Sudan’s economy in limbo, warns IMF/in /by
The International Monetary Fund says that Sudan's GDP will contract by more than 18% in 2023 due to the war which has raged in the country since April this year.
Rugby World Cup: the South Africans who support the All Blacks/in /by
"There are a few free electrons who support France and Australia, but I don't know any who are behind the South African Springboks," Moodaley says of his extended family, based in Cape Town .
Manhunt underway for escaped prisoners in South Africa/in /by
South African authorities in Western Cape province are currently in pursuit of six prisoners who managed to break free from the confines of a magistrate's court holding cell.
Kenya: Court dismisses challenge over Genetically modified crops/in /by
Activists and agricultural pressure groups had denounced the authorities' 2022 decision, and called for the ban to be "reinstated". Kenya is experiencing a drought of unprecedented intensity for 40 years.
Outbreak of diphtheria kills 600 in Nigeria/in /by
Nigeria is grappling with a devastating diphtheria outbreak that has claimed the lives of more than 600 people, primarily children, since its onset in December 2022. This recent outbreak surpasses the 2011 incident, which reported a mere 98 cases.
Arms distributed to Israelis in the north of the country/in /by
Arms are being distributed to Israelis living near the Lebanese border in the north of the country as it faces a possible new front in the ongoing war.
Springboks gear up to face host XV de France/in /by
France and the Springboks last met in Marseille last November, with the French battling to a narrow 30-26 win. In their only World Cup meeting, in the 1995 semi-finals, France lost to the Springboks 19-15.
Kenya: Government ends deal to swap doctors with Cuba/in /by
Health Minister Nakumicha Wafula announced the end of the Cuba deal at a meeting with health industry workers in the capital, Nairobi, and was met with applause and shouts of “yes, yes!" Wafula said the ministry would ensure that the country's health workers are “well taken care of.”
Rwanda genocide: trial resumes in Brussels with only one of the two accused/in /by
The trial of two alleged Rwandan genocide perpetrators resumed in Brussels on Wednesday in the absence of one of them, a 76-year-old man who is unwell and must remain in hospital "for at least another fortnight", said the president of the assize court.
US Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for House speaker/in /by
Wednesday's victory marked a stunning turnaround for Scalise, just one month after he returned to work following a blood cancer diagnosis for which he has been undergoing chemotherapy