CurrenciesZimbabwe Will Attempt to Establish Gold-Backed CurrencyFebruary 13, 202435Harare, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s government said Monday it is introducing a gold-backed currency to replace the country’s nearly worthless dollar,...
BankingNigeria mourns after major bank CEO killed in US helicopter crashFebruary 12, 202482Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, grieved the deaths in a post on X.“Their passing is an overwhelming tragedy that is...
EconomyBlinken begins Africa tour in Cape Verde, touting the US as a key security and economic partnerJanuary 23, 202465ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began a tour of four African countries on Monday, meeting...
MoneyChinese yuan gives US dollar a run for its money as African trade embraces other currenciesJanuary 21, 202488But it was in the southern nation of Zambia where BOC established its first African subsidiary, allowing customers to make...
EconomyKenyan Exporters Secure Permanent Duty Free Access to European Union MarketDecember 19, 2023114Nairobi — Kenyan exporters Monday secured a permanent duty-free access to the 27 country, €14 trillion European Union market when...
EconomyEU, Kenya sign landmark trade deal hailed as beginning of ‘historic partnership’December 18, 202396Kenya and the European Union have signed a long-negotiated trade agreement to increase the flow of goods between the two...
BankingBelgium calls EU’s reaction to Israel-Palestine conflict ‘shameful’November 7, 202345More updates 👇1902 GMT — European commissioner warns of 'apocalypse' in Gaza The current catastrophic situation in Gaza threatens to...
CryptocurrencyChatGPT founder Sam Altman accused of ‘espionage’ in Africa for scanning people’s eyesOctober 3, 202339It also said the project’s cryptocurrency ambitions present a risk to Kenya’s financial system.Worldcoin describes itself as a “digital identity...
CryptocurrencyEU calls for global cooperation to combat terror financingOctober 2, 202357BRUSSELS — EU Commissioner for Interior Affairs Ylva Johansson on Monday said combating terrorist finance is a global struggle.“That’s why...
EconomyEurope takes climate fight global as carbon border tax goes live – POLITICOOctober 1, 202347Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The EU's effort to become climate neutral is kicking...