CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC party said on Wednesday it wanted the reading of the budget to go ahead as scheduled next Wednesday despite the political uncertainty caused by its order to President Jacob Zuma to step down as head of state.
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) will support a motion of no-confidence brought by an opposition party against President Jacob Zuma on Thursday if Zuma does not resign, the ANC's treasurer-general Paul Mashatile said on Wednesday.
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - At least 19 illegal migrants were killed on Wednesday and up to 79 injured in a road accident in the Libyan city of Bani Walid, a military source said.
GBAH, Liberia/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - When Malaysia's biggest plantation company Sime Darby leased 220,000 hectares of lush forest in northwest Liberia in 2009, executives said they had found a much needed new frontier in global palm oil development.
ACCRA, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Ghana's annual consumer price inflation eased to 10.3 percent in January from 11.8 percent the previous month, the statistics office said on Wednesday. The major commodity exporter is in its final year of a $918 million credit programme with the International Monetary Fund to restore fiscal balance and narrow inflation to 8 percent plus or minus 2 percentage points in 2018. (Reporting by Kwasi Kpodo; Editing by Joe Bavier)
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa has declared a national disaster over the drought afflicting southern and western regions including Cape Town, though the city pushed back its "Day Zero", the date when its taps are expected to run dry.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Heavily armed South African police raided the luxury home of the Gupta family on Wednesday as part of a probe into allegations the three brothers had corrupt links with President Jacob Zuma, who has been ordered by the ruling ANC to quit as head of state.
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia released a senior opposition leader from prison on Tuesday and dropped all charges against him, a day after demonstrators blocked roads and staged rallies in several towns to protest against his incarceration.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian military prosecutors on Tuesday ordered a former anti-corruption chief detained for 15 days for questioning over allegations that he had threatened to publish documents damning the state, the official news agency MENA reported.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's Presidency told the media on Wednesday to "await official notification" of a media briefing by President Jacob Zuma, amid expectations he is about to resign as head of state.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police raided the family home of businessmen friends of President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday amid a probe into allegations that the family used their links with the president to win state contracts and influence Cabinet appointments.
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma was expected to respond on Wednesday to an order from the ruling African National Congress (ANC) to step down as head of state, party officials said, after nine years in office dogged by scandal and a stagnant economy.
The following company announcements, scheduled economic indicators, debt and currency market moves and political events may affect African markets on Wednesday. - - - - - EVENTS: GHANA - The statistics office releases inflation data for January. The rate was stable at 11.8 percent in December. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian share markets turned mixed on Wednesday as investor nerves were strained ahead of a U.S. inflation report that could soothe, or inflame, fears of faster rate hikes globa
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