African News
Libya's rival legislative bodies agree to end central bank crisis
By: Reuters 26th September 2024 Representatives of Libya's rival eastern and western legislative bodies signed an agreement on Thursday to end a crisis over leadership of the... →
Sudan's army launches push to retake ground in capital
By: Reuters 26th September 2024 Sudan's army launched artillery and air strikes in Sudan's capital on Thursday in its biggest operation to regain ground there since early in its... →
Conflict drives surge in maternal deaths in Sudan's South Darfur, MSF says
By: Reuters 25th September 2024 Pregnant women, mothers and newborn babies are dying at a shocking rate in Sudan's South Darfur region and thousands of malnourished children are... →
Kenyan police in plainclothes fired on Nairobi protesters, Amnesty says
By: Reuters 25th September 2024 Kenyan police out of uniform and with no official identification fired live rounds at demonstrators at the country's parliament complex in Nairobi... →
China bond market opening offers no panacea to debt-laden African states
By: Reuters 25th September 2024 Plans by African governments to raise money on China's domestic debt markets via so-called panda bonds could be undone by their heavy debt loads... →
Almost 30 000 suspected mpox cases in Africa this year, WHO says
By: Reuters 23rd September 2024 Nearly 30 000 suspected mpox cases have been reported in Africa so far this year, most of them in Democratic Republic of Congo where tests have run... →
Govt must strengthen healthcare delivery, infrastructure amid Mpox outbreak – Ramaphosa
By: Thabi Shomolekae 23rd September 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa said government must enhance its surveillance systems and strengthen healthcare delivery and infrastructure, noting that... →
Ghana's electoral commission approves 13 candidates to run for president
By: Reuters 20th September 2024 Ghana's Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and ex-president John Dramani Mahama are among 13 candidates approved for the 2024 presidential poll, the... →