Zambia’s government wants to extend its International Monetary Fund programme another 12 months beyond its current expiry at the end of October, a cabinet statement said on Wednesday. The copper-rich ...

South Africa’s rand was flat in early trade on Wednesday, with mounting pressure on the country to ink a trade pact with the United States before Washington’s August 1 deadline. At 0705 GMT the rand ...

The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. EVENTS: Mozambique’s central bank ...

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he might skip the upcoming Group of 20 (G20) leaders’ summit in South Africa in November and send someone else to represent the United States, citing his ...