Zambia, which signed a preliminary agreement in June to restructure part of its debt, is close to concluding a memorandum of understanding with its creditors but it is not yet fully finalized, an IMF spokesman said on Thursday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The criminal gang diverted trucks carrying high-grade coal to power stations, stealing the coal to sell, and replacing it with sub-standard product, the country’s tax and revenue agency said in a statement. The substandard coal has caused crippling damage to the country’s power plants, authorities sSourced from Africanews Read More

A Kenya Airways plane from Nairobi bound for London’s Heathrow Airport was intercepted by Air Force fighter jets and diverted to land at Stansted Airport on Thursday over a potential security threat.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed al-Tantawi declared on Friday that he would withdraw from the presidential race. This decision followed weeks of accusations of harassment and arrests by the authorities.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Volunteers from Resala charity organisation collect humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza as an aid convoy is set to head to Rafah on Egypt’s eastern border with the Gaza Strip. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Six months since conflict broke out, Sudan’s brutal war continues to inflict immeasurable suffering: endangering lives, displacing millions from their homes, and causing deaths even in areas far from frontlines.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Just over two months before the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese painter Chéri Samba, whose work is the subject of a retrospective at the Musée Maillol in Paris starting Tuesday, says he is pessimistic about the upcoming election.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The evacuation order sparked Friday (Oct. 13) widespread panic among civilians and aid workers already running from airstrikes and contending with a total siege that offers no way out of the enclave and a territory-wide blackout.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Pro-Palestinian rallies, both organized and spontaneous, in response to the conflict between Israel and Gaza-based militant groups have taken the MENA region by storm. In North Africa, demonstrators gathered in Algeria, Libya, and Morocco to show support in favour of Palestine. Sourced from Africanews Read More