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The Kenyan government began holding investor calls today to sell new dollar bonds maturing in 2034 and 2039. The money is intended to buy back $500 million of existing debt and manage the country's heavy repayment schedule.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) issued its first-ever major food-sector loan in Sub-Saharan Africa today. The €70 million will support cashew, cocoa, and sesame farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria to help them process crops locally instead of just exporting raw materials.
Fresh data from Statistics South Africa released this morning shows consumer inflation eased to 3.5% in January. While meat prices (especially beef) are still surging, lower petrol and diesel prices have provided much-needed relief to households.
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.
The "Smiling Coast of Africa" is celebrating its 61st year of independence from Britain today. Major parades are happening at McCarthy Square in Banjul, led by President Adama Barrow.
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.
As the conflict enters its fourth year, the UNHCR and partners have issued an emergency appeal for $1.6 billion today. They aim to support 5.9 million people forced to flee to neighboring countries like Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan.
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.
Ghana has moved to seek the extradition of a Russian national, identified in media reports as Vyacheslav Trahov and known online as “Yaytseslav,” after videos allegedly showing him recording intimate interactions with women in Ghana and other countries went viral.
