Canal is strategic waterway that connects Mediterranean and Red Seas and is considered main source of foreign currency for Egypt. ANKARA After briefly halting traffic in the Suez Canal, the stuck tanker AFFINITY V has been refloated by tugboats and is now moving slowly. Navigation in the canal came to a standstill early Thursday after…
Sankuru province also battling other diseases including measles, monkey pox, acute respiratory infections and meningitis. JOHANNESBURG An outbreak of cholera has reportedly killed 48 people in the central province of Sankuru in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), local media reported Wednesday, citing health officials. According to a report published on the privately run local…
Cyril Ramaphosa makes comment while offering his condolences on passing of Mikhail Gorbachev. JOHANNESBURG South Africa’s president said Wednesday that his country is greatly indebted to the support provided to it by the Soviet Union over an extended period during the country’s struggle for independence. Cyril Ramaphosa made the remark in a condolence message following…
38-month arrangement based on Zambia’s ‘homegrown economic reform plan’ to restore macroeconomic stability, foster growth. LUSAKA, Zambia The IMF has approved Zambia’s request for a $1.3 billion program to rejig the Southern African country’s debt-stricken economy worsened by mismanagement and COVID-19 pandemic. The 38-month arrangement under the extended credit facility is based on Zambia’s “homegrown…
An Australian exploration company is on the hunt for oil and gas reserves in Zimbabwe. While Invictus Energy hasn’t found any deposits yet, it remains hopeful. Invictus is hoping to raise more than R400 million to continue its operations in Zimbabwe. There’s a story that never gets tired in Zimbabwe. It’s that of cabinet ministers…
DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) – Emirates will resume some flights to Nigeria this month after the Central Bank of Nigeria released a portion funds the Dubai airline had earned in the country but had not been able to repatriate. An airline spokesperson said flights to Lagos will resume from Sept. 11, though it is not possible to…
The war in Ethiopia, between the federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), has resumed at full scale. The route back to negotiations is uncertain at best. The two sides agree that the first shots were fired in the early morning of 24 August on the southern borders of Tigray, where it adjoins…
Lawyers representing Ivorian activist Pulcherie Gbalet have denounced her latest detention as a plot to silence her. The arrests follow a trip to Mali where 49 Ivorian soldiers have been detained since July 10th. On Wednesday the Ivorian prosecution accused Gbalet of “colluding with foreign agents” with the aim of discrediting the state. Pulcherie Gbalet’s lawyer, Eric Saki, denounced the accusation.…
Tigrayan rebels say they intend to advance further into neighbouring regions of northern Ethiopia but are still open to peace talks after fighting erupted last week and put paid to a five-month-long truce. The government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have each blamed the other for unleashing the…
Within days of each other, South Africa’s police minister and the premier of its heartland province of Gauteng have blamed sky-rocketing violence on organised criminal gangs, comprising foreigners who had been police officers or soldiers in their countries of origin. Police minister Bheki Cele made remarks along these lines last week in commenting on the…