Former Zambian minister killed in post-election security raid
A former Zambian cabinet minister was shot dead during a security operation at the home of opposition leader Brian Mundubile,
Legal vacation: Supreme Court sets August 21 to rule on Oppong Nkrumah’s bid to halt trials
The Supreme Court has scheduled Friday, August 21, 2026, to rule on an application by the Member of Parliament for
Iranian foreign minister says Trump’s ‘Economic D-Day’ will bring US ‘further defeat’
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s newly announced “Economic D-Day” campaign against Tehran would
Senegal opposition presses president to set local election date
Senegal’s opposition is urging President Bassirou Diomaye Faye to set a date for local elections, turning the vote into a
Former Liberian vice president charged in transnational drug probe
Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and related offences in an investigation into
‘$1.7bn GoldBod loss claim is a barefaced Lie’ – Sammy Gyamfi
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has rejected claims that the state-owned gold-buying institution incurred
Producer Price Inflation rises to 4.0% in July
Ghana’s producer price inflation rose to 4.0% year-on-year in July 2026, up from 3.5% in June, driven largely by higher
Ethiopia spends $2.2 billion defending its currency as birr hits a record low, weakest among 23 African currencies
Ethiopia has spent about $2.2 billion this year trying to support its weakening currency, but the intervention has so far
Tanzania’s billionaire-led MeTL plans $250 million Mozambique expansion targeting 20,000 jobs
Tanzania’s Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited, known as MeTL Group, has pledged to invest $250 million in Mozambique and target the
ECB chief warns Europe’s post-war growth model eroding
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that Europe’s post-war growth model is eroding as the international environment changes.