The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the nation's labor market.
Author Archive for: Rédaction Africanews
Entries by Rédaction Africanews
Marguerite Gnakadè was a former defence minister and is the sister-in-law of president Faure Gnassingbé. She had repeatedly called for him to step down and end the family's regime over the past months.
Kenya's Faith Cherotich claimed the gold in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, stunning defending champion Winfred Yavi, who represents Bahrain, with an impressive performance on the final lap.
South Sudan's First Vice President Machar faces charges of treason and other serious crimes, local justice authorities said, as fears grow that the east African country could edge toward a return to civil war.
Following Brice Oligui Nguema's victory on April 12, which marked a significant political shift after a coup toppled the long-standing regime of Ali Bongo, Gabon will hold legislative and local elections on September 27 and October 11.
Militants affiliated with al-Qaida have burned and destroyed some 100 trucks transporting fuel to Bamako in recent days, according to a local trade union
Sierra Leone's president Julius Maada Bio who took over the chairmanship of ECOWAS in June, met Tuesday with Burkina Faso’s junta leader Capt. Ibrahim Traoré at the presidential palace in Koulouba.
Botswana's Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo secured his spot in the men's 200-meter semi-finals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Wednesday, clocking 20.18 seconds to finish first in his heat.
Israeli aircraft struck a truck carrying displaced civilians from Gaza City late on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring several others, according to local health officials.
Police forcibly removed demonstrators blocking Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as protests called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all remaining hostages.
