Currency crisis in Bukavu: Residents struggle with damaged banknotes/in /by
Residents of Bukavu struggle with damaged banknotes amid rebel control
Tanzania: Fuel Price Cuts Bring Relief to Motorists/in /by
[Daily News] Dodoma -- MOTORISTS in the country are experiencing a reprieve following a 36/- and 23/- reduction in cap prices for petroleum and diesel, respectively, which is expected to lower transportation costs, ease inflationary pressures and boost overall economic activity.
Wildfire burns homes in historic California Gold Rush town/in /by
A fast-moving wildfire has burned homes in the historic California town of Chinese Camp, founded in the 1850s by Chinese miners forced out of a nearby settlement.
DR Congo and Rwanda reaffirm commitment to June peace deal/in /by
At a meeting of the joint oversight committee in Washington, members acknowledged the slowness of progress in implementing the agreement.
Nigeria: ICT Projected to Surpass Oil As Nigeria’s Top Earner/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigeria's Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is on course to outperform oil and gas as the country's biggest revenue earner by 2027, according to Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani.
Vladimir Putin calls Congo a “friend and reliable partner” of Russia/in /by
On the sidelines of World War II’s 80th anniversary celebrations in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Denis Sassou-Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo.
Police drag protesters from rails as Israelis rally for Gaza ceasefire/in /by
Police used water cannons and dragged protesters from the rails in Jerusalem on Wednesday as thousands demonstrated outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence.
Kenya halts exhumations after 100+ bodies found at cult site/in /by
In Kenya, gruesome exhumations at Chakama Ranch in Kilifi County have been suspended to allow for DNA analysis after more than 100 body parts and 34 new bodies were uncovered in the latest phase of investigation into a suspected doomsday cult.
Darfur landslide in Sudan kills 100, hundreds feared dead/in /by
A devastating landslide in Sudan’s western Darfur region has reportedly buried an entire village in the remote Marrah Mountains, with around 100 bodies recovered so far. The Sudan Liberation Movement-Army warned that the death toll from the August 31 disaster in Tarasin village could climb.
Sub-Saharan Africa faces aging crisis amid surging elderly population/in /by
In just 15 years, sub-Saharan Africa has seen the number of people over 60 balloon by an estimated 50 per cent.