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‘They want to make a deal, but do I?’ Trump plays coy

President Donald Trump announced Thursday he will meet with China's top trade envoy as the two sides pursue fraught negotiations that this week appeared headed for a dead end.

Apple pulls Hong Kong app used by protesters after China warning

Apple on Thursday removed a Hong Kong map application used by pro-democracy protesters, saying it endangered police, after China warned the US tech giant to drop the app.

Ethiopia crash victims’ families to receive R2.1m compensation from Boeing

The families of Boeing crash victims are to receive compensation from the company after 340 people lost their lives in crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia earlier in the year.

Nearly half of Gambia’s tourists ‘come via Thomas Cook’

The Gambia is grappling with how to deal with the collapse of Thomas Cook, the UK tour operator responsible for about 40% of its tourists, the country's tourism minister has told the BBC.

Liberia hikes price for mobile phone users

By Jonathan Paye-Layleh The price of mobile phone calls and data has sharply risen in Liberia. According to the two mobile phone companies operating in the country, the hike was ordered by the government’s telecoms agency over the weekend.

Tesla batteries ‘powering’ Zimbabwe

Unreliable electricity in Zimbabwe has forced its main telecoms company, Econet, to use batteries made by US-based automaker Tesla, Bloomberg news site reports. Econet services,...

Jabu Mabuza appointed acting Eskom CEO

Eskom chairperson Jabu Mabuza has been appointed as the acting chief executive at the power utility.

Do maggots hold the key to recycling organic waste?

A Tanzanian startup BioBuu Limited is breeding maggots to recycle waste into animal feed

Zimbabwe power cuts blamed on customers not paying bills

A Zimbabwean minister has said that a power company in Zimbabwe has had financial problems in part because customers have not paid their bills, reports The Herald newspaper.

Ethiopia’s economy gets warning over political tensions

Credit rating agency Moody’s has warned that political tensions in Ethiopia could greatly impact the country’s economic growth.

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