Long-Term Illness Now Causes 37 Percent of Deaths in Africa, and Most Come Early
Noncommunicable disease deaths in Africa reached 37 percent of the total in 2019, up from 24 percent in 2000, and...
September 17, 2026Section
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Plug-In Cars Overtake Hybrids in South Africa as Electrified Sales Near 4.4 Percent
South Africa new energy vehicle sales hit 16,289 units in the first seven months of 2026, up 88 percent and...
September 17, 2026
Ghana Opens a 30-Acre Hybrid Shea Farm That Fruits in Three Years Instead of Twenty
Ghana has opened a 30-acre hybrid shea demonstration farm near Tamale, where the trees are said to fruit in about...
September 17, 2026
Accra to Kumasi Expressway Is the First Job for Ghana’s Value for Money Office
Ghana's Accra to Kumasi Expressway will be the first project examined by the new Value for Money Office, the finance...
September 17, 2026
South Africa’s Ramaphosa Is Booked Off Sick After Returning From the BRICS Summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa was booked off sick on medical advice after the BRICS summit, and Ronald Lamola will lead South...
September 17, 2026
Togo’s Former Armed Forces Minister Is on Hunger Strike After a Year Without Trial
Marguerite Gnakade, Togo's former armed forces minister, has been held for a year without trial and has been on hunger...
September 17, 2026
Russian Africa Corps Commanders Approve Mali’s Drone Strikes, an Investigation Finds
Russian Africa Corps commanders approve air strikes in Mali even when Malian pilots fly the drones, according to a report...
September 17, 2026
Rwanda Says It Is Not Ready to Extradite Burundian Coup Suspects, Eleven Years On
Rwanda is not ready to extradite Burundians wanted over a failed 2015 coup attempt, foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on...
September 17, 2026
Saudi Crude Exports Fall by Two Thirds as Drone Attacks Shut the Yanbu Pipeline
Saudi crude exports fell to about 2.1 million barrels a day in early September 2026, from 7.5 million in January,...
September 17, 2026
Blencowe Chief Executive Quits Over Share Dealing at Uganda’s First Graphite Mine
Blencowe Resources lost its chief executive over share-dealing disclosures while its Orom-Cross graphite mine in Uganda still needs US$170 million.
September 17, 2026
Ivorian Miller Plans a US$46 Million Flour Plant in a Country That Grows No Wheat
An Ivory Coast flour milling project will cost about US$46 million, backed by local company Moulin Koira in a country...
September 17, 2026
Gabon’s Bonds Surge on an Audit Whose Findings Have Not Been Published
Gabon's dollar bonds surged on 15 September 2026 after reports of a government audit finding a lower debt stock. The...
September 17, 2026
Zambia Weighs Cutting Gold VAT to Bring Small-Scale Miners Into the Formal Market
Zambia is weighing a cut to the 16 percent gold VAT to bring artisanal and small-scale miners into formal trading,...
September 17, 2026
Zambia Approves a 2027 Budget Framework at Hichilema’s First Cabinet of His New Term
Zambia's cabinet approved the 2027 budget framework and a three-year plan on 17 September 2026, at President Hichilema's first cabinet...
September 17, 2026
Nigerian Shares Rise for a Fifth Session as the Dangote Refinery Offer Runs
The Nigerian Exchange All-Share Index rose 0.20 percent to 244,791.79 on 16 September 2026, a fifth straight gain, with insurance...
September 17, 2026
South Africa’s First National Bank Launches Cash Advances of US$3 to US$31
FNB has launched cash advances of R50 to R500 with the Dubai-based lender Optasia, in which parent company FirstRand holds...
September 17, 2026
Nigeria Labour Congress Demands Wage Awards as Petrol Passes US$1 a Litre
The Nigeria Labour Congress issued three demands over petrol prices on 16 September 2026, after pumps in Abuja moved to...
September 17, 2026
Mombasa Port Empty Container Backlog Deepens as Kenya Enters Peak Import Season
The Mombasa Port empty container backlog has reached about 167,000 boxes, with Kenyan hauliers putting detention losses at roughly US$16...
September 17, 2026
The Last Five Years Returns to São Paulo, 9 to 18 October, in the Musical’s 25th Year
The Last Five Years returns to Sao Paulo from 9 to 18 October 2026, ten performances at the Teatro Nair...
September 17, 2026
Day of the Dead Mexico City 2026: Parade Dates, Route and Expat Guide
Day of the Dead Mexico City 2026: Grand Parade on October 31, Catrinas on October 25, Alebrijes from October 17....
September 17, 2026