Ethiopia: Flash Floods Kill at least 50, Displace Thousands
About 50 people have been killed in flooding and landslide caused by heavy rains in Ethiopia, officials said on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people […]
Angola
Angola: President Sacks Central Bank Deputy Governors
Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Wednesday replaced two deputy central bank governors, two months after he appointed Valter Filipe da Silva as the […]
Angola: Jailed Rapper Luaty Beirão on Hunger Strike and nudity
A prominent Angolan rapper who has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison last year for planning a rebellion against president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, […]
Angola Must Combat Money Laundering, CB Governor
Governor of Angola’s central bank, Valter Filipe da Silva, said Angola needs to fight money laundering and financing terrorism by focusing on ethics and morality […]
Angola to Restructure Oil Sector
The Angolan Government on Wednesday said it will restructure the state oil firm Sonangol to “increase efficiency and profitability.” According to the country’s oil Minister […]
Angola: Sonangol Discovers New Offshore Reserves
One of Africa’s largest companies, the Angola National Oil Company (Sonangol) on Thursday said it has discovered a global-scale of oil and gas reserves in […]
Angola Seeks IMF Help to Address Economic Challenges
Angola, Africa’s second largest crude producer, on Wednesday said it plans to start talks with the International Monetary Fund about a loan to help its […]
Kenya Cuts Expenditures to Curb Surging Deficit
Kenyan finance minister on Thursday said the country’s Treasury has sent parliament supplementary spending plans that introduce net cuts of about $493 million, for the […]
Angola: Yellow Fever Kills 37
Angolan national director of health on Wednesday said yellow fever has killed 37 people as Africa’s second-largest crude exporter suffers from the outbreak since December. […]
Some 14 million people face hunger in Southern Africa, WFP
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Monday said it is increasingly concerned about food security for an estimated 14 million people in southern […]