Africa

Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom on Tuesday launched stock trading for investors on its M-Pesa mobile phone financial platform, a move that could bring millions of new small investors into the bourse

Workers demand permanent roles amid bargaining agreement standoff

Protests at Senegal's Cheikh Anta Diop University over unpaid financial aid have led to the death of a student, Abdoulaye Ba, amid escalating unrest

The presence of US-linked contractors would likely act as a deterrent to AFC/M23 forces looking to avoid direct confrontation with Prince’s personnel, says source

Uganda's information minister Chris Baryomunsi condemned a military raid on opposition leader Bobi Wine's home, stating that Wine had not committed any crime and was free to return.

Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces in neighbouring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign that one of the world’s deadliest conflicts is sucking in regional powers.

Three strikes on health facilities in South Kordofan killed 31 people last week

Botswana's economy, long viewed as an African success story, has been hit hard by a prolonged downturn in the global diamond market.

Mali will create a state-owned company to manage holdings in mining companies, according to a statement released by the council of ministers.

Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has directed local fund managers to cut back on offshore investments as it seeks to protect the cedi currency and strengthen macroeconomic stability

Angola is pursuing a 20%-30% stake in Anglo American’s diamond unit, De Beers, a proposal being discussed with other diamond-producing African nations, a senior official from Angola’s mining ministry told Reuters on Sunday

The US is using off-take deals and state-backed funding to compete in the short term with China in securing supplies of African copper, cobalt, and other critical minerals, diplomats, executives, and analysts said before this week’s Indaba.

Zimbabwe has agreed to a staff-monitored programme with the International Monetary Fund, a senior official said on Friday — a tentative first step on the way to a closer engagement with the fund and an eventual loan programme.

Ghana's finance minister proposed reducing a mining levy by two percentage points to facilitate a new gold royalty regime, which ranges from 5% to 12% based on gold prices

It had been plundered from Egypt, most likely during the 2011 Arab Spring unrest