Reuters
Reuters is an international news organization owned by Thomson Reuters. Until 2008, the Reuters news agency formed part of an independent company, Reuters Group plc, which was also a provider of financial market data.
UN refugee chief urges states to drop border controls even as displacement crises worsen
14th October 2024 The head of the UN refugee agency warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Sudan could worsen, but said tighter border measures... →
World Bank cuts 2024 growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa over Sudan
14th October 2024 The World Bank said on Monday it had lowered its economic growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year to 3% from 3.4%, mainly due to the... →
WHO approves Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents
14th October 2024 The World Health Organization said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic's mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group... →
Zimbabwe reports first two mpox cases of unspecified variant
14th October 2024 Zimbabwe has confirmed its first two cases of mpox, the health ministry said on Sunday, without specifying which variant had been recorded. The... →
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65
14th October 2024 South Africa's former finance and labour minister and first Black central bank governor Tito Mboweni has died aged 65 following a brief illness,... →
Cameroon bans any talk about 91-year-old President Biya's health
11th October 2024 Cameroon has outlawed any discussion about the health of 91-year-old President Paul Biya, a letter shared by the interior ministry said, after... →
Kenya court refers deputy president's impeachment case to chief justice
11th October 2024 Kenya's high court ruled on Friday that a case challenging Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua's impeachment should be referred to the Chief Justice... →
Egypt denies militia’s allegations of involvement in Sudan war
10th October 2024 Egypt denied accusations it carried out an airstrike on a paramilitary group battling Sudan’s army in the neighbouring country’s civil war. Rapid... →
Mozambique early vote counting under way after peaceful election
10th October 2024 Vote counting was under way in Mozambique on Thursday after a peaceful national election that is widely expected to see the ruling Frelimo party... →
Head of Sudan's RSF accuses Egypt of being involved in airstrikes on group's troops
10th October 2024 The leader of the Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, accused Egypt of being involved in airstrikes... →
Stigma adds to Burundi's challenges in mpox fight
9th October 2024 Eric Mbonigaba recovered from mpox after four weeks in hospital but the Burundian motorcycle taxi driver says he has since fallen victim to stigma... →
Kenya's senate to consider impeachment of deputy president
9th October 2024 Kenya's senate will next week debate whether to dismiss Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, the senate speaker said on Wednesday, after the national... →
Mozambique votes in tense election likely to see ruling party win
9th October 2024 Mozambique votes on Wednesday in a tense general election highly likely to deliver victory to the ruling party, Frelimo, which has governed the... →
Russia, Burkina Faso talk military cooperation
9th October 2024 Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov and prime minister of Burkina Faso, Apollinaire J. Kyelem de Tambela, discussed in Moscow expanding... →
Kenya's deputy president vows to fight impeachment 'to the end'
8th October 2024 Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua vowed to fight impeachment proceedings to the end, ahead of a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday where he... →
Mozambique election winner faces tough financial squeeze
8th October 2024 Whoever wins Mozambique's presidential election on Wednesday will face an economy battered by worsening cyclones, insecurity, delays to planned gas... →
One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says
8th October 2024 A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been... →
Tunisian President Saied secures a second term with more than 90% of vote
8th October 2024 Preliminary results showed President Kais Saied won a second term in the Tunisian election with 90.69% of the vote, the electoral commission said... →
US rules on conflict minerals have not reduced violence in Congo, GAO says
8th October 2024 A US congressional watchdog has found no evidence that a 2012 Securities and Exchange Commission conflict minerals disclosure rule has reduced... →
Three accused in 'Farmgate' Ramaphosa break-in appear in South African court
7th October 2024 Three suspects appeared in a South African court on Monday accused of stealing millions of dollars worth of cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa's... →
Debt burden threatens poor countries' development goals, UN official says
