U.S. manufacturing activity slowed less than expected in July and there were signs that supply constraints are easing, with a measure of prices paid for inputs by factories falling to a two-year low, suggesting inflation has probably peaked.
Dubai's Emirates plans to reduce flights to Nigeria this month due to troubles repatriating revenue from Africa's most populous nation, according to a letter sent to the government and seen by Reuters.
The United States is considering limiting shipments of American chipmaking equipment to memory chip makers in China including Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd according to four people familiar with the matter, part of a bid to halt China's semiconductor sector advances and protect U.S. companies.
Kenya has no intention of shutting down Facebook, which is owned by Meta, its ICT minister said on Monday after the national cohesion watchdog gave the platform seven days to comply with rules on hate speech or face suspension.
Senegal President Macky Sall's ruling coalition said on Monday it has won 30 of the country's 46 administrative departments, giving it a slim majority parliament following Sunday's legislative election.
Zambia's creditors pledged to negotiate a restructuring of the country's debts on Saturday, a move IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva welcomed as "clearing the way" for a $1.4 billion Fund program.
Kenya's ethnic cohesion watchdog has given Meta's Facebook social media platform seven days to tackle hate speech and incitement on the platform relating to next month's election, failing which its operations will be suspended.
Algeria, Nigeria and Niger have signed a memorandum of understanding to build a natural gas pipeline across the Sahara desert, Algeria's energy minister Mohamed Arkab said on Thursday.
At least one person was shot dead and several wounded during violent anti-government protests in Guinea's capital on Thursday, an opposition coalition said.
After nine years of sweeping crackdowns on dissent, Egypt is set to launch a carefully choreographed political dialogue, but the main Islamist opposition movement is excluded and critics say a parallel move to release prisoners is proceeding too slowly.
Ukraine stepped up its drive Thursday to retake the Russian-controlled south of the country by trying to bomb and isolate Russian troops in hard-to-resupply areas, but said it saw evidence that Moscow was redeploying its forces to defend the territory.
Nigerian opposition Senators pushed for President Muhammadu Buhari to face impeachment, 10-months before the end of his second term in office, over the country's spreading security problems, the Senate minority leader said on Wednesday.
Some 22 million voters will pick a new president, lawmakers and county officials on Aug. 9. The election is being overshadowed by a drought that has left 4 million people dependent on food aid while Russia's invasion of Ukraine drives up global grain and fuel prices.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that Moscow supported Ethiopia's efforts to stabilize its internal political situation in remarks that sought to draw a contrast with what he presented as meddling by the West.
French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday met with Benin President Patrice Talon as part of his Africa tour targeted to strengthen ties between Paris and Africa during which French officials re-affirmed military support in the fight against Islamist militants.
Lawmakers convicted of bribery, economic crimes and impersonating corruption investigators. All are standing for office in Kenya's Aug. 9 presidential and parliamentary elections, fueling voter frustration over endemic corruption in a country long-regarded as a vibrant democracy..
France aims to "respond positively" to requests from Benin and other countries for air support and intelligence to combat Islamist militants, a French official said on Wednesday, as President Emmanuel Macron arrived in the West African state.
Separate explosions in two southern Somalia towns killed at least five people on Wednesday, including a local administrator, state radio, police and residents said. The al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group said it carried out both attacks.
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