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Investing in Africa is certainly nothing new for Riyadh, but this time it seems that the Saudis are determined to catch up on the African continent.Sourced from Africanews Read More

At least 111 people, including 16 children, have died and 700,000 have been displaced by floods caused in recent weeks by torrential rains in the Horn of Africa, the NGO Save the Children announced on Thursday.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Speaking in a televised address on Wednesday (Nov. 16) night, Lazarus Chakwera also announced restrictions on local travel and reduction by half of fuel allocation to cabinet ministers and senior government officials.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Electoral observers say provisional figures suggest there was a very low voter turnout in Madagascar’s presidential polls boycotted by most opposition candidates.Sourced from Africanews Read More

“We cannot stand idly by in the face of the genocidal actions of the Israeli regime,” said ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri. “The African National Congress will approve a parliamentary motion calling on the government to close the Israeli embassy in South Africa.” Sourced from Africanews Read More

The African Development Bank says it has filed a formal complaint with the Ethiopian government after two of its staff members were arrested in Addis Ababa last month.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Kenya is under pressure “on its liquid assets, mainly due to the large Eurobond maturing” in June 2024 in the amount of $2 billion, according to the IMF, which notes, however, a recovery in the agriculture and tourism sectors.Sourced from Africanews Read More

The Agadir Court of Appeal sentenced the four defendants to four years’ imprisonment each for “indecent assault on a minor with violence”, Guellaa told AFP, announcing that she would appeal to the Supreme Court. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Climate change and rising sea levels have made Benin’s Atlantic coastline more vulnerable to erosion.Sourced from Africanews Read More