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The Compact with Africa—The Contribution of the IMF

Some of the world’s top policymakers and investors are currently in Berlin to discuss a new initiative that could help reshape Africa’s economic future. Millions of citizens could see tangible economic benefits from the recently launched Group of Twenty advanced and emerging economies' initiative, known as the “Compact with Africa.” The goal is to boost private investment by harnessing the expertise and resources of governments, investors, and international organizations.

Several missing in Kenyan capital building collapse

Several people were missing on Tuesday after a seven-storey building collapsed overnight in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, rescue officials said. Residents were evacuated to...

South African parliament to investigate Eskom over graft allegations

South Africa's parliament will begin an investigation next week into state-run utility Eskom amid allegations of mismanagement in issuing government tenders, a legislator said...

French soldier jailed for molesting girls in Burkina Faso

A French soldier has been jailed for a year by a court in Paris for molesting girls aged three and five in a hotel...

AU chair calls for ‘dialogue’ in Gulf crisis

African Union chairperson Alpha Conde on Sunday put himself forward as a mediator in the crisis between Qatar and other Gulf countries, urging dialogue...

Kenya foils terror attack planned by Somali militants

Kenya has seized six men suspected of planning an attack sponsored by the al Shabaab militant group from neighbouring Somalia, the head of Kenyan...

DR Congo jailbreak frees 900 inmates

Eleven people were killed when militants attacked a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo and freed more than 900 inmates, officials say. The governor...

US conducts strike on al Shabaab, training base destroyed

The Pentagon said it had carried out an air strike on al Shabaab in Somalia on Sunday, and Somalia said its special forces had...

Mob Injustice: Ghana struggles to deal with the menace

Ghana is struggling to deal with an emerging trend of angry mobs lynching persons suspected to have committed crimes in their communities. The gruesome murder...

20 foreign journalists banned by South Sudan

South Sudan’s media authority says it has banned 20 foreign journalists from operating or entering the country for publishing false news. The chairman of the...

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