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January 21, 2024
President Sisi: Egypt Won't Allow Threats to Somalia

CAIRO — Egypt's president said on Sunday it will not allow any threat to Somalia, after Ethiopia said it would consider recognizing an independence claim by Somaliland in a deal that would give it access to a sea port.
January 21, 2024
Senegal List of Final 20 Presidential Contenders Excludes Sonko

DAKAR- Senegal's constitutional council on Saturday released a final list of 20 candidates forFebruary's presidential election that excluded opposition leader Ousmane Sonko and Karim Wade, the son of former president Abdoulaye Wade.
January 20, 2024
IMF Board Approves $600 Million Payout for Ghana Under Loan Program

The International Monetary Fund's board approved a first review of Ghana's loan program on Friday, allowing for the immediate disbursement of about $600 million under its $3 billion bailout program, the Bretton Woods institution said on Friday.
January 20, 2024
A Survivor's Relief Amid Zambia's Cholera Outbreak

Sandra Nyendwa and her seven-year-old son are lucky to have made full recovery of cholera in Zambia, a country that has in recent times being battling the epidemic that has the claimed the lives of hundreds of locals. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
January 19, 2024
Tanzania Coach Suspended During AFCON

ABIDJAN —Adel Amrouche, the coach for Tanzania’s Taifa Stars has been suspended at the Africa Cup of Nations finals for making insulting remarks about Morocco.
January 19, 2024
Nigeria Charges Former Central Bank Governor with Fraud

ABUJA — Nigeria's former central bank Governor Godwin Emefiele was on Friday charged with fraud, including obtaining $6.2 million in bank funds under false pretenses, part of 20 charges leveled against him by prosecutors.
January 19, 2024
Namibia’s President to Undergo Cancer Treatment, Presidency Says

WINDHOEK — Namibia's President Hage Geingob was diagnosed with cancer during a medical check-up earlier this month and will undergo treatment, the office of the 82-year-old head of state said on Friday.
January 19, 2024
Non-Aligned Movement Denounces Israel for Gaza Violence, Demands Cease-Fire

KAMPALA, UGANDA — Leaders of the Non-Aligned Movement, NAM, on Friday denounced Israel's military campaign in Gaza and demanded an immediate cease-fire there.
January 19, 2024
AfDB to Resume Ethiopia Work After Security Assurance, Bank Says

NAIROBI — The African Development Bank, AfDB, on Friday said that all its international staff would return to Ethiopia a month after it withdrew the employees following an assault on staff members by government security forces.
January 18, 2024
Somalia Rejects Ethiopia Port Deal Discussions

NAIROBI — Somalia rejected any discussions with Ethiopia about Addis Ababa's agreement to lease a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, as regional heads of state gathered on Thursday to try to defuse a growing diplomatic crisis.
January 18, 2024
UK Prime Minister Calls on Parliament to ‘Get on Board’ with Rwanda Plan

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the upper house of parliament to "get on board" and pass his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, a day after surviving a threatened rebellion over the much-criticized legislation by some in his party.
January 18, 2024
Overnight Curfew Imposed on Comoros

MORONI — An overnight curfew has been imposed in the Indian Ocean nation of Comoros after violent protests against President Azali Assoumani's re-election rocked the archipelago, the interior ministry said.
January 17, 2024
US Official in Zambia Discusses Cholera Outbreak, Debt Restructuring

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Treasury Department's top international official spoke with Zambia's finance minister on Wednesday and discussed Zambia's ongoing debt restructuring and its response to a recent cholera outbreak, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
January 17, 2024
Former President Koroma Leaves Sierra Leone on Medical Grounds

FREETOWN - A Sierra Leone high court on Wednesday allowed ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma, charged this month with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds. Koroma, 70, was charged with four offences for his alleged role in a failed military attempt to topple the West African country's government in November.
January 17, 2024
US Relists Houthis as Terrorists Amid Fears of Lengthy Red Sea Disruption

The United States on Wednesday returned the Yemen-based Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, while business chiefs warned that disruption to shipping in the Red Sea caused by their attacks could affect supply chains for months.
January 17, 2024
Fighting Rages in Northern Gaza and in Khan Younis in South

GAZA/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER/DOHA - Israel stepped up its assault on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday, pushing tanks westwards and prompting accusations from Jordan that its field hospital in the city had been badly damaged by nearby shelling.
January 17, 2024
Kenya Cult Leader to Face Murder Charges

MALINDI, KENYA — A Kenyan judge on Wednesday ordered cult leader Paul Mackenzie and 30 associates to undergo mental health evaluations before being charged with the murder of 191 children whose bodies have been exhumed since last April from the Shakahola forest.
January 17, 2024
UK Prime Minister Faces Parliamentary Showdown Over Rwanda Asylum Deal

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a major parliamentary showdown on Wednesday over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, with many of his own lawmakers threatening to rebel after they lost an initial bid to toughen his proposed law.
January 17, 2024
Nigeria Blast Kills Two, Injures Dozens

IBADAN, NIGERIA — At least two people were killed and dozens injured when explosives stored at a private residence detonated in Nigeria's Oyo state, its governor said on Wednesday.
January 17, 2024
Inflation Hits 27-Year High in Nigeria

Food price increases in Nigeria have seen the consumer inflation rate in Africa's largest economy hit its highest level since 1996. David Doyle of Reuters has more.

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