rural safety activism around a Washington memorial briefly pushed anti-immigrant campaigners off the top of South Africa’s politi…

It’s just bad news all round with the pedal firmly on the metal for a further acceleration in inflation against the backdrop of a sluggish and slowing domestic economy. …

Since a new law promulgated in July barring foreign nationals from certain jobs in the Comoros, many have voiced concern about their financial situation.

Nigerian waste-management company Ororo Waste Management Limited has secured a commitment of up to $1 million from Rising Tide Africa to expand its used cooking oil collection network across the country. The investment, structured through a corporate note, is intended to finance new collection infrastructure, purchases of used cooking oil from suppliers and operating costs […] More

Saudi Arabia deported 9,992 people and arrested 11,819 others for residency, border and labour violations in one week, with Ethiopians and Yemenis accounting for 99% of those caught trying to enter the kingdom illegally and fines for aiding violators reaching $267,000

In the third of a six-part series, the new South African President FW de Klerk is shocked to learn of the apartheid biological weapons programme and takes action to suspend those involved in what was …

200-plus African startups founded in 2016 raised $1.89 billion over a decade. Here's what African startup exits returned to investors.

Cold Solutions Rwanda has secured a senior debt facility of up to $18 million from the Africa Go Green Fund to develop a new temperature-controlled storage facility in Kigali. The financing, managed by Cygnum Capital, will support construction and working capital for the project, which will be located in the Kigali Prime Economic Zone. The […] More

Ghana has begun allowing importers to use the Ghanaian cedi to pay for eligible imports from China, in a move aimed at reducing businesses’ reliance on the US dollar for bilateral trade

After backing Blockradar and REasy, VOA Venture Partners wants to invest in African fintechs that help move money in and outside the continent.

A military aircraft crashed Monday in southern Nigeria with 25 passengers and 7 crew members on board, triggering a frantic search and rescue operation, authorities said.

ASX-listed Fortuna Metals has started a 66-hole Phase 1 drilling programme at its Kampini rutile and graphite project, in Malawi. The targeted exploration footprint is defined by two primary licences – the Mkanda and Kampini assets – which cover a combined area of 658 km².

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Ethiopia's army takes control of Tigray's capital amid diplomatic tension with neighbours

In Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the consequences of armed conflict continue to weigh heavily on children. For some, violence, displacement and separation from their families have left deep and difficult-to-measure scars.

London-listed Petra Diamonds, which has mining operations in South Africa, has appointed Questco Corporate Advisory to manage a strategic review on its behalf. The diamond miner last week announced that it would undertake a strategic review, which will include the consideration of all potential paths to address the liquidity needs of the business in the near term.

China has opened its first overseas air force base in Laos, expanding its military presence in Southeast Asia and bringing Chinese forces closer to US allies and military partners, nearly a decade after opening its first foreign military base in Djibouti, Africa, in 2017

London-listed Premier African Minerals has completed a subscription to raise about £1.2-million before expenses through the issue of 27.52-billion new ordinary shares of nil par value in the capital of the company at an issue price of 0.00436p per new ordinary share. The net proceeds will provide additional working capital to support the planned restart of operations at the Zulu lithium and tantalum project, in Zimbabwe, including the potential remobilisation of mining activities and restart of the processing plant.

Official state ceremonies marking three years since the October 7 attacks are expected to take place later on Monday in Jerusalem, with Israeli officials in attendance.

This year’s oil price rally has produced one clear winner: South Africa’s Sasol is the top-performing emerging-market stock outside Asia and many analysts are betting its bull run has further to go. Sasol has handed investors dollar a return of almost 120% this year, building on last year’s 45% gain and putting it on track for its best annual performance since at least 1991. That’s not far behind Asia’s giant chip and internet companies in MSCI’s main emerging-equity index.

The father of one of the 19 young abductees tells the BBC he hasn't eaten in three days out of worry.

Believe it or not, being messy isn’t a fixed personality trait. Small environmental changes, specific routines and repeated habits can help people become more organised over time.…

Koko Networks (UK) Limited, the British arm of insolvent Kenyan clean-cooking company Koko Networks, has failed to find a buyer for its carbon credits at a worthwhile price, leaving creditors expecting little or no recovery as the company winds down.

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Gold remains a strategic reserve asset as concerns over rising government debt and geopolitical instability boost its appeal as a haven from risk, two central bankers said on Monday, even after this year's surge in bond yields. Gold prices typically retreat as yields rise, boosting the opportunity cost of holding non-interest bearing assets.

After Guardian investigation uncovered drone strike that killed 12 civilians and injured many more, seven-year-old Abdiqadir Salah underwent vital operation in Mogadishu

The IFP manifesto focuses heavily on fixing basic municipal services – water, electricity, roads, sanitation, streetlights, waste and housing – while proposing greater support and powers for tradition…

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources has announced that the sixth edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF), a global platform for shaping the future of minerals, will be held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques from January 12 to 14 next year, in Riyadh. The sixth edition, under the theme “Global Collaboration for Resilient Mineral Supply”, will focus on mobilising finance, accelerating project development and shortening the time needed to bring projects into production to increase mineral supply and accelerate the development of value chains within the Kingdom and across emerging supplier regions, including the Super Region spanning Africa, West and Central Asia and Latin America.

The internal memo called it an “immediate suspension” caused by “ongoing operational challenges.” Those three corporate words concealed a relationship that was coming apart.

South Africa’s R580 Child Support Grant falls far short of the R868 food poverty line, leaving parents and caregivers with little or no work trapped in debt and hunger as rising electricity and food c…

The government of Tanzania has renewed Canadian multinational company Barrick Mining Corporation’s special mining licences for the North Mara gold mine for another 15 years. The company has welcomed this decision by highlighting that the renewal will allow it to keep investing in this mine, its people and its communities over the long term.