Antony Blinken to embark on African tour from January 21-26

U.S. Secretary of State is set to start a five-day African tour from January 21 that will take him to four countries to achieve multiple purposes including advance security partnerships based on shared values such as respect for human rights, promotion of democracy, and expansion of the rule of law, the state department said in […]

Dozens killed, at least 150 missing after Canaries-bound migrant boat capsizes off Mauritania

At least 25 have reportedly died and more than 150 are missing when a boat full of people hoping to get to Spain’s Canary Islands capsized off the coast of Mauritania on Monday July 22, the latest in a string of migrant tragedies off the coast of West Africa, Mauritanian news agency  AMI said on […]

New payment methods, incl. BNPL, in Africa set to continue with strong growth

The global daily value of mobile money transactions in 2022 surpassed forecasts to hit $3.45 trillion, according to a latest mobile money industry report, while in East Africa, the number of transactions grew by 18%. The report by Global Systems for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) also shows that in 2022 the total value transacted on […]