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Today: September 21, 2024

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Kenyan police deployed to Haiti haven’t received full promised salary in two months

Kenyan police deployed to Haiti haven’t received full promised salary in two months

August 26, 2024
Kenyan police deployed to Haiti haven’t received full promised salary in two months
Africa|News

Nigeria's president appoints new security and intelligence chiefs

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu named new homeland security and foreign intelligence chiefs on Monday, a week after their predecessors resigned abruptly, as Africa's most populous

August 26, 2024
Nigeria's president appoints new security and intelligence chiefs
Africa|News

At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan

Surging waters have burst through a dam, wiped out at least 20 villages and left at least 30 people dead but probably many more in eastern Sudan, the United

August 26, 2024
At least 30 dead, many missing after dam bursts in eastern Sudan
Africa|Health|News

DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week

Democratic Republic of Congo no longer expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccines this week, the head of its response team said on Monday, as Congo

August 26, 2024
DR Congo no longer expects to receive mpox vaccines this week
Africa|Business|Crime|Finance|Technology

Nigerian judge to hear money laundering case against Binance next week

A Nigerian judge will hear a money laundering case against crypto exchange Binance and two of its executives next week, more than a month earlier than planned, after

August 26, 2024
Nigerian judge to hear money laundering case against Binance next week
Africa|Europe|News|World

Hundreds of migrants swim into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco

Hundreds of migrants took advantage of a thick mist to swim to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from neighbouring Morocco on Sunday and early on Monday, local police said.

August 26, 2024
Hundreds of migrants swim into Spain's Ceuta enclave from Morocco
Africa|Europe|News

Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso

Denmark will close its embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso after a series of military coups over the past few years, the Danish foreign ministry said on Monday, as it formally

August 26, 2024
Denmark to close its embassies in Mali, Burkina Faso
Africa|News

Libya's eastern government says all oilfields to close

Oilfields in eastern Libya that account for almost all the country's production will be closed and production and exports halted, the eastern-based administration

August 26, 2024
Libya's eastern government says all oilfields to close
Africa|Election

Ghana presidential contenders promise to ease hardship as campaign ramps up

The two main contenders in Ghana's presidential election have launched duelling manifestos promising fiscal stability, jobs and a path out of the

August 26, 2024
Ghana presidential contenders promise to ease hardship as campaign ramps up
Africa|Europe|News|World

Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez starts his second visit this year to West Africa on Tuesday, aiming to curb migration to

August 26, 2024
Spain's Sanchez visits West Africa aiming to stem migration surge
Africa|Health|News|World

Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa

Germany will donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses from its military stocks to help contain the outbreak on the African continent in the short term as well as provide help to the

August 26, 2024
Germany to donate 100,000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
Africa|Environment|Health

A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing

Sudan’s health ministry says a dam has collapsed due to heavy rainfall in the eastern Red Sea state, sending water flooding over nearby homes

August 26, 2024
A dam collapses in eastern Sudan after heavy rainfall and local media report dozens missing
Africa|World

Tunisian president shuffles cabinet ahead of presidential vote in October

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday a broad cabinet reshuffle of 19 ministers that included those for defence, foreign affairs and the economy, ahead of a presidential

August 25, 2024
Tunisian president shuffles cabinet ahead of presidential vote in October
Africa|Health|World

Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years

The first 10,000 mpox vaccines are finally due to arrive next

August 24, 2024
Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years
Africa|Health

Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox

Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four, according to the health ministry. 

August 24, 2024
Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox
Africa|Health|News

Gabon records first mpox case

Gabon has registered its first case of mpox, the health ministry said in a statement that did not specify which variant of the viral infection was recorded.

August 23, 2024
Gabon records first mpox case
Africa|Economy|Finance

S&P downgrades Kenya on weaker fiscal and debt trajectory

Global credit ratings agency S&P downgraded Kenya's rating on Friday to "B-" from "B," citing the recent repeal of the East African country's 2024/2025 Finance Bill, which it said will

August 23, 2024
S&P downgrades Kenya on weaker fiscal and debt trajectory
Africa|News

Spain bracing for surge of African migrants to Canary Islands

Spanish authorities fear that as many as 150,000 more migrants from Africa may be set to make the perilous crossing this year to the Canary Islands, already

August 23, 2024
Spain bracing for surge of African migrants to Canary Islands
Africa|Business|Technology

Kenya's Safaricom urges new requirements for satellite providers like Starlink

Kenya's biggest telecoms company Safaricom has urged regulators to consider requiring satellite internet providers such as Elon Musk's Starlink to partner with local

August 23, 2024
Kenya's Safaricom urges new requirements for satellite providers like Starlink
Africa|Health|News|World

Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement

For the second consecutive year Sudan is in the grip of a cholera outbreak that has left at least 28 people dead in the last month as rains fall in

August 23, 2024
Cholera spreads as Sudan grapples with rains and displacement
Africa|News|World

Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says

The United Nations Libya mission said late on Thursday it was concerned about reports of forces mobilising in Tripoli and threats of force to resolve a crisis over control of the

August 23, 2024
Libya armed mobilisation causes concern, UN says
Africa|Economy|Finance|News

South African rand jumps as Fed's Powell signals lower rates

The South African rand jumped on Friday, after comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalled an interest rate cut next month.

August 23, 2024
South African rand jumps as Fed's Powell signals lower rates
Africa|Education|Europe|News

Italy's foreign minister says country needs more African students

Foreign minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday that he wanted more African students to come to Italy, in remarks that may exacerbate a coalition squabble

August 22, 2024
Italy's foreign minister says country needs more African students
Africa|Business|News

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

The largest diamond found in more than a century has been unearthed at a mine in Botswana

August 22, 2024
The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats
Africa|Economy

How debt and taxes conspired to rob Nairobi’s slum-dwelling youth of the promise of a better life

A 2010 constitution offered Kenyans economic and social rights that have faded in the face of mounting national debt.

August 22, 2024
How debt and taxes conspired to rob Nairobi’s slum-dwelling youth of the promise of a better life

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