Reuters | @SABCNews The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday said it was concerned about reports in Ghana that hundreds of citizens seeking refuge from an insurgency in neighbouring Burkina Faso were being deported. Burkina Faso is one of several West African countries fighting armed groups that took root in north Mali and have seized ground across the…
Vuyani NdabaReuters JOHANNESBURG, July 13 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Reserve Bank is expected to keep its repo rate unchanged next week as inflation has slowed markedly and will moderate further in coming months as past rate hikes filter through the economy, a Reuters poll of economists found on Thursday. In a survey conducted July 6-12, 12 of…
By NATION AFRICA A Zimbabwean court has disqualified a former minister from challenging President Emmerson Mnangagwa in the August 23 election because he lives in exile. High Court Judge David Mangota ruled on Wednesday that Saviour Kasukuwere, who has been living in South Africa since the 2017 coup that toppled former ruler Robert Mugabe, was…
By AFP Egypt has invited war-torn Sudan’s neighbours for a summit Thursday to “stop the bloodshed”, the presidency said, with Ethiopia’s Premier Abiy Ahmed in Cairo despite tensions over a massive Nile River project. “Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed discussed ways to settle the crisis in Sudan,” Sisi’s spokesman announced late Wednesday…
Almost half of humanity lives in countries that spend more servicing interest on debt than health or education, UN says. Approximately 3.3 billion people – almost half of humanity – now live in countries that spend more money paying interest on their debts than on education or health, according to a new United Nations report. “Half our…
By Anthony Irungu & Cecilia Macaulay BBC News, Nairobi & London Fifty-three children were rushed to hospital in Nairobi after tear gas was thrown into their class by police during protests on Wednesday. Dr Aron Shikuku from Eagle Nursing Home hospital told the BBC the children were released after being treated. He said they had…
By Alex de Waal Africa analyst In a clear sign of their seriousness to end the escalating conflict in Sudan, four East African states, led by Kenya, are pushing for the deployment of a regional force to protect civilians and ensure that humanitarian aid reaches millions of people trapped in the war zone. But getting…
By Africanews KENYA Police and demonstrators clashed in Kenya on Wednesday as part of a banned opposition protest against the high cost of living and tax hikes. The wave of unrest killed at least six people across the country. “The government have got many empty promises like now the matatu (a form of road transport, Ed.) fares are up, fuel costs…
By Africanews UGANDA The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, visited Uganda on Wednesday as part of a diplomatic push to break the country’s isolation. In his speech, Raisi criticized western nations accusing them of promoting homosexuality. “Having the culture of establishing and forming a family and at the same time the culture of “genuineness” is another common point between Iran and Uganda.…