AFRICA

CAPE TOWN | Xinhua | The South African government has confirmed that the country has taken up interim leadership of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) following political unrest in Madagascar. In a statement issued on Thursday, the government announced that, at a meeting held in Cape Town this week, …

Equity Bank Uganda also registered NPL ratio of 8.8%, down from 20.9%.; Uganda has been recognised globally as having momentous growth in the East African region coupled by low inflation Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda, has bounced back by recording a significant 61% Profit After Tax (PAT) in …

KINSHASA | Xinhua |  In the lead-up to a high-level peace conference on Africa’s Great Lakes region held on Thursday in Paris, firearms were still roaring in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as diplomacy struggled to keep pace with a war it seeks to end. Despite the recent …

UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua |  Thousands of people remain trapped in Sudan’s western city of El Fasher as reports of atrocities against civilians mount and the humanitarian crisis deepens, UN humanitarians said Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said it was alarmed by the atrocity …

LILONGWE | Xinhua | Malawi’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW), in partnership with African Parks, a non-profit conservation organization, has taken steps to control the booming lion population in two of the country’s wildlife reserves by administering contraceptives to lions of reproductive age. The initiative was first introduced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan investment banker Anne Aliker has been appointed Head, Africa Regions – Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) at Standard Bank Group, Africa’s largest bank by assets. Her appointment, officials said, underscores the Group’s long-standing commitment to developing African leaders to drive Africa’s growth and …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | ALL AFRICA.COM | Tanzania’s general elections triggered widespread protests in key cities including Dar es Salaam and Arusha as citizens demonstrated for the first time in 65 years. The absence of credible opposition candidates and the arrest of prominent opposition leader Tundu Lissu sparked the …

He pledges to deepen Africa’s trade transformation Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. George Elombi has officially taken over as president and chairman of the African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank), vowing to expand the lender’s role in financing Africa’s industrialisation, trade integration, and value addition to natural resources. Elombi succeeds …

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA | Xinhua | Tanzanian police on Wednesday announced the imposition of a curfew in the port city of Dar es Salaam following protests that resulted in the destruction of property on the general election day. “After 6 p.m., nobody will be allowed to be seen on …

He championed the strengthening of socio-economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean, backed major industrial projects and initiatives like the Dangote Refinery and the African Medical Centre of Excellence Cairo, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s multilateral lender, African Export-Import Bank, marked the end of an era as President and …