Africa

Economy under pressure, Botswana to allow currency to depreciate quicker

Botswana said on Thursday it will allow its pula currency to depreciate by 2.76% over the next year, a faster rate ...

When Limpho Lefalatsa first learnt she had lost her job at a Lesotho garment factory after 12 years due to US.President Donald Trump's decision to hit her tiny African ...

US President Donald Trump has once again sparked a debate on social media after an awkward moment at the White House.

Heavy rains in Nigeria kill at least 21 Heavy rains in Nigeria kill at least 21

Ibrahim Hussaini, head of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency told Reuters that 50 houses were submerged in ...

DRC ex-president Kabila makes first public appearance in ... DRC ex-president Kabila makes first public appearance in rebel-held Goma

The Democratic Republic of Congo's former president Joseph Kabila appeared for the first time in public in rebel-held ...

DRC ex-prime minister convicted of embezzlement in failed farm ... DRC ex-prime minister convicted of embezzlement in failed farm project

Matata Ponyo Mapon sentenced in absentia to forced labour along with SA businessman Christo Grobler, ex-central bank  ...