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July 06, 2023
Nigeria's Fuel Consumption Drops After Subsidy Ends

ABUJA — Nigeria's average daily petrol consumption has fallen by 28% since President Bola Tinubu scrapped a popular but costly subsidy on the fuel at the end of May, data from the industry regulator shows.
July 06, 2023
Togo Reports Bird Flu Outbreak

PARIS — The West African country of Togo has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Wednesday.
July 05, 2023
Sudan Conflict Threatens Cultural Heritage

CAIRO — In Sudan's capital, Khartoum, precious books in a major library have been burned - and the national museum has been cut off for weeks by fighting. In Darfur, another museum is at risk from seasonal rains after projectiles punctured the roof.
July 05, 2023
Kenya June Private Sector PMI Shrinks

NAIROBI — Kenya's private sector activity fell in June, undermined by slowing business in the services, wholesale and retail sectors in an environment of high inflation and weak consumer spending power, a survey showed on Wednesday.
July 05, 2023
Burundi Walkout Raises Rights Groups' Worry

GENEVA — Civil society groups on Tuesday decried Burundi's decision to walk out of a review of its human rights record and voiced concerns about a perceived slide in countries' cooperation with United Nations bodies.
July 04, 2023
Mixed Reactions Greet Macky Sall's Announcement

Senegal President Macky Sall will not run for re-election in the 2024 elections, he said Monday, ending widespread speculation that he would seek a third term, which his critics said would have been illegal. Almond Li reports.
July 04, 2023
Nigeria Seeks Taxes From 'Informal Traders'

LAGOS — Nigeria's federal revenue agency said on Monday it had partnered with a traders association to collect value added tax (VAT) from millions of informal traders, part of a push to widen the tax base by President Bola Tinubu's government.
July 03, 2023
China's Navy Makes Lagos Port Call

BEIJING — A naval fleet of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA-N), led by the destroyer Nanning arrived in Nigeria on Sunday for a rare visit by the Chinese military to Africa's Atlantic coast, where Beijing has long made efforts to grow its influence.
July 03, 2023
Anger Grows Over Unequal Visa, Border Regimes

There’s growing anger over unequal visa and border regimes that limit Global South nationals' participation in international conferences tackling issues from climate change to economic systems and conflicts.
July 03, 2023
South Africa Blackouts May End 'Soon'

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa's electricity minister said on Sunday the country was closer to ending daily power cuts as warmer weather returns towards the end of the year, but declined to give a specific date.
July 03, 2023
South Africa June Manufacturing Shrank Again

JOHANNESBURG — South African manufacturing activity contracted for the fifth consecutive month in June due to a worsening of business conditions, a survey showed on Monday.
July 03, 2023
UK Judge Retains Mozambique 'Tuna Bond' Suit

LONDON — A British judge on Monday declined to throw out a blockbuster lawsuit by Mozambique against Credit Suisse and others, who had argued that the African country had failed to fully disclose documents in the $2 billion "tuna bonds" case.
July 02, 2023
Sudanese Canadian Seeks Help for Adopted Sister Stranded in Khartoum

CAIRO — A Sudanese Canadian citizen has been separated from an adopted sister and her children and is trying to help them secure safe passage out of Sudan where they have been stranded for more than 10 weeks by the war between rival military factions.
July 02, 2023
Proposed EU AI Limits Criticized

STOCKHOLM — The proposed E.U. Artificial Intelligence legislation would jeopardise Europe's competitiveness and technological sovereignty, according to an open letter signed by more than 160 executives at companies ranging from Renault to Meta.
July 02, 2023
Ghana's Businesswomen Urge Easier Credit to Survive, Thrive

ACCRA — Obaa Yaa's store is in a prime location in the middle of the bustling Makola market in the centre of Ghana's capital. But at the end of a long day of waiting, no one had bought any of the jars of shito, a local chilli sauce, that she had on display.
July 02, 2023
Kenyan Low-Cost Airliner Turns to Used Planes

NAIROBI — Kenya's first low-cost airline Jambojet is leasing used planes as it seeks savings in the face of severe cost pressures from a weaker local currency and high fuel prices, its chief executive said this week.
July 01, 2023
Google's Parent to Deliver Internet to Remote Areas Using Lasers

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA — Google parent Alphabet has already tried and failed to bring internet access to rural and remote areas by using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere. But now, the company is delivering internet service to remote areas by using beams of light.
June 30, 2023
US Supreme Court Blocks Biden's Student Loan 'Forgiveness'

WASHINGTON — The U.S Supreme Court handed President Joe Biden a painful defeat on Friday, blocking his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt - a move that had been intended to benefit up to 43 million Americans and fulfill a campaign promise.
June 30, 2023
Burkina Unplugs TV Channel for 'Insurgency' Report

OUAGADOUGOU — Burkina Faso's military government has suspended a French television news channel for a report on a jihadist insurgency which it said lacked objectivity and credibility, the latest escalation in a crackdown on foreign media.
June 30, 2023
Kyiv Claims Counter-Offensive Advances

KYIV — Ukrainian troops are advancing in all directions of their counteroffensive against occupying Russian forces, a senior Kyiv defense official said on Friday.

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