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Protestors were out in force this Friday in the Kenyan city port of Mombasa to demonstrate against a raft of controversial tax increases. "We are tired" chanted the demonstrators as they clashed against police forces. Kenyan…

U.S. banks including JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), Wells Fargo (WFC.N), Goldman Sachs (GS.N) and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) hiked their third-quarter dividends after sailing through the Federal Reserve's annual health check, which showed they have…

Battles raging in Sudan have sparked several evacuation operations to rescue foreign citizens or embassy staff by road, air and sea. The main airport in the capital Khartoum has been the site of heavy fighting and is under the control of…

Fuel prices in Ethiopia rose by about 20% (September 29), less than three months after a previous 30-40% hike, as part of the phasing out of government subsidies for petroleum products. Faced with soaring crude oil prices this year,…

Small business owners in South Africa are beginning to feel the brunt of the surge in coronavirus. Usually as the yuletide is approaching, businesses are hopeful to cash in but it appears the same may not be said about this year, as the…