the BoT just released its latest money market report. They’ve moved the 7-day interest rate to 6.09% to help stabilize the TShilling against the dollar. It’s a technical move, but it affects everything from your bank loans to the price of imported goods in the shops today.
At least 37 people have died after suspected carbon monoxide exposure at an illegal mining site in northern Nigeria, local authorities confirmed as investigations began.
A long-distance bus from Gauteng to Zimbabwe veered off the N1 highway near the border, leaving at least four dead and dozens injured as rescuers worked to free trapped passengers.
UNESCO and the Japanese government conducted a high-level visit today to the Majestic Cinema in Stone Town. The project aims to turn the historic site into a modern cultural hub for festivals like Sauti za Busara.
Five workers at the Ekapa Mine in Kimberley are still missing today following an underground mud rush. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, but the National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) is demanding more transparency from management.
The death toll from Cyclone Gezani has risen to 59 as it continues to batter Madagascar and Mozambique. Authorities declared a national emergency this afternoon.
Suspected jihadists have carried out a deadly series of attacks in northern and eastern Burkina Faso this weekend, and a truck carrying Ghanaian tomato traders was caught up in the violence, Ghana’s Interior Minister has confirmed.
Military forces began their second day of deep-sector patrols in the Cape Flats. While the first 24 hours were "quiet," the high visibility is designed to disrupt gang supply lines.
Speaking on the sidelines of the AU summit, Shettima assured global investors that President Tinubu’s "bold restructuring" is the only path to stabilizing the Naira.
Nigeria has officially been granted a permanent seat on the Board of the African Central Bank, a major win for West African financial influence.
