Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema has cast his vote in the capital Lusaka, as he bids for a second term. The vote will test whether economic reforms by his government are enough to overcome concerns over the rising cost of living. Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes…
NewsFeed During the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, US President Donald Trump joked about running for a fourth term, despite the Constitution barring it. The event, which celebrates press freedom and honours journalism, came three months after the first was cancelled by a shooting. Published On 25 Jul 202625 Jul 2026 Click here to share…
It is a new era for the South African Post Office as its fully-established board begins its term. A communications department delegation, led by minister Solly Malatsi and deputy minister Mondli Gungubele, yesterday engaged the newly-appointed board of the South African Post Office (SAPO). This is in line with efforts to set the tone for…
Bangkok — “Oxfam in Africa has departed from the values that govern the Oxfam Confederation.” Oxfam in Africa has walked back internal guidelines that would have barred staff from mentioning LGBTQ rights in public, work-related communications. “No proactive communications linking Oxfam’s brand in Africa or Africans to LGBTQIA+ issues and its derivatives,” instructs a now-shelved…
“If the people want me to have a third term, I will accept,” Tshisekedi says, with him due to step down in 2028.
Ismail Omar Guelleh, 78, has extended his already 27-year rule in a poll boycotted by the main opposition candidates.
The longtime ruler, in power since 1999, has secured 97 percent of the vote, according to official results. Published On 11 Apr 202611 Apr 2026 Djibouti’s longtime President Ismail Omar Guelleh has claimed a landslide victory in the country’s latest elections, ushering in his sixth consecutive term in the Horn of Africa country. Guelleh secured…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is pleased to announce that it has underwritten US$2.5 billion in the US$4-billion senior syndicated term loan in favour of Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE (DPRP). Afreximbank and Access Bank were appointed co-Mandated Lead Arrangers for the five-year facility to consolidate existing financing, optimise its capital structure and align with…
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully concluded a new three-year Dual Tranche Syndicated Term Loan Facility totaling US$2 billion equivalent (raising US$1.73 billion and €228 million in US$ Facility A and EUR Facility B respectively). Proceeds from the facility, concluded on 9 March 2026, will be used by Afreximbank to refinance existing facilities and for…
José Jerí is the third consecutive president to be ousted and the country’s seventh since 2016.
