African News
US troops pull out of Niger's Air Base 101
8th July 2024 The US military withdrew its personnel from Niger's Air Base 101 near the airport in the capital Niamey on Sunday, ahead of its exit from a major... →
France's North African doctors consider emigration with rise of far right
By: Reuters 5th July 2024 In the southern French town where Tunisian doctor Tasnime Labiedh works, the far-right National Rally came top with 41% in the first round of... →
Rwanda secures $1-billion funding deal with South Korea
By: Reuters 5th July 2024 Rwanda's Finance Ministry said on Friday that South Korea has awarded it $1-billion in concessionary loans to fund projects in several sectors... →
Kenya's Ruto pledges spending cuts after nationwide protests
By: Reuters 5th July 2024 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 5th July 2024 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... →
