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April 26, 2024
Zimbabwe arrests illicit forex dealers ahead of new currency roll out

HARARE — Zimbabwe is arresting black market forex dealers who authorities say are distorting exchange rates as the southern African nation prepares for its new gold-backed currency to enter circulation next week.
April 25, 2024
Some US troops prepare to leave Chad

WASHINGTON —The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move that comes just days after Washington was forced to agree to remove its troops from neighboring Niger.
April 25, 2024
Haiti swears in transitional government amid violence

PORT-AU-PRINCE—Haiti's transition council took power in a ceremony on Thursday, formalizing the resignation of former Prime Minster Ariel Henry as the Caribbean country seeks to establish security after years of gang violence wreaking chaos and misery.
April 25, 2024
Moroccan found guilty of murder in UK

LONDON — A Moroccan man who stabbed to death a passer-by in the street in northeast England in what he later told police was revenge for Israeli action in Gaza, was found guilty of murder on Thursday.
April 25, 2024
The tale of a migrant survivor haunted by his memories

Last summer, Senegalese fisherman Birane Mbaye and his friend Omar Seck left Senegal aboard a crowded wooden fishing boat, seeking a better future in the Canary Islands. But the voyage was hit by disaster, and Mbaye returned alone. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
April 25, 2024
More than 100 prisoners escape facility near Nigerian capital

ABUJA—At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said.
April 25, 2024
Kenya recommends strict oversight over Chinese-owned social media platform

NAIROBI — Kenya's government has advised lawmakers against banning TikTok over concerns about content shared on the platform, and instead recommended stricter oversight by regulators.
April 24, 2024
Turkey navy visits Somalia as security comes into focus

A contingent of Turkey's navy arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday, two months after Somalia and Turkey signed a defense and economic cooperation agreement. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
April 24, 2024
Republic of Congo declares epidemic of mpox

BRAZZAVILLE—Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville.
April 24, 2024
Fuel tax blocks UN humanitarian relief to South Sudan

JUBA —South Sudanese authorities are holding up United Nations fuel tankers over a tax dispute, jeopardizing the delivery of millions of dollars of aid during a humanitarian crisis, the U.N. mission there said.
April 24, 2024
US sanctions militant leaders over hostages in West Africa

WASHINGTON — The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on leaders of militant groups over the taking of hostages, including Americans, in West Africa, the Treasury and State departments said.
April 24, 2024
Temporary return of statue to Congo symbolizes forest restoration

A colonial-era statue has been returned from a U.S. museum to a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo thanks to an artists' collective that has been campaigning to regain lost heritage and restore depleted forests. David Doyle of Reuters explains.
April 23, 2024
Sudan's army fends off drone attacks in River Nile state

Sudan's army used anti-aircraft missiles on Tuesday to shoot down drones targeting its headquarters in the city of Shendi, witnesses and army sources said, the latest in a series of such drone attacks.
April 23, 2024
Sudanese rival forces shatter truce in Al-Fashir amid ongoing violence

CAIRO/ DUBAI — Attacks around the Sudanese city of Al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from ongoing conflict, leading to warnings of a new wave of inter-communal violence and humanitarian risks for 1.6 million residents crammed into the North Darfur capital.
April 22, 2024
DRC returns Chinese mineral shipments with high radiation levels

KINSHASA—Mineral shipments from a DRC copper and cobalt operation majority-owned by China's Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd were returned due to overly high radiation levels, the DRC mines minister said in a letter seen by Reuters on Monday.
April 21, 2024
UN calls for investigation of death of jailed activist

UNITED NATIONS—The United Nations Libya mission (UNSMIL) urged authorities in the eastern-ruled part of the country to investigate the death of an activist who had been in detention since last year.
April 20, 2024
LGBTQ+ Ghanaians in fearful limbo over anti-LGBTQ+ law

Members of Ghana's LGBTQ+ community and activists are waiting to see whether the West African nation’s president will sign into law a bill that would further restrict their rights and likely worsen the persecution many face. Alice Rizzo of Reuters has more.
April 20, 2024
IMF concerned about debt, fiscal challenges facing low-income countries

Shareholders of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, agreed this week on the importance of addressing challenges faced by low-income countries, many of which are facing unsustainable debt burdens, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.
April 20, 2024
Togo opposition denounces ‘’constitutional coup’’ as parliament approves contested reforms

Lawmakers in Togo approved changes to its constitution on Friday linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians and civil society groups have denounced as a constitutional coup.
April 19, 2024
WHO says wider alert on contaminated J&J cough syrup is ‘likely’

LONDON — The World Health Organization is likely to issue a wider warning about contaminated Johnson and Johnson-made children’s cough syrup found in Nigeria last week, it said in an email.

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