Countries are banking on new desalination plants and facilities that can purify wastewater for farming Staff Writer, Agence France-Presse (AFP) From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater as climate change intensifies droughts in the water-scarce region. Across the Maghreb region, which takes in…
President says country “will get out of this turbulence” Staff Writer, ZAWYA Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu has outlined measures to cushion the impact of the removal of fuel subsidies in Africa’s biggest economy in the form of a 500 billion naira ($632 million) supplementary budget approved by parliament. In a speech broadcast nationwide on Monday…
Reuters JOHANNESBURG, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The South African rand weakened in early trade on Thursday, after slumping almost 5% this week amid concerns over global economic growth and a United States credit rating downgrade. At 0604 GMT, the rand traded at 18.4925 against the dollar , about 0.16% weaker than its previous close. The…
By Kopano Gumbi JOHANNESBURG, Aug 1 (Reuters) – South Africa will overshoot its budget deficit target this year due to higher spending on public wages and an expected dip in tax receipts amid sluggish economic growth and lower commodity prices, economists told Reuters. The National Treasury, which has in recent years worked to put South Africa…
By Rédaction Africanews Ivory Coast’s nationalist former president Henri Konan Bedie, who had not excluded the possibility of a return to power even in his latter days, has died aged 89, his party said. The “Ivory Coast Democratic Party-African Democratic Rally (PDCI-RDA) is deeply saddened” to announce the “sudden death” of Bedie in hospital in…
By Rédaction Africanews The UK’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly arrived in Ghana on Monday for the start of a four-day visit of three African countries focused on strengthening “future-focused, mutually beneficial” partnerships. In a government press release, the Foreign Secretary said Monday it “will pledge a £40 million boost for Ghana’s businesses, as [Cleverly] begins…
Xinhua , Wednesday 2 Aug 2023 The heads of UN food and agriculture agencies wrapped up a three-day visit to South Sudan Tuesday, calling for increased investments in the country to avoid a catastrophic food crisis. The heads of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the…
By Rédaction Africanews The first evacuation flight from Niger arrived in Paris on Wednesday morning, following a coup last week that toppled the country’s democratically elected president. France, Italy and Spain all announced evacuations from Niger for their citizens and other European nationals. The French Foreign Ministry cited recent violence that targeted the French Embassy…
By Rédaction Africanews with AFP South Africa will reach the last 8 of a Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history after beating 2019 quarter-finalists Italy 3-2 in Wellington on Wednesday. The South Africans, 2nd in Group D (4 pts), will face the Dutch, 1st in Group E (7 pts), in the…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs received her Japanese counterpart on Tuesday. The meeting focused on cooperation between Pretoria and Tokyo. Japan is one of the major investors in South Africa,” acknowledged Naledi Pandor. “Our country recognises the support that the people and government of Japan have given us. We…
