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USD 400m Eurobond Issuance Celebrated by Ecobank at LSE Market Opening

USD 400m Eurobond Issuance Celebrated by Ecobank at LSE Market Opening

(3 Minutes Read) Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), parent of the leading pan-African Ecobank Group opened the market at the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to celebrate...
Digital Divide: 800 mn Africans Excluded from Global Economy, UNECA Chief Says

Digital Divide: 800 mn Africans Excluded from Global Economy, UNECA Chief Says

(3 Minutes Read)  Although mobile broadband reaches 82% of the population, barriers like affordability and digital illiteracy prevent many from reaping its benefits said Claver...
SADC to Extend Presence of Regional Troops in DRC

SADC to Extend Presence of Regional Troops in DRC

(3 Minutes Read) Regional power South Africa has committed nearly 3,000 troops to the SADC mission in the DRC, which were deployed last December. Just over...
Kenya Cancels Multimillion Business Deals with Adani

Kenya Cancels Multimillion Business Deals with Adani

(3 Minutes Read) Kenya’s Energy Minister Opiyo Wandayi told a parliamentary committee there had been no bribery or corruption involved on Kenya's part in signing...
SADC Commits to Bring Peace to Mozambique Rocked by Post-Election Protests

SADC Commits to Bring Peace to Mozambique Rocked by Post-Election Protests

(3 Minutes Read) Venancio Mondlane, the independent candidate who came in second with 20% of the vote, challenged the result in court and called for...
Mozambique Faces Heavy Tourist Cancellations

Mozambique Faces Heavy Tourist Cancellations

(3 Minutes Read) A total of 8,121 tourism bookings were cancelled in two Mozambican provinces and around 200 million meticais (€2.9 million) have been lost...
SADC Heads of State Meet to Discuss Regional Security

SADC Heads of State Meet to Discuss Regional Security

(3 Minutes Read)   Heads of state and government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are meeting in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, to discuss regional...
Cuba Congratulates Mozambique’s President on Re-election

Cuba Congratulates Mozambique’s President on Re-election

(3 Minutes Read)   According to the message presented by Jorge Lopez, Cuban envoy in Mozambique, Daniel Chapo’s election is unequivocal proof of the people’s...
Ramaphosa Calls for Peaceful Resolution to Illegal Miners’ Issue

Ramaphosa Calls for Peaceful Resolution to Illegal Miners’ Issue

(3 Minutes Read) More than a thousand miners have surfaced in recent weeks and been arrested, but it is being reported that the number still...
South Africa to Host G20 Summit in 2025: Takes Over Its Presidency

South Africa to Host G20 Summit in 2025: Takes Over Its Presidency

(3 Minutes Read) The joint statement was endorsed by group members but fell short of complete unanimity. It also called for a future global tax...

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