7th October 2024 The world's poorest countries are having to prioritize debt service over investments, United Nations Development Programme administrator Achim... →
Nigeria reports 359 cholera deaths in first nine months of year
7th October 2024 More than 350 people have died from cholera in Nigeria in the first nine months of this year, a 239% jump from the same period last year, data from... →
Tunisia's Saied moves toward landslide win in election
7th October 2024 Supporters of current Tunisian President Kais Saied began celebrations in the capital on Sunday night after an exit poll broadcast on state... →
IMF and Ghana reach staff-level deal on $3-billion loan programme review
4th October 2024 The International Monetary Fund and Ghanaian authorities have reached an agreement on a third review of the West African country's $3-billion loan... →
Zimbabwe compensates foreign and local farmers over land invasions
4th October 2024 The Zimbabwean government will this month pay an initial $20-million to foreign white and local Black farmers who lost land in farm invasions under... →
Kenya asks IMF to review corruption issues after Western push
4th October 2024 Kenya's government has asked the International Monetary Fund to conduct an official assessment of corruption and governance issues, the IMF told... →
US, allies discuss 'urgent need' to finalise plans for new African Union mission in Somalia
4th October 2024 The United States and four other countries discussed the need to finalise plans for the new African Union stabilisation and support mission in... →
Gilead to donate remdesivir for emergency use against Marburg disease in Rwanda
4th October 2024 Gilead Sciences said on Thursday it would donate about 5 000 vials of its antiviral drug remdesivir to the Rwanda Medical Supply for emergency use... →
Kenya's deputy president asks court to halt his impeachment, local media report
3rd October 2024 Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on Thursday filed a petition to a court in Nairobi seeking to halt an impeachment process launched... →
South Sudan president dismisses long-serving security chief
3rd October 2024 South Sudan's President Salva Kiir has dismissed the country's long-serving intelligence chief, replacing him with a close ally, State broadcaster... →
Egypt's GDP growth slows to 2.4% for 2023/24 year, says planning ministry
3rd October 2024 Egypt’s GDP growth rate was 2.4% in the fourth quarter of the 2023/24 year, bringing the annual growth rate to 2.4%, down from 3.8% a year earlier,... →
South Africa introducing visa reforms to boost economy, says minister
3rd October 2024 South Africa is introducing reforms to its strict visa regime to bring in more skilled workers and tourists, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber... →
South Africa business activity accelerates in Sept as inflation eases, S&P PMI shows
3rd October 2024 South Africa's private sector saw an uptick in growth in September, driven by a rise in business activity and a significant cooling of inflationary... →
Rwanda set to start trials of vaccine for Marburg viral disease
3rd October 2024 Rwanda is poised to start vaccine and therapeutic clinical trials to treat Marburg disease, Yvan Butera, the assistant health minister, said on... →
Zimbabwe's president vows to implement measures to stop currency slide
2nd October 2024 Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Wednesday vowed to implement corrective measures to protect people's incomes after the country's new... →
Ghana inflation rises in September as food prices surge
2nd October 2024 Ghana's consumer inflation rose in September after slowing for five consecutive months, driven by an increase in food prices, the statistics... →
Kenya's central bank should start cutting lending rate, finance minister says
2nd October 2024 Kenya's central bank rate should start lowering its lending rate due to falling inflation in recent months, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on... →
South African rand softens, global markets focus on Middle East tensions
2nd October 2024 The South African rand weakened slightly against a stable dollar in early trade on Wednesday, as markets worried about rising tensions in the... →
Libya preparing to restart oil output as central bank crisis eases
1st October 2024 Libya was preparing to restart oil production that has been shut since late of August after an agreement on a new head of the central bank was... →
Western nations urge Kenya to seek IMF review of corruption issues, sources say
1st October 2024 Major shareholders at the International Monetary Fund are urging Kenya to request an IMF assessment of corruption and governance issues as part of... →
Angola's Isabel dos Santos loses appeal against freezing order over assets
30th September 2024 Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos on Monday lost an appeal to overturn an order freezing up to £580-million of her assets as part a lawsuit at... →
