African News
Britain's Rwanda asylum legislation formally becomes law
By: Reuters 25th April 2024 Britain's King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Royal... →
South Africa extends troop deployment in Mozambique and Congo
By: Reuters 25th April 2024 South Africa's military will extend the deployment of its troops in conflict-hit Mozambique and Democratic Republic of Congo, President Cyril... →
UK police arrest three over migrants' deaths in Channel
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 British police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men over the deaths of five migrants including a child who died attempting to cross the... →
Fuel tax blocks aid to hunger-ravaged South Sudan, UN says
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 South Sudanese authorities are holding up United Nations fuel tankers over a tax dispute, jeopardising the delivery of millions of dollars of aid... →
World Bank suspends Tanzania tourism fund over abuse allegations
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 The World Bank has suspended new disbursements from a $150-million fund to expand a national park in southern Tanzania, a spokesperson said on... →
Congo Republic declares mpox epidemic
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 Republic of the Congo has declared an epidemic of mpox after 19 cases were confirmed across five departments, including the capital Brazzaville. No... →
Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says
By: Reuters 24th April 2024 Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said late on Tuesday that Portugal was responsible for crimes committed during transatlantic slavery... →
Truce crumbles in Sudanese army's last Darfur holdout
By: Reuters 23rd April 2024 Attacks around the Sudanese city of al-Fashir have shattered a truce that protected it from a year-old war, leading to warnings of a new wave of... →
