Nigeria's new President Bola Tinubu on Monday said his decision to remove a fuel subsidy would free up money for education, regular power supply, infrastructure and healthcare. Fuel prices have nearly tripled in the West African nation causing a spike in transport costs and intermittent grid supply. "This is one decision we must bear to save our country from going under," Tinubu said in his first public comments since announcing the petrol subsidy removal after his swearing-in on May 29.
ABIDJAN — Heavy rain in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions flooded some plantations in lowlands last week, threatening the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday
TRIPOLI — The United Nations mission in Libya said on Monday it was concerned by the arbitrary arrest of migrants and asylum seekers in the country, accompanied by what it called a disturbing rise in hate speech and racist discourse.
CAIRO — Egypt's annual core inflation rose to 40.3% in May from 38.6% in April, data from the central bank showed on Sunday.
KHARTOUM — Heavy clashes and artillery fire erupted across Sudan's capital Khartoum on Sunday and residents reported air strikes soon after the end of a 24-hour cease-fire that had brought a brief lull to eight weeks of fighting between rival military factions.
ABIDJAN — Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast's main cocoa regions are triggering farmers' fears of flooding and disease, which could damage the April-to-September mid-crop.
WASHINGTON - Other U.S. crypto exchanges are likely to be in the firing line after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this past week sued Coinbase and Binance, two of the world's largest crypto exchanges, for allegedly breaching its rules.
LONDON — Countries are racing to prepare for extreme weather later this year as the world tips into an El Nino, a natural climate phenomenon that fuels tropical cyclones in the Pacific and boosts rainfall and flood risk in parts of the Americas and elsewhere.
JUBA — At least 20 people have died in fighting in a camp for displaced people in South Sudan, medical aid group MSF said on Friday.
BEIJING — China supports South Africa as the rotating BRICS presidency in hosting various activities this year, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday, citing Chinese President Xi Jinping.
DAKAR — At least one United Nations peacekeeper was killed and four others seriously injured when their patrol was attacked in northern Mali on Friday, the peacekeeping mission MINUSMA said.
GENEVA — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday it was temporarily halting its food aid assistance in Ethiopia due to the widespread theft of donations, a day after the United States announced it was doing the same.
BISSAU — Guinea-Bissau's opposition coalition has won a majority in legislative elections that will restore parliament after a 13-month absence, but likely end the president's hopes for constitutional reform.
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia's overall spending is expected to rise slightly and economic growth to accelerate in the next fiscal year starting in July, its finance minister said on Thursday.
UPDATED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE BLINKEN COMMENTS: NAIROBI - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said on Thursday it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being diverted from people in need.
KAMPALA — The HIV/AIDS treatment center in Kampala is almost empty, days after Uganda enacted one of the most draconian anti-gay laws on Earth. The usual daily influx of around 50 patients has all but dried up, say staff. Antiretroviral drugs pile up unused.
NAIROBI — Uganda's President, Yoweri Museveni, has tested positive for COVID-19, is in good health and will continue his duties, while getting treatment, a senior health ministry official said late on Wednesday.
PHILADELPHIA - The U.S. government cannot ban people convicted of non-violent crimes from possessing guns, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
PARIS - South Africa's business confidence fell in the second quarter of 2023 to the lowest in three years, dragged down by persistent power outages, rising interest rates and cost pressures weighing on profitability, a survey published on Wednesday showed.
YAOUNDE - Cameroon will begin construction in August of a railway line connecting its coast to a large iron ore deposit straddling its border with the Republic of Congo, Yaounde's interim mines minister said.
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