African News
What's behind Libya's oil shutdown
By: Reuters 28th August 2024 Libya's latest oil shutdown has pushed up global energy prices. This explains the situation. HOW DID WE GET HERE? Since the 2011 NATO-backed... →
Mpox to add to sub-Saharan Africa's fiscal pressures, rating agency Fitch warns
By: Reuters 28th August 2024 A rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region are already experiencing,... →
Egypt sends arms to Somalia following security pact, sources say
By: Reuters 28th August 2024 Egypt delivered its first military aid to Somalia in more than four decades on Tuesday, three diplomatic and Somali government sources said, a move... →
UN World Food Program launches investigation into its Sudan operations as famine spreads
By: Reuters 28th August 2024 The United Nations World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and concealing... →
Spain to donate 500 000 mpox vaccine doses to combat outbreak in Africa
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 Spain will donate 500 000 doses of the mpox vaccine, or 20% of its stockpile, to combat an outbreak of the disease in Africa, the Health Ministry... →
UN agencies concerned by mpox spread in Congo's refugee camps
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 United Nations agencies on Tuesday raised the alarm about the spread of mpox in Democratic Republic of Congo's refugee camps where people are more... →
Namibia to cull 83 elephants and distribute meat to people affected by drought
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 Namibia plans to cull 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and to distribute the meat to people struggling to feed themselves because of a... →
Tunisian court allows Mekki to return to presidential race
By: Reuters 27th August 2024 A Tunisian court on Tuesday upheld an appeal by prominent opposition politician Abdellatif Mekki, allowing him to resume his bid for the presidency... →
