Kenya latest to recall J&J cough syrup over suspected toxicity

Nigeria’s health regulator earlier this week pulled the SA-made product

EU gives coffee exporter Uganda $43m

The grant will help Africa’s largest coffee exporter comply with forest policy

Jury still out on Zimbabwe’s latest currency

The Zimbabwe Gold replaces the Zimdollar, which has lost about 80% of its value so far in 2024

Mozambique ferry disaster claims 94 lives

The capsized vessel was an overloaded fishing boat and was not licensed to transport people, says Maritime Transport Institute administrator

Three Sadc soldiers die in mortar attack in DRC

The dead and three injured soldiers were all said to be from Tanzania, which contributes to the force with SA and Malawi

Ivory Coast braces for deforestation law as EU presses ahead

Companies will need to prove their goods were not grown on deforested land

WATCH: Energy, mining & aviation industries march on in Africa

Business Day TV speaks to Nicholas Norbrook, managing editor of The Africa Report

Rwanda commemorates 1994 genocide

President says the conditions to led to the mass killings will not be allowed in the country’s politics again

Somalia expels Ethiopia envoy, shuts consulates over Somaliland port deal

Worsening relations between Somalia and Ethiopia raise fears of regional instability

Nigeria triples electricity tariff for bigger consumers

The hike affects 15% of population consuming most of the country’s power supply

Who is Senegal’s unlikely new prime minister Ousmane Sonko?

Bassirou Diomaye Faye was elected president with Sonko’s large youth support

Ugandan court upholds anti-LGBTQ law but says some rights infringed

Judges refuse to nullify Anti-Homosexuality Act in its entirety

Hunger grips Southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster

President says country needs more than $2bn (R37.6bn) in aid to feed people

Kenyan doctors’ strike drags on into third week

Kenya’s health minister says there’s financial pressure on the public purse

DRC president appoints Judith Suminwa as first woman prime minister

Suminwa says she will work for peace and development of the country

Senegal court confirms Faye victory in presidential election

Political newcomer thanks President Macky Sall and other candidates for recognising his win ahead of official results