Africa Archive

Rwanda has withdrawn from Central Africa’s main economic bloc, accusing the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) of siding with the Democratic Republic of Congo amid ongoing conflict in eastern DRC. The decision followed ECCAS leaders’ move Saturday to extend

 A de facto ceasefire between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed rebels in the eastern Congo town of Walikale appeared to have broken down on Monday, with the rebels going back on a pledge to withdraw and accusing the army of violating its

Ghana’s new central bank governor said on Monday that inflation remains uncomfortably high and would require a balanced monetary policy. Consumer price inflation was 23.1% in February, down from a peak of over 54% in December 2022 but well above the Bank of Ghana’s

The African region has seen the steepest decline in global tuberculosis (TB) deaths since 2015, with a 42% reduction in deaths and a 24% drop in cases by 2023, driven by improved detection and treatment efforts, according to the WHO Global TB Report

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has arrived at prison after a Turkish court formally placed him under arrest pending trial on corruption charges, days after his detention triggered mass protests across the country. Imamoglu was taken to Marmara Prison on Sunday near Istanbul’s Silivri