Atul and Rajesh Gupta, who are wanted by South African authorities on charges of money laundering and fraud, applied for asylum in two other nations on the continent, Africa Intelligence reported, without citing anyone. The brothers sent applications to the authorities in Cameroon and the Central African Republic, the Paris-based newsletter said. The governments of both…
Ugandan legislation that sets harsher penalties for violating laws outlawing homosexuality opens companies and workers in the East African nation to the risk of blackmail. A bill awaiting assent by President Yoweri Museveni, an LGBTQ critic, will force companies to report homosexual people to the authorities. That’s “unacceptable” and leaves firms vulnerable to “blackmail if…
Summary In total, six journalists were injured during Thursday’s protests in different parts of the country. Anti-riot officers battered the journalists as their vehicle was trapped between a barricade erected by police and Mr Odinga’s convoy. The Kenyan opposition leader of the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition alleged his car was shot at seven…
Summary Harris and Samia gave short statements to the media before going into a longer session of private talks. Harris mentioned a new partnership in 5G technology and cybersecurity. Samia said her “most important request” was to improve the visa process between the US and Tanzania. Last November the Tanzanian president met China’s President Xi…
Kenyan farmers say they need aid to keep growing the stimulant prized across East Africa and parts of the Middle East. By Paul Stremple Maua, Kenya – Even as drought continues in parts of Kenya, rain has started falling in the hills outside Maua town, in the highland region of Meru, famed for the quality khat grown…
By Andrew HardingBBC News, Pretoria A South African parole board is to consider whether former Paralympics star and convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius can be released from jail. He has so far served half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. If he is granted parole, Pistorius, now aged 36, could…
By Rédaction Africanews and AFP NIGER World Bank President David Malpass told a press conference in Niamey on Thursday that security and energy were “indispensable for development” in the Sahel, at the end of a two-day visit to Niger which is ranked among the poorest in the world. “Today, energy is very important. We are the country…
By Rédaction Africanews and Agencies IVORY COAST The former Ivorian president Henri Konan Bédié, now an opponent, on Thursday called on his party members to unite to win the next presidential election in 2025, after the defection of some leaders in recent weeks. This call for unity echoes the defections in recent weeks of some…
By Africanews USA The goal of silencing the guns in Africa this decade is being challenged by climate change, terrorism, coups and the continent’s history. This is the message the head of the African Union initiative brought to the UN Security Council on Thursday. “The topic of this important debate is timely. It is coming at a moment when Africa is faced with multiple challenges that put at…
Risha Maduray | @SABCNews Economists are expecting the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to increase interest rates by 25 basis points at its Monetary Policy Committee meeting on Thursday. They believe this could be the last of the interest rate hike cycle, which started in November 2021. Economist Frank Blackmore says: “The probability is certain that we…