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Guinea: New Report Reveals Workers’ Rights Abused in Plantations Linked to State-Owned Company Soguipah

Workers on family plantations and union representatives told Amnesty that they do not have access to the agreement and contract signed in the 1990s defining their contractual relationship with Soguipah. One of the representatives said: "I have never seen this agreement. Soguipah

October 23, 2025

Kenya Anti-tax Protest: President Ruto Removes Budgets For Offices Of First Lady, Second Lady, Cuts Advisers By Half

Africa·News·World News

President Ruto Removes Budgets For Offices Of First, Second Lady, Cuts Advisers By Half

President William Ruto Makes Major Budget Cuts Amid Anti-tax Protests Kenyan President, William Ruto, has taken significant steps to address the Kenya anti-tax protest by scrapping budgets for the offices of the First and Second Ladies and dissolving 47 state agencies. The

July 5, 2024

Africa·News

Mauritania: 3 Protesters Die In Detention Over Post-Election Unrest

Protests Erupt After Presidential Election In Mauritania, three protesters have died in detention following mass arrests during post-election unrest in the town of Kaedi. The country’s interior ministry announced the deaths on Tuesday, attributing them to the violent protests that erupted after

July 4, 2024

Africa·News

World Bank Approves $208m Grant To Aid Zambia Amid Severe Drought

World Bank Grant for Zambia The World Bank has approved a $208 million grant for Zambia to help mitigate the severe social and economic impacts of the ongoing drought. The country’s finance ministry announced on Tuesday, highlighting the importance of this assistance

July 4, 2024

Africa

Kenya MPs Reject Salary Increment Amid Protests Over High Taxation, Economic Woes

Some lawmakers in Kenya’s parliament have opposed plans by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to hike the salaries of top government officials, stating that there are more pressing issues to be addressed not salary increments. This is as Kenyans continue to

July 3, 2024

Africa·Business

ATIDI’s Profit Increases By 205% In 2023

· Profit for the year increased by 205% to USD69.1 million as insurance revenue grew by 14% to USD155.7million · The results were validated during the Company’s 24th Annual General Meetings (AGM) held in Livingstone, Zambia, last week. · ATIDI’s next AGM is scheduled to take

July 2, 2024

Africa

Opposition Parties Get 12 Ministries In South Africa’s National Unity Government

In a historic move, South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced his new cabinet on Sunday, allocating 12 ministerial slots to opposition parties that formed a national unity coalition. This comes after the African National Congress (ANC), the party that has held power

July 1, 2024

ECOWAS Reassesses Community Levy On Imports Amidst Member State Withdrawals

Africa·News

ECOWAS Reconsiders Community Levy On Imports Amidst Member State Withdrawals

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has brought the community levy back into the spotlight as it leads the agenda at the ongoing 35th meeting of the Commission’s Committee on Administration and Finance in Abuja. Prime Business Africa reports that

June 30, 2024

Naira Ends Week With N30 Gain In Black Market: Hope For Naira?

Africa·Business·News

Naira, Ghana Cedis, Egyptian Pounds Rated Worst Performing Currencies

Devaluation and Market Volatility Hit Naira Hardest The naira has emerged as the worst-performing currency globally in the first half of 2024, according to a Bloomberg report released on Friday. The report highlights that devaluation, insufficient dollar liquidity, and market volatility have

June 29, 2024

British International Investment Pledges $75m Bond To Boost MSME Projects In Africa

Africa·News·World News

BII Pledges $75m Projects In Africa, India, Others

British International Investment New Investment in Green Projects British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has committed $75 million to the second Green Basket Bond. This bond, arranged by Symbiotics Investments, aims to enhance financing for small-scale

June 29, 2024

Africa·Opinion

Kenya Riots: Nigerians Are Watching

This week has been particularly raw in Africa. The continent continues to face severe economic challenges, spending more on debt servicing than on health and education. But nothing evoked more emotion than the horror of policemen shooting at rioters on the streets

June 27, 2024

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Africa - Page 23

Guinea: New Report Reveals Workers’ Rights Abused in Plantations Linked to State-Owned Company Soguipah

President Ruto Removes Budgets For Offices Of First, Second Lady, Cuts Advisers By Half

Mauritania: 3 Protesters Die In Detention Over Post-Election Unrest

World Bank Approves $208m Grant To Aid Zambia Amid Severe Drought

Kenya MPs Reject Salary Increment Amid Protests Over High Taxation, Economic Woes

ATIDI’s Profit Increases By 205% In 2023

Opposition Parties Get 12 Ministries In South Africa’s National Unity Government

ECOWAS Reconsiders Community Levy On Imports Amidst Member State Withdrawals

Naira, Ghana Cedis, Egyptian Pounds Rated Worst Performing Currencies

BII Pledges $75m Projects In Africa, India, Others

Kenya Riots: Nigerians Are Watching

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