WASHINGTON— The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has put in a formal request to Speaker Mike Johnson to invite Kenyan President William Ruto to address a joint session of the Congress. President Ruto is scheduled to visit the United States on an official state visit on May 23, 2024, the first time in two decades that an African president has been accorded a state visit in the US.
NAIROBI—Kenya and Tanzania were bracing Thursday for a cyclone on the heels of torrential rains that have devastated East Africa, killing more than 350 people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes.
Eighty-five villagers were killed in December when Nigerian military mistook them for criminal gangs
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has said that Niger and Senegal are among sub-Saharan Africa’s fast-growing economies due to their oil and gas resources expected on stream this year.
In its 2024 economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa, the Bretton Wood Institution says it is upbeat about a good regional economic recovery but adds that growth has been more sluggish than expected. There are reports that Russian cargo planes were seen offloading scores of soldiers at Brak al-Shati, while cargo ships carrying equipment docked at the port of Tobruk. A South African whistleblower had to fight for her job after she exposed corruption.
NAIROBI—African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but while those funds for climate solutions are growing, a huge gap remains in meeting the actual financial needs for climate action in Africa.
KINSHASA, DRC — The Democratic Republic of the Congo is struggling to contain its biggest mpox outbreak, and scientists say a new form of the disease detected in a mining town might more easily spread among people.
Official figures released by British authorities on Thursday showed that a total of 711 people were brought ashore in a single day this week after trying to cross the English Channel in small boats.
NAIROBI— Human Rights Watch accused Kenyan authorities on Thursday of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday announced that Charles Muriu Kahariri would be the nation’s new defense chief, replacing Francis Omondi Ogolla, who died in a helicopter crash.
The spokesperson of the M23 militia group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, says the rebels have taken control of Rubaya, a key mining town for the smartphone mineral coltan, following days of intense fighting.
BRAZZAVILLE—Denis Sassou Nguesso's 40-year rule of Congo-Brazzaville has sparked debate over the appropriate age for a president, with the African 'dinosaur' already widely expected to win the next election that is not due until 2026.
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