By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – Shoppers around the world will pay even more for groceries this year than they…
Microsoft calls for ‘coalition’ to improve Congo’s informal cobalt mines
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Microsoft visited an artisanal cobalt mine in Democratic Republic of Congo in December as part of…
Shuttered South African airline Comair sues Boeing over 737 MAX purchases
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A shuttered South African airline sued Boeing Co for fraud over its agreement to…
Kenya tweaks 2022/23 spending, deficit estimates in supplementary budget
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s finance ministry has tweaked its spending and budget deficit estimates for the current fiscal year that…
S. Africa’s Sasol expects HY profit to double on higher oil price
(Reuters) – South African petrochemical group Sasol said on Tuesday it expects its half-year profit to double, driven by strong…
Ghana debt swap deal ‘good for you’, finance minister tells retirees
By Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) -Ghana’s finance minister told a group of protesting retiree bondholders on Monday they were being…
Botswana sees 2023 growth of 4%, plans infrastructure drive
By Brian Benza GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana expects economic growth of 4% this year while targeting medium-term growth of 5.7%,…
Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country’s court rules
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A labour court in Kenya ruled on Monday that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, can be…
Major central banks rekindle rate hike push after dry January
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) -Major central bank interest rates moves were off to a tepid start…
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor’s $2.5 billion lawsuit can go to trial – London court
LONDON (Reuters) – Self-proclaimed bitcoin creator Craig Wright’s lawsuit against bitcoin network developers to try to recover billions of dollars…