US Inflation Surges to 4.1%, September Rate Hike Eyed
US inflation hit 4.1% in May, its highest in three years, leaving investors to price in a Federal Reserve rate hike as soon as...
World Bank Triples Africa Farm Spending as USAID Collapses
The World Bank Group tripled its annual Africa farm spending from 2021 to 2024, a new report finds, as Washington dismantled USAID and cut...
AfCFTA and Gabon Sign Trade Deal with Nkok Free Zone as Centrepiece
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Gabon have signed an implementation partnership targeting the Nkok Special Economic Zone as the primary...
US Charges 455 in Record US$6.5 Billion Health Fraud
US prosecutors charged 455 people Tuesday in the largest ever healthcare fraud sweep, exposing $6.5 billion in false insurance claims that in one case...
Senate Rebukes Trump Over Iran War as Deal Terms Disputed
The US Senate voted 50-48 Tuesday to demand an end to the Iran war, as Washington and Tehran publicly contradicted each other on what...
