Egypt’s annual inflation hits record high/in /by
Egypt's annual inflation rate hit a record high of 36.8% in June, according to official figures announced on Monday.
Migrant boat from Senegal carrying 200 people missing off Canary Islands/in /by
The fishing boat, which departed from Kafountine, a coastal town in southern Senegal approximately 1,700 kilometers (1,057 miles) away from Tenerife, carried at least 200 individuals.
UN and African blocs warn of “ethnic dimension” to the conflict in Sudan/in /by
Fighting in Sudan is concentrated mainly in Darfur and the capital Khartoum, also in Blue Nile state near Ethiopia, as well as in South Kordofan state
Gambia repatriates nearly 300 migrants, half stranded in Libya/in /by
The Gambia announced on Sunday that it had repatriated nearly 300 of its nationals intercepted on the exile route at the end of June and beginning of July, more than half of whom were stranded in Libya.
Italy to lift air embargo on Libyan planes/in /by
"The Italian government has informed us of its decision to lift the air embargo imposed on Libyan civil aviation for ten years,"
Gunmen have killed 24 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria’s hard-hit north/in /by
Gunmen killed 24 villagers in a remote part of north-central Nigeria, authorities said on Sunday, raising further concerns about the West African nation's ongoing security challenges.
BRICS summit in South Africa to be held in person/in /by
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday that next months BRICS summit in his country will held in person
Sudanese airspace to remain closed to all traffic till July 31/in /by
Sudanese airspace was closed to regular traffic after a military conflict erupted between the country's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in mid-April.
Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy and the Arrogance of the Elite/in /by
[Vanguard] For the past few weeks, I have restrained myself from commenting on the controversial issue of subsidy removal. I've heard many pundits, commentators and columnists utter their criticism against what was once the consensual position of the political and economic elites: subsidy removal.
Gabonese react to President Ali Bongo’s decision to seek third term/in /by
In Gabon's capital Libreville, locals reacted to the news that President Ali Bongo will seek a third term in elections on August 26.