Ivory Coast President Ouattara forecasts GDP growth of 7.2% in 2023/in /by
To cushion the population from skyrocketing prices, Ouattara said his government had expanded support to local millers and as well as spending billions in fuel subsidies to keep transport costs down
Injuries after Sudan hospital is hit by shelling/in /by
At least 20 people were injured on Tuesday after two shells fell on a medical centre in Sudan’s most populous city, Omdurman, according to hospital officials
Tanzania: IMF to disburse $153 million as part of loan deal/in /by
The decision brings total disbursements under the $1.04 billion loan arrangement approved for Tanzania last year to about $305 million, the IMF said
Burkina Faso: UNHCR calls for investigation into killings in Ouahigouya/in /by
“We call on all parties to the conflict in Burkina Faso to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law, including by refraining from targeting civilians... Deliberately targeting civilians or individuals not taking direct part in hostilities constitutes a war crime". Ravina Shamda
FIFA U20 World Cup: Flying Eagles up against Brazil, Italy/in /by
Three of the four African teams qualified for the 23rd edition of the U20 World Cup will face though contenders. Africa's U20 champions Senegal will play Colombia, Japan and Israel.
Sudan: Patients stranded as hospitals thrown into chaos due to fighting/in /by
Khartoum’s hospitals have been thrown into chaos by the explosion of violence between Sudan’s two top generals
Mozambique: explosion of cholera cases after Cyclone Freddy/in /by
The number of cholera cases in Mozambique has increased tenfold since February, with more than 28,000 people infected in the southern African country still reeling from the deadly Cyclone Freddy, UNICEF said Tuesday.
Guinea-Bissau joins UN agreement on environment and human rights/in /by
Guinea-Bissau has become the first non-European country to join an international agreement on government accountability for human rights and the environment, the United Nations announced Tuesday.
S.Africa’s Ramaphosa says ruling party wants country to quit ICC/in /by
The Hague-based ICC issued an arrest warrant in March for Russian President Vladimir Putin for the war crime of "deporting" Ukrainian children.
UNHCR warns of “further displacement” of people from Sudan/in /by
The U.N. refugee agency warned Tuesday of “further displacement” of people from Sudan after thousands streamed into neighboring Chad and South Sudan despite a tenuous cease-fire between the two warring Sudanese generals battling for control of the country