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South African insurer Momentum Group (MTMJ.J), opens new tab posted on Friday a 39% rise in full-year earnings, driven by higher investment income in an elevated interest rate environment. Its headline earnings per share (HEPS), an…

Kenyan police out of uniform and with no official identification fired live rounds at demonstrators at the country’s parliament complex in Nairobi on June 25, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. That day saw “the use of…

Burkina Faso’s Security Minister Mahamadou Sana said on national television on Monday night that “individuals residing in Cote d’Ivoire have been involved in subversive activities against.” Burkina. The minister accused namely…

By Adoba Echono  The European Union has released €5.4 million in humanitarian aid to help the most affected populations in the aftermath of the devastating floods in Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon,…

The recent wave of abductions, arrests and the brutal killing of an opposition official in Tanzania seems to be dimming the ray of political hope that came with President Samia Suluhu Hassan's rise to power in 2021. There was…

An Egyptian warship has delivered a second major cache of weaponry to Somalia including anti-aircraft guns and artillery, port and military officials said on Monday, in a move likely to stoke further friction between the two countries and…

Nearly 30,000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run out, the World Health Organization said on Monday. More than 800 people died of…

While South Sudan’s cultural diversity was on show at an International Peace Day event in Juba, it was the collective desire for peace, democracy and a brighter future that attracted most attention. “With peace, I can go to school, I can…

Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts braved the cold weather lately to watch a display of various aircrafts and see exhibitions show casing some of the latest aviation and drone technologies at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Trade and…

Police blocked access to the homes of two opposition leaders in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam on Monday, their party said, ahead of planned protests which authorities have banned. Police blockaded the residences of the…