Petra Diamonds revealed that its core earnings had increased as a result of a rise in production at its continuing mines. The company also revealed the CEO would be stepping down. This development increased Petra’s London listed shares- which has been down 40 percent this year, by more than 6 percent, its highest in over a month.

A stronger South African rand, operational delays in the first half of the year and confiscation of diamonds in Tanzania,"...

OLX Group, Naspers’ online classified business, said it will invest 1.4 billion rand in Webuycars- a South African vehicle purchasing service. In a statement sent be e-mail, OLX said combining Webuycars instant buying model with OLX’s online classified technology will provide dealerships with improved access to stock and private buyers and sellers with an enhanced user experience.

Through its early stage investment arm, OLX invested $89"...

Safaricom has received Tier III Design Certification from Uptime Institute for the Thika Data Center, thus joining elite data centers in the world to be certified by the leading Data Center Authority.

The certification was achieved after a thorough forensic assessment of all aspects of Safaricom Data Center design by Uptime Institute experts’ team.

'We are honored"...

Sudan and the United States will hold a new round of talks on the normalisation of bilateral relations and Sudan removal from the list of countries supporting terrorism.

A Senior Sudanese diplomat speaking to Sudan Tribune under the cover of anonymity on Tuesday disclosed that the bilateral talks will be held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings which have already started this week and will end in October.

In"...

The tripartite committee of the Sudanese and Chadian governments with the United Nations’ refugee agency (UNHCR) has decided to resume the voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees from Chad by November, and the voluntary return of Chadian refugees from Sudan in December.

At the conclusion of a three-day meeting in the Chadian capital N'Djamena on Sunday, the committee also decided to arrange a conference to timely gather financial support"...

The South Sudan Red Cross in Maridi State on Monday launched an Ebola awareness campaign aimed at sensitizing the communities on prevention measures against the deadly Ebola virus.

According to World Health Organisation, as of 12 September 2018, a total 92 deaths have been reported in seven health zones in Congo’s North Kivu Province and Mandima Health Zone in Ituri Province.

Following"...