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Ramaphosa re-elected as ANC strikes coalition deal
Updated 3 hours ago The African National Congress (ANC) and its largest rival, the white-led, pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA), agreed on Friday to work together... →
Niger’s ousted president loses immunity, say lawyers
14th June 2024 Niger's ousted President Mohamed Bazoum has been stripped of his immunity by the State Court of Niamey, a move that signals the ruling junta will... →
Sudan's army says they've killed US-sanctioned RSF Darfur commander
14th June 2024 Sudan's army said on Friday that they have killed the central commander of Darfur of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Ali... →
South Africa unity government to include ANC and pro-business DA
14th June 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) and its largest rival, the pro-business Democratic Alliance (DA), have agreed to work together in a government... →
G7 leaders commit to faster transition from fossil fuels - draft statement
14th June 2024 Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) developed democracies will commit to accelerating their transition away from fossil fuels during this decade,... →
South Africa governing alliance emerges as new parliament convenes
14th June 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) has agreed to form a government of national unity for South Africa with three other parties including its... →
South Africa Parliament convenes as talks on who will govern go down to the wire
14th June 2024 South Africa's newly elected parliament convenes on Friday to choose the country's next president with the public still in the dark about which... →
ANC in eleventh hour talks over unity government as deadline nears
14th June 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) said late on Thursday that several other parties had agreed to join it in a unity government but the details... →
South Africa reports second mpox death this week
13th June 2024 A second person has died in South Africa this week from the viral infection mpox, the health ministry said on Thursday, less than 24 hours after it... →
Three Uganda lawmakers charged with corruption, court papers show
13th June 2024 Three Ugandan ruling party legislators have been charged with corruption for trying to influence a rights body to inflate its budget, according to... →
Rwanda accuses UN refugee agency of lying in British asylum policy case
13th June 2024 Rwanda said the United Nations refugee agency had lied when it told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African country... →
Rwanda appoints new finance, foreign ministers
13th June 2024 Rwanda has named statistics official Yusuf Murangwa as its new finance minister, Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente said, while the foreign minister... →
UN Security Council to vote on demand for halt to siege of Sudanese city
13th June 2024 The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote on Thursday on a British-drafted resolution that demands a halt to the siege of al-Fashir in... →
Ghana, creditor panel agree on debt restructuring, paving way for IMF cash
12th June 2024 Ghana has finalised a pact with its official creditor committee to formalise a debt restructuring deal agreed in January, smoothing the path... →
Rwanda says UN refugee agency lying in British asylum policy case
12th June 2024 Rwanda said the UN refugee agency had lied when the organisation told a British court this week that asylum seekers sent to the East African... →
Nigeria's president says economic reforms will continue despite hardships
12th June 2024 Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu said on Wednesday economic reforms would continue despite increasing hardships that have fuelled public anger, and... →
Parts of Sudan are in famine, extent unclear, top US diplomat says
11th June 2024 Parts of Sudan are in famine, a top US diplomat said on Tuesday, adding that the extent of extreme hunger remained unclear nearly 14 months into a... →
Malawi vice president Chilima killed in plane crash
11th June 2024 Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine other people were killed when the military plane they were traveling on crashed, President... →
MK party files court application to stop new parliament from convening
11th June 2024 Former president Jacob Zuma's uMkhonto we Sizwe party has applied to the country's top court to block the newly elected parliament from sitting... →
Malawi vice president's plane may have crashed in forest, military says
11th June 2024 The airplane carrying Malawi's Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima may have crashed in dense forest, but it has not yet been found, the military... →
IMF reaches staff level agreement with Kenya, urges fiscal consolidation
11th June 2024 Kenya has reached a staff level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday, the organisation said, paving the way for the... →
Ramaphosa to miss G7, focus on finding partners to govern
10th June 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa will not attend this week's Group of Seven summit in Italy, his spokesperson said on Monday, as his party rushed to find... →
Suspected Islamists in eastern Congo kill more than 80 in a week
10th June 2024 The death toll has risen to 41 following an attack on Friday by suspected Islamist rebels on villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a... →
Nigeria gunmen kill 50 in raid on northwest village, residents say
10th June 2024 At least 50 people were killed and an unspecified number kidnapped, including women and children, when gunmen attacked the village of Yargoje in... →
Fighting between central Somalia clans kills at least 55, residents say
10th June 2024 A violent clash over the weekend between two clans in central Somalia has killed at least 55 people and injured another 155, residents and medical... →
Parties await details of ANC unity government proposal
7th June 2024 South African opposition parties said on Friday they were waiting for more details on a proposal by the African National Congress (ANC) to form a... →
Sudan could soon have 10-million internally displaced people, UN agency says
7th June 2024 The number of people internally displaced in Sudan due to conflict could soon exceed 10-million, the United Nations migration agency said on... →
Amid war, Putin looks east from Russia's window to Europe
7th June 2024 Cut off from the West, Russia is pitching its $2-trillion economy to giants like China and Saudi Arabia and longer-term prospects like Zimbabwe and... →
Despite fears in Europe, no migrant surge after Niger junta scrapped ban
7th June 2024 At the bus station in Agadez, a town in northern Niger that serves as a gateway to the Sahara, a dozen men – their faces masked by turbans and... →
ANC will seek to form government of national unity
6th June 2024 South Africa's African National Congress will invite other political parties to form a national unity government, its leader President Cyril... →
ANC meets to decide on preferred partners to govern
6th June 2024 African National Congress leaders held talks on Thursday to try to agree on potential partners to form a new South African government after the... →
Spain to intervene in South Africa's Gaza genocide case at World Court
6th June 2024 Spain has requested to intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel's actions in Gaza at the International Court of Justice, Foreign... →
Uganda, South Korea sign $500-million deal for infrastructure loan
6th June 2024 Uganda has signed an agreement with South Korea for a $500-million loan to help finance infrastructure building in the east African country,... →
Kenya central bank holds benchmark rate, says inflation is stable
6th June 2024 Kenya's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 13.0% on Wednesday, saying inflation was stable within its near-term target range, and it... →
South African drug regulator finds no traces of toxic substance in children's cough syrup
5th June 2024 The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority on Wednesday released the results of its investigation into two recalled batches of Benylin... →
Russia to provide more military aid, instructors to Burkina Faso
5th June 2024 Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the west African country boost its defence capabilities and... →
Zizi Kodwa appears in court on corruption charges
5th June 2024 Outgoing minister of sports, arts and culture Zizi Kodwa appeared in court on Wednesday after being arrested on corruption charges, police said.... →
ANC to speak as South Africa waits to find out who will govern
5th June 2024 The African National Congress (ANC) will give an early indication on Wednesday of its response to last week's election, which ended its 30-year run... →
Zambia asks for IMF loan to be increased to $1.7-billion
4th June 2024 The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that Zambia's government had asked for its $1.3-billion loan programme to be increased to... →
ANC weighs up partners in high-stakes internal talks
4th June 2024 The African National Congress was holding high-stakes internal talks on Tuesday about which parties it should approach to form South Africa's next... →
South Africa's fiscal stance to stay balanced under coalition, Treasury says
4th June 2024 South Africa's National Treasury intends to stick to a balanced fiscal stance under a coalition government, its director-general said on Tuesday,... →
