GOOGLE
The video-sharing platform YouTube is striving to block those who would use it to promote racism, hate speech, violence and disinformation, its number two executive has told Sky News Africa, as the Google-owned...
NIGERIA
Nigeria is setting up a committee and promising new laws to implement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), launched by African leaders on July 7.
Africa’s recently agreed free...
KENYA
Kenya’s shilling dropped to 104.05 to 20 per dollar on Thursday, its lowest level in almost two years, traders said.
The East African nation attributed the drop to uncertainty caused...
USA
Boeing has warned that it might have to stop production of the 737 Max if grounding continues much longer.
The company on Wednesday reported its largest-ever quarterly loss of $3.4...
JAPAN
Japanese car giant Nissan plans to cut more than 10,000 jobs around the world as part of efforts to turn itself around, Japanese media said Wednesday, citing company sources.
The...
EGYPT
British Airways and Lufthansa abruptly suspended flights to Cairo from Saturday over security concerns, but giving no details about what may have prompted the move.
“We constantly review our security...
ZIMBABWE
Zimbabweans are reacting to the further increase in fuel prices as food shortages and inflation bites.
After rising to over 175% in June, inflation pushed Zimbabwe to raise prices for...
IVORY COAST
The world’s biggest cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana have stepped up their efforts to reform the industry, imposing a fixed “living income differential” of $400 a tonne on all cocoa contracts...
AFRICA
African leaders on Sunday officially launched the operational phase of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement in Niamey, capital of Niger.
The launch occurred at the 12th Extraordinary Summit...
NIGER
African nations officially launched a landmark trade agreement at the African Union summit in Niger on Sunday, with the long sought-after agreement hailed as a historic step towards "peace and prosperity" across the...
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