South Africa’s economy avoids recession with slim first-quarter growth/in /by
South Africa's economy grew slightly in the first three months of the year, confounding fears of a recession for Africa's most industrialized country, official data showed Tuesday.
African leaders ready for mediation in Russia and Ukraine/in /by
African leaders, seeking to help end the war, agreed on Monday for a mediation mission in mid-June to Russia and Ukraine, the South African presidency announced on Tuesday.
Kenya: Demonstrators protest tax hike plans, 11 arrested/in /by
"Down down finance bill," chanted protesters as a group of about 100 marched towards parliament in Nairobi, which resumed on Tuesday (June 6) after a recess and is expected to debate the legislation this week.
Sissi-Netanyahu telephone conversation after rare border incident/in /by
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi spoke on the phone to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday following a rare deadly incident on the border between the two countries, the Egyptian presidency announced.
Ethiopia rejects HRW accusations of “ethnic cleansing” in Tigray/in /by
The Ethiopian government on Tuesday rejected recent accusations by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of a campaign of "ethnic cleansing" in the western region of Tigray, which it said were not based on "any evidence".
Artists beautify Rabat streets with giant murals/in /by
Street artists from Morocco and others visiting from aboard spent 10 days in the capital city of Rabat, beautifying it with giant murals as part of the Jidar-Rabat Street Art Festival.
Nigeria: Nigeria, Other OPEC Members Agree to Cut Oil Production/in /by
[Premium Times] OPEC and its allies have agreed to cut global oil production by 1.393 million barrels per day.
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Govt, Labour to Meet June 19 On Implementation Framework/in /by
[Premium Times] He said that the meeting agreed on a seven-point resolution to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal on petrol on Nigerians.
Sudan: 10 DRC Congolese killed in Khartoum/in /by
Ten nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed Sunday in Khartoum in bombings by the "regular army" on a campus in the Sudanese capital, the Congolese government announced on Monday in Kinshasa.
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ production getting more successful/in /by
Phil Lord and Chris Miller didn't expect their 2018 animation"Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" to be a runway hit, so when it came to making the sequel - the box office-topping "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" - their choices were clear.