Somalia floods kill 10, displace more than 113,000 a year after drought/in /by
Heavy rains have triggered devastating floods in Somalia, forcing more than 113,000 people to flee their homes and impacting hundreds of thousands more, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA).
Record number of African migrants land in Spain’s Canary Islands/in /by
Spanish interior minister visits Senegal to urge government to do more to prevent migrant boats from leaving.
Rugby: Rassie Erasmus back as Springboks coach/in /by
South Africa is back with Erasmus: the current director of rugby is to resume his role as coach of the Springboks, who were crowned champions at the 2023 World Cup, four years after leaving it to his sidekick Jacques Nienaber.
885 kilos of cocaine seized off West African coast/in /by
The French Navy seized 885 kg of cocaine off the coast of West Africa on Saturday morning from a fishing boat coming from Latin America, the Atlantic maritime prefecture announced in a press release on Sunday.
Egypt’s Sissi, South Sudan’s Kiir meet in Cairo/in /by
The South Sudanese presidency said in a statement that the two leaders would discuss various issues related to joint cooperation between Juba and Cairo
Kenya: 15 dead in floods caused by torrential rains/in /by
At least 15 people have died in Kenya in floods caused by the torrential rains that have hit East Africa, cutting off roads, washing away dozens of houses and killing livestock, the Kenyan Red Cross announced on Monday.
Kenya: Fuel Prices Projected to Hit Sh300 Per Litre in Kenya Next Week/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has warned that motorists may face the grim possibility of fuel prices reaching a high of Sh300 per liter in the coming week, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East.
Kenya: Museveni Says Ban On Petroleum Purchases From Kenya Due to Inflated Prices By Middlemen/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Uganda President Yoweri Museveni now says the decision to ban fuel purchases from Kenya was due to inflated prices by middlemen by up to 59 percent thus causing avoidable pain on consumers.
Nigeria: Lokpobiri – We’ll Hold NNPCL Accountable for Complete Rehabilitation of All Refineries By 2024/in /by
[This Day] Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has declared that the federal government would hold the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) accountable for the complete rehabilitation of all the nation's refineries, as scheduled, by the end of 2024. Lokpobiri stated this at the weekend, while fielding questions from newsmen at the end of a three-day retreat for Ministers, Special Advisers and other presidential aides at the Conference Centre of State House, Abuja.
Fighting continues in Ethiopia’s Amhara region/in /by
Ethiopia's Ahmara region reportedly continues to witness fierce fighting between federal troops and local militias .