African News
Sudan could soon have 10-million internally displaced people, UN agency says
By: Reuters 7th June 2024 The number of people internally displaced in Sudan due to conflict could soon exceed 10-million, the United Nations migration agency said on... →
Despite fears in Europe, no migrant surge after Niger junta scrapped ban
By: Reuters 7th June 2024 At the bus station in Agadez, a town in northern Niger that serves as a gateway to the Sahara, a dozen men – their faces masked by turbans and... →
Uganda, South Korea sign $500-million deal for infrastructure loan
By: Reuters 6th June 2024 Uganda has signed an agreement with South Korea for a $500-million loan to help finance infrastructure building in the east African country,... →
Kenya central bank holds benchmark rate, says inflation is stable
By: Reuters 6th June 2024 Kenya's central bank held its benchmark lending rate at 13.0% on Wednesday, saying inflation was stable within its near-term target range, and it... →
Russia to provide more military aid, instructors to Burkina Faso
By: Reuters 5th June 2024 Russia will send additional military supplies and instructors to Burkina Faso to help the west African country boost its defence capabilities and... →
Zambia asks for IMF loan to be increased to $1.7-billion
By: Reuters 4th June 2024 The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that Zambia's government had asked for its $1.3-billion loan programme to be increased to... →
Nigerian unions shut down power grid, disrupt airlines with strike over minimum wage
By: Reuters 3rd June 2024 Nigeria's main labour unions on Monday shut down the national grid and disrupted airline operations across the country as they began an indefinite... →
Egypt's Sisi orders prime minister to form new cabinet
By: Reuters 3rd June 2024 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reappointed Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Monday to form a new government after the latter submitted... →
