African News
Kenya's Ruto pledges spending cuts after nationwide protests
By: Reuters Updated 26 minutes ago Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday pledged spending cuts totalling 177-billion shillings in the fiscal year that started in July, after weeks... →
Kenya rights groups decry abductions as government cracks down on protests
By: Reuters Updated 4 hours ago Kenyan activist Bill Eugene Omollo was walking home after dark in his Nairobi neighbourhood on June 20 when he spotted trouble - two men eyeing him... →
Kenya president spoke to IMF chief after pulling tax hikes, sources say
By: Reuters 4th July 2024 Kenyan President William Ruto spoke by phone with International Monetary Fund chief Kristalina Georgieva in the days after he withdrew $2.7-billion... →
More than 136 000 displaced by spread of war in southeast Sudan, UN says
By: Reuters 4th July 2024 More than 136 000 people have fled Sudan's southeastern Sennar state since the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began a series of attacks on... →
China condemns militia attack in Democratic Republic of Congo that killed its nationals
By: Reuters 4th July 2024 China has condemned a militia attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo that killed some of its citizens, and called for the perpetrators to be... →
Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN
By: Reuters 4th July 2024 Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan police officers under a... →
Egypt overhauls cabinet as economic pressures, power cuts persist
By: Reuters 3rd July 2024 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi swore in a reshuffled cabinet on Wednesday that includes new finance and foreign ministers in a government... →
Egypt has agreed long-awaited cabinet reshuffle, local media report
By: Reuters 3rd July 2024 Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly's cabinet is set for a long-awaited reshuffle, local media reported, with changes including new finance... →
