South Africa arrests 217 suspected illegal miners in anti-crime operation
South African security forces on Tuesday arrested 217 people, most of them undocumented foreign nationals, during a major operation targeting illegal mining at a gold […]
Articles by Steven Addamah
Ethiopia created over 5.5 million jobs in 2025/26 fiscal year – Abiy Ahmed
Prime minister Abiy Ahmed on Tuesday, July 7, said Ethiopia created more than 5.5 million jobs during the 2025/26 fiscal year, which ended on July […]
Zimbabwe extends Mnangagwa’s Presidency to 2030 after constitutional amendments
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday, July 7, signed into law constitutional amendments extending his time in office by two years to 2030, according to […]
Nigeria’s oil output rises to 1.71 million barrels per day as NNPC targets 2 million bpd
Nigeria is currently producing 1.71 million barrels of crude oil per day, including a record 365,000 bpd from the exploration and production unit of the […]
Russia’s Lavrov begins African tour with visit to Ethiopia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking the first stop of a tour of African countries, according to Russian state […]
Ghana makes additional $700 million Eurobond repayment, reducing external debt
Ghana has made an additional 700 million US dollars in Eurobond repayments, bringing its total repayments to 2.1 billion US dollars under the country’s Eurobond […]
South Africa to host 2026 SADC Industrialisation Week in Durban
South Africa will host the 2026 Annual SADC Industrialisation Week from July 27 to 31, 2026, at the Durban International Convention Centre in KwaZulu-Natal, the […]
Mozambique travel agencies linked to suspected €805 million money laundering scheme
Mozambique’s Financial Information Center (GIFiM) has uncovered suspected money laundering, tax fraud and illicit capital flight involving travel and tourism Agencies that moved at least […]
Technical fault triggers nationwide blackout in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe was plunged into a nationwide blackout on Monday, July 6, after the country’s national electricity grid collapsed, according to the State-owned Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission […]
Nigeria confirms two citizens killed in South Africa’s anti-migrant unrest
Nigeria has confirmed on Sunday, July 5 that two of its nationals were killed in South Africa on 28 June during anti-immigrant unrest that targeted […]