Sudanese armed forces enlist more civilians/in /by
The possible recruitment of civilians, which could worsen already deadly violence, has been the subject of debate for weeks. The conflict which erupted on mid-April started as a power struggle between generals. Since then, at least 5,000 people have been killed and over 12,000 wounded.
South Africa’s Russia trained medical graduates struggle to find job/in /by
Spokesperson for the graduates, Hayley Reichert believes the delay in allocating dates for the graduates to write their board exams and be placed to work in the health system is one of the reasons South Africa has a shortage of medical staff.
Fuel prices hit all-time high in Kenya/in /by
The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced it had brought the retail price of a litre of petrol to an unprecedented more than 200 Kenyan shillings ($1.36). Kenyans already face a harsh cost of living crisis with rising prices for many staple goods, a raft of new taxes.
Zambia, China Presidents commit to enhancing trade cooperation as they meet in Beijing/in /by
China and Zambia said they'd enhance trade cooperation; with the Chinese side vowing to invite Zambia to continuously participate in the China International Import Expo. Xi and Hichilema agreed to designate 2024 as the Year of Business Cooperation.
Property disputes, evictions plague DR Congo capital/in /by
"There are lots of land disputes in Kinshasa, thousands of them," said Theo Sindani Kasita, a property lawyer in the megacity of an estimated 15 million people. Families are regularly evicted without being notified of a court decision, and before tenants can launch an appeal, he adds.
Spared by the earthquake, Marrakech’s traditional riads suffer booking cancellations/in /by
Marrakesh has a rich architectural heritage, and much of it suffered damage in last week’s quake, the strongest ever to hit the Kingdom in a century. Traditional housing- riads- in the historic medina which didn't suffer any damage are now suffering financial losses. Many tourists are cancelling.
Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over ‘excessive’ drug prices/in /by
US pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson is under investigation in South Africa for allegedly charging "excessive" prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said on Friday.
Paul Pogba face-to-face with group accused of extorting him/in /by
French star Paul Pogba was questioned Friday (Sep. 15) alongside five acquaintances and childhood friends suspected of involvement in a March 2022 extortion attempt against him, sources familiar with the case told new agency AFP.
Tunisia’s largest museum welcomes public again/in /by
Several spaces were enlarged and some collections were relocated to make room for other pieces, said the museum's director, Fatma Nait Yghil, adding that she was "proud of the work carried out".
Mediterranean: crossings of African migrants have almost doubled/in /by
Irregular arrivals of migrants in Italy via the Mediterranean from North Africa amounted to almost 114,300 between January and August, almost twice as many as in the same period in 2022, according to figures announced Thursday by Frontex .