African govts in fiscal bind amid high interest rates and debt squeeze

With the interest rates likely to stay high in 2024, governments across Africa are presented with a unique challenge and dilemma as they struggle to pay off rising levels of accumulated debt at the same time as they are being urged by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to cut costly fuel subsidies and raise more […]

Senegal’s Faye to intercede between ECOWAS and military-ruled Sahel states

Senegal’s newly elected president Bassirou Faye said he will seek the re-integration of military ruled Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to the Western African community ECOWAS. The three states have jointly announced their withdrawal from the ECOWAS, in protest over sanctions it imposed on them to pressure for a return to constitutional order. “We can […]

Escalating Tigray war: UNICEF condemns deadly attack by Ethiopian forces

UNICEF has condemned an air strike by Ethiopian forces in the Tigray region which locals say hit a kindergarten called Red Kids Paradise, killing four people including two children, a claim that was denied by the federal government. The federal government denied the allegations saying the air force only targeted military sites and accused Tigray […]