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Prime Minister Thomas Thabane of Lesotho has agreed to resign his post amid an assassination scandal involving his current wife. The resignation is the latest development arising from mediation by neighbouring South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa sent a delegation headed by former energy minister Jeff Radebe to mediate in the crisis next door. The PM is said to have confirmed… Read More

Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020 is projected at 2.9% compared to the 3.2% previously announced by the World Bank. The year 2020 is off to a timid start in sub-Saharan Africa. The region’s economic growth is significantly lower than the forecasts announced by the World Bank. In its latest World Economic Outlook report, the organization reports a drop… Read More

Will the year 2020 be the year of the realization of major economic projects in Africa? Africa’s debt remains topical and political uncertainty seems to persist while the indicators of 8 African countries are in the red. Countries such as South Africa, Mozambique, South Sudan and Zimbabwe are in a situation of over-indebtedness according to the IMF. 9 others are… Read More

Exiled daughter of former Angolan president Isabel dos Santos could consider running for the presidency reports have suggested. Isabale, who is Africa’s richest woman according to Forbes, has experienced hard times since her father left power in 2017. In an interview with the Portuguese TV channel RTP on Wednesday she said joining possible and seeking the highest office of the land was… Read More

As part of our news analysis slot on Africanews, we will be updating a media watch page that deals with major issues of media ongoings across the continent. It will cut across happenings in mainstream and across social media with also a special eye for fake news. Western Ethiopia internet cut, Sudan bans pro-Bashir press Journalists detained in Uganda and… Read More

Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa jumped by more than 50% last year as the area off oil-rich Nigeria continues to be the world’s most dangerous for ship crews, the International Maritime Bureau says in a new report. The rise in crew kidnappings in the Gulf of Guinea was unprecedented, the bureau said, and it warned that… Read More

Police in The Gambia have banned a group that planned to continue anti-government protests calling for president Adama Barrow to call elections despite having two more years per his current mandate. The group “Operation Three Years Jotna” are demanding that Barrow respects a promise to serve three years and quit as part of a transition period for the post Jammeh… Read More

Economic sanctions are measures that are often used by trading partners – be they countries or international finance groups – to pressure particular countries on specific areas of democratic reform and regard. One African country that has been in the sanctions parameters of the news is Zimbabwe. The southern African country has in the last few years undertaken a series… Read More

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s biggest and most profitable national carrier continues to fly higher in the skies and even on land. The outfit last year inaugurated a huge hotel edifice, the Skylight Hotel, in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s current main airport is the Bole International Airport, named the biggest gateway of air traffic to the continent beating Dubai. Back in 2018, the… Read More

Sudan said it reopened its airspace Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut down the capital’s airport for hours and left at least two people dead. In a press conference, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, head of the country’s ruling transitional council, announced that “life has returned to normal,” following a tense stand-off between the armed forces and… Read More