Anger in Egypt after crash cyclist picked for Olympics
With just two weeks to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics begin, many Egyptians are debating the decision to select…
Inmates escape Niger prison that holds militants
Niger’s interior ministry says search units are on alert after inmates escaped from the high-security Koutoukale prison on Thursday, July…
Kenya MPs flaunting wealth on social media added fuel to tax protests
Luxury cars, private helicopters, mounds of cash. The lavish lifestyles of Kenya’s lawmakers, splashed across TikTok and X, added fuel…
Kenya’s police chief resigns after deadly anti-tax protests
Kenya’s police chief Japhet Koome has resigned, following weeks of violent protests against proposed tax hikes in which more than…
Storms hit Cape Town, displacing 4,500 due to floods
The South African city of Cape Town and surrounding areas were hit by more storms on Thursday, July 11. The…
Brains behind South Africa’s $130m bank scandal jailed
The man who masterminded a $130m (£100m) banking scandal that caused national outrage in South Africa has been jailed for…
Egypt’s urban inflation rate drops for fourth consecutive month
Egypt’s urban inflation rate decreased for the fourth month in a row in June, dropping to 27.5% from 28.1% in…
Libya’s High State Council rejects Parliament budget
Libya’s Tripoli-based High State Council (HSC) on Thursday rejected a budget approved by the eastern-based parliament, warning of more partition…
Vladimir Putin calls for BRICS unity to create a ‘harmonious world’
Speaking at the BRICS parliamentary forum in St Petersburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday accused the West of attempting…
Nigeria central bank will act as needed to tame inflation, says governor
Nigeria’s central bank will do whatever is necessary to tame double-digit inflation but expects price pressures to moderate and interest…
Kagame expected to cruise to fourth term in Rwanda election
Rwandan President Paul Kagame is expected to cruise to a fourth term in office in an election on Monday against…
Severe penalties for homosexuality in Burkina Faso
The military junta Captain Ibrahim Traoré in Burkina Faso has approved a revised family code that criminalizes homosexuality. This decision…
Mali’s junta lifts three-month suspension on political party activities
Mali’s military junta on Wednesday said it would allow political parties and associations to resume their activities. The announcement by…
Ugandan TikToker jailed for insulting president
A Ugandan court has sentenced a 24-year-old man to six years in prison for insulting the president and the first…
Kenyan president dismisses all cabinet ministers after weeks of protests
Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed all of his Cabinet ministers and promised to form a new government that…
Zimbabwe faces increased malnutrition amid severe drought
In 2024, Zimbabwe allocated a budget of $7.6 million to support 7,300 persons with disabilities. Due to the disaster situation,…
Two armies accused of backing DR Congo’s feared rebels
Uganda is backing M23 rebels fighting across its border in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN experts say, warning that…
Haitian Prime Minister Visits Recaptured Hospital
Haitian police heavily armed patrolled the vicinity of the University hospital in Port-au-Prince on Tuesday ahead of the Prime Minister’s…
It was terrifying’ – escaping Ethiopia’s armed kidnappers
Bekele’s sister is one of dozens of students from Ethiopia’s Derbak University who have been missing for a week now…
UK-Rwanda deal “didn’t stipulate money should be returned”
Rwanda’s Deputy Government Spokesman said Tuesday (Jul. 09) that the agreement with the UK to deport asylum-seekers to the east…