Burkina Faso’s military government under Ibrahim Traoré has ordered the immediate halt of an initiative backed by US billionaire Bill Gates to employ genetically modified insects to cure malaria and other mosquito-borne ailments. Burkina Faso’s military government has ordered the suspension of the Target Malaria program led by Bill Gates. The program aimed to mitigate…
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South Africa is investigating reports of Russian companies targeting young women for overseas work that may be supporting Moscow’s war in Ukraine through drone factories South Africa is investigating allegations of Russian companies recruiting young South African women for overseas employment The recruitment purportedly seeks to address both Russian labor shortages and South African unemployment.…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo’s new central bank governor has set out to rebuild confidence in the Congolese franc and curb the nation’s heavy dependence on the US dollar. The new governor of Congo’s central bank aims to restore trust in the Congolese franc and decrease reliance on the US dollar. The Congolese franc faces…
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South Africa will open its freight rail network to private operators, the government said Friday, in a bid to improve efficiency as state-owned Transnet struggles with chronic bottlenecks. South Africa will integrate private operators into its freight rail network. Transnet faces operational issues, prompting the move for increased efficiency. 11 private companies have qualified for…
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The South African rand strengthened on Friday, lifted by a weaker U.S. dollar and a rebound in gold prices. The South African rand strengthened due to a weaker U.S. dollar and rising gold prices following Federal Reserve signals of a potential rate cut. South Africa’s highest consumer inflation in 10 months was reported this week…
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Four years after a fire outbreak linked to a UK military training exercise swept through the Lolldaiga conservancy in Kenya’s Rift Valley, thousands of affected residents have finally won compensation. A blaze caused by a British military training exercise affected thousands of residents in Lolldaiga conservancy, Kenya. Over 7,000 acres of land were damaged, leading…
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