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July 18, 2023
UK's Contested Illegal Immigration Plan to Become Law

LONDON — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's highly contested plan to make it easier to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is set to become law after the government defeated attempts by parliament's upper house to make changes to the legislation.
July 17, 2023
UN Chief: Russia's Halt to Grain Deal Strikes 'Blow to People in Need'

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed regrets Monday for the decision by Russia to suspend the implementation of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Speaking to reporters in New York, Guterres said, “This Initiative has ensured the safe passage of over 32 million metric tons of food commodities from Ukrainian ports,” adding "There is simply too much at stake in a hungry and hurting world." "Today's decision by the Russian Federation will strike a blow to people in need everywhere," Guterres told reporters.
July 17, 2023
Gunmen Kill 10 in Northwest Cameroon

YAOUNDE — Gunmen killed 10 people and injured another two at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon's restive northwest, the regional governor said on Monday.
July 16, 2023
Tunisian Startup Curbs 'Fast Fashion' Revitalizing Shoes

TUNIS — A Tunisian craftsman opened a workshop dedicated to the cleaning and creative redesign of used sports shoes. With a focus on environmental sustainability, he gives new life to discarded shoes, reducing waste and promoting the concept of reuse.
July 16, 2023
Can Johannesburg Create Inner-City Jobs When COVID Money Ends?

JOHANNESBURG — Inner-city Johannesburg was once a commercial hub for large mining companies seeking riches in South Africa's biggest city, but decades of neglect and disinvestment have left residents facing high levels of crime and poverty.
July 14, 2023
Sudan's Warring Forces Clash in Bahri

CAIRO — Residents of Sudan’s city of Bahri Friday said they witnessed heavy clashes amid ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
July 14, 2023
Ruto: Anti-Tax Protests 'Will Not Happen'

Kenyan President William Ruto vowed on Friday that next week’s planned protests against tax hikes will not be allowed. Earlier in the day, opposition leader Raila Odinga's party called for three more days of demonstrations starting next Wednesday. Critics say the new tax hikes hurt Kenyans already struggling to afford basic commodities while the government asserts the new financial measures are needed to help with growing debt repayments and to fund job-creation initiatives.
July 14, 2023
Former DRC President Kabila Denies Museveni ADF Accusations

KAMPALA — Democratic Republic of Congo’s former president Joseph Kabila Tuesday denied accusations made last week by Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni who alleged that the Central African nation’s former leader gave sanctuary to Islamist fighters.
July 13, 2023
EU Assists UN, Turkey in Black Sea Grain Deal Extension

UNITED NATIONS — The European Commission is helping the United Nations and Turkey try to extend a deal allowing the Black Sea export of Ukraine grain and is open to "explore all solutions," a European Union spokesperson said on Thursday, ahead of the deal's possible expiration on Monday.
July 13, 2023
Ivory Coast Suspends Cocoa Export Contracts for Current Season

ABOISSO — Authorities in Ivory Coast said the West African nation has stopped selling contracts for cocoa exports for the 2023-24 season following recent weeks of heavy rains battering and flooding farms.
July 13, 2023
UN: Sudan's RSF Responsible for Darfur Mass Grave

GENEVA — The United Nations human rights office Thursday released a statement reporting what it described as a mass grave in Sudan’s West Darfur region, which was credited to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, on credible information.
July 11, 2023
Top European Court Favors South Africa’s Caster Semenya

CAPE TOWN — The European Court of Human Rights Tuesday ruled in favor of Caster Semenya, a South African Olympian, after international sporting bodies required female athletes with high natural testosterone to take drugs to lower it.
July 10, 2023
Tunisia's Jabeur Sets up Wimbledon Quarterfinals Rematch

LONDON — Ons Jabeur set up a quarter-final repeat of last year’s Wimbledon showpiece against Elena Rybakina after crushing out-of-sorts former champion Petra Kvitova 6-0 6-3 in a Centre Court demolition job on Monday.
July 10, 2023
Johannesburg Residents Enjoy Rare Snowfall in More Than Decade

Residents in Johannesburg welcomed their first snowfall in more than a decade on Monday. While some parts of the country regularly experience snowy winters, the country's biggest city last saw snow in August 2012. Despite the fun, the South African Weather Service has issued warnings because of the cold front that has struck Gauteng province where Johannesburg and the capital Pretoria are located.
July 10, 2023
HRW: Uganda Oil Pipeline Devastates Thousands

KAMPALA — Global human rights organization, Human Rights Watch Monday released a report that said a planned oil pipeline to help Uganda export crude to international markets has “devastated” the lives of thousands of people.
July 09, 2023
Namibia Kelp Forests Help Lock up Planet-Heating Carbon

LUDERITZ, NAMIBIA — The riches of Luderitz, a former diamond mining town in southern Namibia, used to be buried deep underground. But a pioneering kelp farming project off its craggy coast promises to bring new, greener opportunities.
July 07, 2023
Kenyan Police Clash with Opposition Protesters Over Tax Hikes

Kenyan police fired dozens of teargas canisters into a crowd of opposition supporters Friday as they marched into the main business district of Nairobi in protest over tax hikes. Opposition leader Raila Odinga called the protests to oppose tax increases that have been imposed at a time when many are already struggling with high prices of basic commodities such as maize flour. Addressing about 2,000 supporters, Odinga accused President William Ruto's government of failing to tackle the high cost of living, poaching opposition lawmakers and unilaterally moving to reconstitute the election commission. Ruto or government officials have yet to comment.
July 07, 2023
Twitter Threatens Lawsuit Against New 'Threads' Meta Rival

SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads platform in a letter sent to the Facebook parent's CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter's lawyer Alex Spiro.
July 06, 2023
Tinubu Suspends Nigeria's Plastics Tax

ABUJA — Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu, has ordered the suspension of a newly introduced 10% tax on single-use plastics and excise duty on some locally manufactured products to reduce business costs in Africa's biggest economy, his spokesman said on Thursday.
July 06, 2023
Ukraine Could Amp Use of Alternative Grain Export Port

BUCHAREST — Ukraine's on-off Black Sea grain deal has made the nearest port of Constanta in neighboring Romania a key alternative that is set for volumes doubling its record years and months of delays with a domestic crop looming, industry experts and traders said.

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