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June 29, 2023
Ethiopia Asks to Join BRICS Bloc

PARIS — Ethiopia, one of Africa's fastest-growing economies, has asked to join the BRICS bloc of emerging markets, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.
June 29, 2023
South Africa Hosting BRICS Despite Putin Arrest Warrant

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said on Thursday it will host the BRICS bloc summit in August as planned, amid speculation that it may move to China so Russia's President Vladimir Putin can attend in a nation not obliged to arrest him on war crimes accusations.
June 29, 2023
South Africa Second-Quarter Consumer Confidence Slipped

PARIS — South Africa's consumer confidence fell further in the second quarter, according to a survey released on Thursday, as the country struggled with soaring fuel and food prices and higher interest rates.
June 29, 2023
ICRC: 125 Sudan Soldiers Freed

GENEVA — The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday it had facilitated the release of 125 Sudan army soldiers held by the Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been fighting Sudanese forces since April.
June 29, 2023
Missing Russian Generals Fuels Speculation

LONDON — Russia's most senior generals have dropped out of public view following a the June 24 move toward Moscow by Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, allegedly planned to topple Russia's top military brass, amid a drive by President Vladimir Putin to reassert his authority.
June 28, 2023
EU Cites 'Problems' in Nigeria's Elections

LAGOS — Nigeria's 2023 elections were marred by problems that reduced public trust in electoral processes, European Union observers said in a final report, urging reforms to enhance transparency and accountability.
June 28, 2023
Ghana Restructuring Some Debt

ACCRA — Ghana has reached an agreement with banks to restructure 15 billion Ghana cedi ($1.36 billion) of locally issued U.S. dollar bonds and cocoa bills, three sources close to the negotiations have told Reuters.
June 28, 2023
Germany Accelerates Mali Pullout

BERLIN - German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius told broadcaster ZDF on Wednesday that Germany is looking to pull its soldiers out of Mali faster, though still in an ordered manner, in light of the planned end of a United Nations peacekeeping mission on June 30.
June 28, 2023
EU Pest Control Cuts South Africa Citrus

PARIS — New European Union pest control rules will cut South Africa's orange exports to Europe by 20% this year, threatening thousands of jobs, the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) has said.
June 28, 2023
Reuters: Al-Bashir Islamists Aiding al-Burhan, Sudan Army

DUBAI — Reuters asserts that thousands of men who worked as intelligence operatives under former president Omar al-Bashir and have ties to his Islamist movement are fighting alongside the army in Sudan's war, three military sources and one intelligence source said.
June 27, 2023
Europe Mega-Busts Encrypted Comm App

AMSTERDAM — European policing agency Europol said on Tuesday that the takedown of Encrochat, an underground company that offered criminals supposedly secure encrypted communications, led to more than 6,500 arrests and 900 million euros ($980 million) in seized assets.
June 27, 2023
Proposal: UN Mali Mission Ends June 30

NAIROBI/DAKAR — The United Nations plans to end its decade-long "MINUSMA" peacekeeping mission in Mali on June 30 and will withdraw all personnel within six months, according to a draft Security Council resolution proposed by France and seen by Reuters.
June 27, 2023
Sudan RSF Combatants Set Eid Truce

CAIRO — Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary commander announced on Monday a unilateral truce during Muslims' Eid al Adha. General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, said in a statement aired on Al Arabiya TV that the cease-fire will be effective on Tuesday and Wednesday.
June 27, 2023
US Gets Malaria for First Time in Decades

PARIS — Five cases of malaria have been confirmed in Florida and Texas, the first time the potentially fatal mosquito-borne disease has been locally acquired in the United States in 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday.
June 27, 2023
Prigohzin's Private Jet Seen in Belarus

PARIS — A jet linked to Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin arrived in Belarus from Russia on Tuesday, believed to be carrying him to exile three days after he led an aborted mutiny against the Russian military.
June 26, 2023
Death Toll of South Africa Gold Mine Exceeds 31

South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said Monday more suspected illegal miners have probably died in the abandoned Virginia Mine in Free State. The illegal miners are believed to be Lesotho nationals, according to South Africa’s authorities who said the deaths possibly happened on May 18, although the cause remains unknown.
June 26, 2023
Two South Africa Bird Flu Outbreaks

PARIS — South Africa reported two outbreaks of highly pathogenic H7 bird flu in poultry east of Johannesburg, the Paris-based World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday.
June 26, 2023
Used EV Batteries Sought for Second Life

LONDON — An array of startups offers second-life energy storage using old EV batteries. But creating the viable industry envisioned by carmakers such as Nissan would mean fighting off competition from recyclers, refurbishers and the needs of drivers squeezed by the cost-of-living crisis.
June 26, 2023
Nigeria Fuel Subsidy End Hits Black Market

GAROUA, CAMEROON — Things have been topsy turvy lately on the roadsides of West African nations where cheap contraband petrol from Nigeria has abruptly doubled in price, upending an informal sector that is central to the region's economic activity.
June 26, 2023
Sierra Leone Preliminary Results Show Bio Ahead

FREETOWN — Provisional results from Sierra Leone's presidential election showed that President Julius Maada Bio was leading the presidential election with 60% of votes counted, the West African country's electoral commission said on Monday.

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