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AfDB: Adesina’s troubles not over yet as he faces fresh probe

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has initiated a review of an internal investigation that took place against its president Akinwumi Adesina who is seeking...

Kenyan MP goes to court over new bank notes

A Kenyan member of parliament Simon Mbugua has gone to court seeking to stop the issuance of new bank notes. The new currency notes were...

South Africa’s growth rate to slow due to blackouts

South Africa since last year has been experiencing major power cuts due to the challenges confronting its power producer Eskom. The company is struggling to...

Nigeria: 15 killed in bank robbery

Fifteen people were killed on Thursday when a gang of armed men attacked two banks and a police station in the central Nigerian town of Offa, police told AFP Friday.

Barclays Africa weathers economic storm for now

South Africa’s tough economic conditions have taken their toll on Barclays Africa, with the bank’s revenue falling by 1%. It still outperformed its UK...

Tanzanian bank FBME shut down over US terror funding charges

Tanzania has shut down one of the country's largest banking institutions, FBME, following charges of aiding the finance of terrorism by US authorities. A statement from the central bank said it had revoked its licence. It was accused in the US of, among other things, money laundering and facilitating the payment of thousands of dollars from a financier of the Lebanese Hezbollah Islamist militants.

Zimbabwe prints $102 million in bond notes

Zimbabwe's central bank has printed half of the 'bond notes' quasi-currency it intends to issue under a $200 million scheme, a state newspaper reported on Friday, as the country grapples with a biting shortage of U.S. dollars.

South African rand-rigging cases could conclude in July

Sixteen banks accused of colluding to rig South Africa's rand currency could go before the Competition Tribunal to conclude the case in July, after...

Morocco central bank okays five Islamic financial products

Morocco's central bank has approved the use of five types of Islamic banking transaction, giving a final regulatory nod for the country to launch...

South Sudan president sacks central bank governor

President Salva Kiir has sacked the central bank governor a week after a Swiss firm offered to bail out the nascent state's empty coffers....

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Nigerian High Commission apartments in Ghana demolished

Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers. The apartments have been constructed to...

Covid-19: Ghana records significant recovery numbers

Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered. The significant number of recoveries means the country now...

DR Congo: President’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The ex-chief of staff of the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been jailed 20 years by a high court. Vital Kamerhe was...

Covid-19: Zimbabwe’s health minister arrested, charged for graft

Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million. Moyo is accused of illegally...

Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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