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Senegal Bans Government Travel Due to Fuel Price Surge

Zohra Bensemra/Reuters Senegal banned government ministers from all non-essential foreign travel, part of efforts across Africa to grapple with surging fuel prices because of the...

Africa’s Mobile Money Market Hits $1.4 Trillion

Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Africa’s mobile money market grew $1.4 trillion, according to a new report, cementing the continent’s role in driving a global...

Ghanaian President Accuses US Of Erasing Black History

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama. Bernd von Jutrczenka/picture alliance via Getty Images. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama accused the Trump administration of “normalizing the erasure”...

African Government Borrowing Set to Hit $155B In 2026

African governments are expected to raise $155 billion in commercial borrowing this year, roughly 11% higher than last year, driven in large part by...

People From These 50 Countries Must Pay $15,000 Bond For US Visa

President Donald Trump's administration will require citizens from 50 countries to post bonds of $15,000 to apply for U.S. entry, a State ​Department official...

Africa Weighs Trump’s ‘Commercial Diplomacy’ Versus Sovereignty

In the year since dismantling USAID, the Trump administration’s nascent Africa policy team has signaled a clear break from the past. The language is consistent...

US Eyes Rebuilding Ties with West African Juntas

US President Donald Trump’s administration is pivoting toward military-led governments in West Africa, with a senior State Department official making the second trip to...

Guinea Dissolves 40 Political Parties

Guinea has dissolved 40 political parties, including its three main opposition groups, via a late-night decree, fewer than two months after former junta leader Mamady Doumbouya...

Drugmaker Aspen Plans Africa Weight-Loss Drug Push

Almaas Masood/Reuters South African drugmaker Aspen, which sells US manufacturer Eli Lilly’s popular weight-loss drug Mounjaro in South Africa, is aiming to secure approval to...

Three Arrested Over Mob Killing of 26-year-old Liberian In Ghana

The Sakumono District Police Command has arrested three individuals in connection with the alleged lynching of a 26-year-old Liberian national, Austin Tengeeh, near Lashibi...

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