World / Africa

IMF, Egypt agree to finalise work to reach staff-level agreement 'very soon' 15 Oct 2022 - 10:43 pm

Cairo: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Egyptian authorities have agreed to finalise work to reach a staff-level agreement 'very soon', the...

Uganda locks down 2 districts in bid to stem spread of Ebola 15 Oct 2022 - 10:18 pm

Kampala: Ugandan authorities on Saturday imposed a travel lockdown on two Ebola-hit districts as part of efforts to stop the spread of the...

Head of Africa CDC alleges mistreatment at German airport 15 Oct 2022 - 08:22 pm

Berlin: The acting director of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alleged he was "mistreated” upon his arrival at Germany's Frankfurt...

Ethiopia debt relief delay partly due to civil war, says finance minister 15 Oct 2022 - 08:15 pm

Washington / Johannesburg: Delays in restructuring Ethiopia's debt due to the failings of a new global mechanism for resolving debt problems are "disappointing,"...

Gambia says child deaths linked to cough syrup have risen to 70 15 Oct 2022 - 11:46 am

Gambia's government on Friday said the number of child deaths from acute kidney injury, thought to be linked to Indian-made cough syrups, has...

Death toll from widespread Nigeria floods tops 500: Ministries 14 Oct 2022 - 04:06 pm

LOKOJA, Nigeria: Widespread flooding has killed more than 500 people in Nigeria, left around 90,000 homes under water and blocked food and fuel...

Sudan rebels hand over prisoners of war, boosting ongoing talks 13 Oct 2022 - 06:23 pm

Juba: A rebel group operating from Sudan's Nuba Mountains handed over nine prisoners of war to Khartoum authorities on Thursday after neighbour South...

African cocoa giants seek to extend new EU rules deadline 13 Oct 2022 - 06:07 pm

Accra: The world’s top cocoa exporters, Ivory Coast and Ghana, are in talks with European officials to push back a proposed deadline that...

Chad names opposition politician Kebzabo as new PM: State TV 12 Oct 2022 - 09:54 pm

N'djamena: Chad's transitional government on Wednesday named opposition politician Saleh Kebzabo as the new prime minister after the former prime minister resigned to...

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build 12 Oct 2022 - 09:46 pm

Harare: South Africa's Tharisa Plc plans to spend $391m on developing a 194,000 ounce per year platinum group metal (PGM) mine in Zimbabwe,...

South Africa elected to UN rights council, South Korea, Venezuela lose seats 11 Oct 2022 - 10:14 pm

The U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to...

Upstart party wins in Lesotho polls, must form coalition 10 Oct 2022 - 06:35 pm

Maseru: Lesotho business mogul Sam Matekane’s upstart party, the Revolution for Prosperity, has won 56 of the 120 constituencies in the general elections,...

Death toll in Nigeria boat capsize tragedy rises to 76 09 Oct 2022 - 11:55 pm

Lagos: The death toll from a boat accident in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra has risen to 76, the president said on Sunday....

Lesotho's new party set for election win, early results show 09 Oct 2022 - 09:32 pm

Maseru: A recently founded party led by a millionaire diamond magnate looked set on Sunday to win Lesotho's parliamentary election, having secured enough...

Financial crime watchdog adds Congo to money laundering watch list 08 Oct 2022 - 08:32 pm

Kinshasha: The Financial Action Task Force plans to put Democratic Republic of Congo on a list of countries subject to increased monitoring, the...

Somali Army kills 19 Al-Shabab Militants in repulsed attack 08 Oct 2022 - 02:28 pm

Somali Army killed recently 19 Al-Shabab Militantsafter they had attempted to attack on army base near Bal’ad district in Middle Shabelle region. According...