Burundi is struggling to cope as more than 80,000 people have fled escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) South Kivu province since early December, bringing the total number of displaced across the border to over 200,000, the United Nations reports. Aid agencies say transit centres in Burundi are operating at nearly double …
African central bank governors have renewed push for a unified monetary system for the continent, reaffirming plans for the eventual establishment of the African Central Bank. They made the commitment during a high-level summit in Yaoundé, where 41 central bank governors met to discuss climate-related financial risks and strengthen cooperation under the African Monetary Institute …
Western nations have begun moves to evacuate their citizens from Mali as a deepening fuel blockade threatens to paralyse the country, ignite public anger, and weaken the ruling military junta’s grip on power. The United States on Thursday ordered non-essential embassy staff and family members to leave the country, joining Germany, Italy, and other Western …
The Malian government has shut down all schools and universities across the country following a severe fuel crisis caused by a militant blockade. Education Minister Amadou Sy Savane announced on state television Sunday that classes would be suspended for two weeks. He explained that the fuel shortage has disrupted the movement of teachers and school …
Long queues have continued to form at fuel stations across Mali’s capital, Bamako, as residents struggle to access petrol amid an ongoing blockade by militants affiliated with al-Qaida. The crisis began in early September when members of Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) declared a blockade on fuel imports from neighbouring Senegal and Ivory Coast, targeting …
