Egypt Current Account Deficit Hits US$22.5 Billion
Egypt current account deficit rose 46% to US$22.5 billion in fiscal 2025/26, yet FDI and remittances delivered a US$2.8 billion...
October 13, 2026Section
World
South Africa Weighs US$605 Million Fuel Price Relief
South Africa weighs a US$605 million fuel relief bill as Mantashe warns of trade-offs and petrol could rise about US$0.28...
October 13, 2026
Angola Delays Judge Exams 5 Hours for Adventists
Angola magistrate exams now start at 6 p.m. on Saturday after more than 500 Adventist candidates refused daytime tests and...
October 13, 2026
Madagascar Reports 3 Suspected Plague Deaths in South
Madagascar plague alert: three members of one family died of suspected pneumonic plague in Midongy Atsimo, with lab results pending.
October 13, 2026
Tongaat Hulett Leaves JSE on 3 November After 74 Years
The Tongaat Hulett delisting takes effect on 3 November, the JSE says, and shareholders get no payment as the sugar...
October 13, 2026
Ethiopia Tadesse Werede Freed, 12 October Report Says
Tigray ex-leader Tadesse Werede and other officers held by the TPLF are free and with Ethiopia's army, an Amharic weekly...
October 13, 2026
Lesotho Awards US$27.5 Million Airport Road Rebuild
Lesotho has awarded a US$27.5 million contract to a Chinese firm to rebuild 14 km of the A2 road to...
October 13, 2026
Senegal Inflation Eases to 1% in September
Senegal inflation eased to 1.0% in September from 1.2%, but prices rose 1.1% in a month as vegetables, electricity and...
October 13, 2026
Benin Special Court Vows Restraint as Cases Hit 3,849
Benin CRIET special prosecutor says pretrial detention must become the exception again, as cases at the court rose 25.5% to...
October 13, 2026