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Africa’s third-largest oil producer nears $400 million debt-for-education swap

Angola plans to conclude a $400 million debt-for-education swap by June, Finance Minister Vera Daves de Sousa said, as the

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says he has held urgent diplomatic discussions with his South African counterpart,

The number of death sentences handed down in the Democratic Republic of Congo has skyrocketed since the government lifted a

The government of Ghana has approved new visa waiver agreements with Antigua and Barbuda, the Maldives and Zambia as part

Barbara / April 22, 2026

Africa’s private capital landscape kicked off 2026 with a jump in deal value, even as overall transaction numbers declined, signaling

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer and former Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has held a high-level breakfast meeting with

Pope Leo touched down in Equatorial Guinea on Tuesday, and was greeted by the president, scores of fans, and a

Barbara / April 21, 2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana, need to speed up private sector-driven

The Office of the Auditor-General has issued an apology after a major error in its nationwide payroll audit report wrongly

Senegal’s former president Macky Sall is one of four candidates auditioning this week for the United Nations’ top job. Sall