Zimbabwe agrees a staff-monitored programme with the IMF

A staff-monitored programme is an informal agreement between a country and the IMF that can open the door to financial support from the Fund, help restart one that has gone off track, or enable repeat access to emergency assistance.

Rwanda's Kagame urges self-reliance as calls for US sanctions mount

The tiny Great Lakes nation has come under increasing international pressure over its support for the M23 armed group, which last year captured vast swathes of the neighbouring eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

All 166 kidnapped churchgoers now rescued in northern Nigeria, Christian group says

The Christian Association of Nigeria credited the power of prayer and the military for the success of the operations in Kaduna state, but did not go into details on how the churchgoers were freed or when.

At least 200 feared dead in DR Congo landslide: government

What we know about Niger airport attack

The ruling junta said the attack on Thursday had been repelled by its soldiers with the help of "Russian partners" and accused Benin, France and Ivory Coast of sponsoring the assailants.Traffic has been restored at Diori Hamani International Airport in Niamey, according to Flightradar data, except f...

25 killed in Nigeria's deadliest reported Islamist attack since US Christmas strikes

The victims were labourers who had travelled to Sabon Gari town in northeastern Nigeria's Borno State to work at a construction site, when gunmen swept in on Thursday and opened fire, relatives Hassan Usman and Auwal Isa told Reuters.

Google unveils AI tool probing mysteries of human genome

The deep learning model AlphaGenome was hailed by outside researchers as a "breakthrough" that would let scientists study and even simulate the roots of difficult-to-treat genetic diseases.

Nigeria lowers entry barriers to attract investors for latest oil round

Nigeria launched its delayed 2025 licensing round last month, offering 50 oil and gas blocks, including 15 onshore, 19 shallow-water assets, 15 frontier basins and one deepwater block. It has signalled the licensing rounds will now be held annually.