More Than 40,000 Near Death as Militants Block Towns in Northeast Burkina Faso
About 42,000 people are on the verge of starving to death in northeast Burkina Faso as Islamist militants
2023-07-25 14:20
Power-Crisis Anger Sets South Africa on Path for Record Protests
The number of so-called service-delivery protests in South Africa — demonstrations over the failure of municipalities to provide
2023-07-25 13:19
Nigeria Rate Decision Will Test Central Bank Autonomy
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s first interest rate decision since Godwin Emefiele’s removal as governor will be a
2023-07-25 13:19
Rice Risks Hitting Decade-High as India Export Curbs Rock Market
Rice prices are set to surge after top exporter India banned a large chunk of shipments, adding to
2023-07-25 10:51
Asia Shares Set to Gain as China Vows Stimulus: Markets Wrap
China is set to lead Asian stocks higher on optimism of more economic stimulus to come from Beijing,
2023-07-25 06:51
Ghana Set to Hold Rates on Inflation Expectations, Budget
Ghana’s central bank is poised to look past a recent quickening in inflation and keep interest rates on
2023-07-24 18:26
Japan’s Mom-and-Pop Traders Boost Emerging-Market Currency Bets
Japanese retail investors — who dominate spot trading in Tokyo’s foreign-exchange market — have increased bets on volatile
2023-07-24 07:00
South Africa Aims to Unlock 13 Gigawatt in Grid Expansion Plan
South Africa will prioritize the expansion of its grid over the next decade as it aims to finally
2023-07-23 22:56
Investors Dismayed as ‘Surreal’ CO2 Credit Plan Moves Ahead
Investors in carbon offsets are sounding the alarm as millions of tainted units look set to enter the
2023-07-23 15:15
Climate Inferno Threatens to Turn Athens Into Outpost of Sahara
As fire-ravaged Athens braces for near-record temperatures this week, a longer-term ecological catastrophe threatens the cradle of western
2023-07-23 13:47
Turkey Recasts ‘Top Gun’ to Give Its TV Soft Power a Harder Edge
Long willing to do battle across the Middle East, Turkey now also wants to win hearts and minds
2023-07-23 11:16
Fed Readies Another Rate Hike in Pivotal Week for Central Banks
The world’s major central banks meet in the coming week to set monetary policy amid continued signs that
2023-07-23 04:21