AF

  • Mar 26
  • 2 min read

Zambia debt deal offers long-delayed relief

Zambia finally appears to have reached a debt restructuring deal, over three years after its initial request

Zambia
  • Mar 26
  • 2 min read

Togo's new constitution may increase tensions

Togo has adopted a new constitution, formally changing from a presidential to a parliamentary form of government

Togo
  • Mar 25
  • 7 min read

Central bank moves may check Nigeria's currency fall

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made several regulatory and policy interventions aimed at stabilising the currency

Nigeria
  • Mar 25
  • 2 min read

Senegal opposition win will shake up political scene

Early returns suggest that opposition presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye has won an upset first-round victory

Senegal
  • Mar 25
  • 2 min read

Muhoozi move entrenches Uganda’s status quo

The president has appointed his son to lead the country’s military

Uganda
  • Mar 22
  • 7 min read

South Africa mining slump hurts ANC election campaign

Massive job losses in the mining industry threaten the government’s faltering efforts to retain a majority

South Africa
  • Mar 22
  • 2 min read

Local conflicts may intensify in Chad

A major communal conflict has erupted in Chad's eastern Ouaddai province with some 42 deaths leading to 175 arrests

Chad
  • Mar 21
  • 7 min read

Senegal's election outcome is uncertain

Senegal will hold the first round of its presidential election on March 24

Senegal