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, 2026Section
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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