Refugee camp in Kenya at ‘breaking point’ following severe droughts/in /by
Between 400 and 500 people arrive at Dadaab every day, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR, mostly driven from Somalia by drought and insecurity. With some 350,000 people living in these tent cities, all three of the settlements - Dagahaley, Ifo and Hagadera - are well beyond capacity
New African Remittance Index reveals latest trends and impacts/in /by
An index by Western Union surveyed five key markets in Africa: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Morocco. The research found that 62 per cent of Africa’s consumers receive money transfers at least once a month and 59% send funds across borders at the same rate.
Young Libyans answer call of e-gaming/in /by
Unlike in other Arab states, "the gaming community was completely dead here" until recently, says Sofiane Mattouss, a computer science student, who runs an arcade set up in 2022.
9 suspects killed in shootout with South African police/in /by
The suspects were believed to be responsible for armed heists on vans carrying money in the area and were about to launch another robbery, police said.
CAR: First group of released soldiers arrive in Bangui/in /by
10 members of the Central African Armed Forces who spent several months in captivity arrived Wednesday (Apr. 5) at the Bangui Mpoko airport. According to officials, 9 others will soon be freed. The last one was injured and is undergoing treatment at the Red Cross.
Thousands left stranded in Niger’s migrant camps/in /by
"The Algerian military and police told us that the IOM here in Niger would take us to our country. I arrived on 11 January, it's been three months now. When we arrived here we were told that we were not recognised as IOM migrants and that we have to pay for our transport to return home." Abdoul-Kari
Defending champs Wydad to meet Simba in CAF Champions League quarters/in /by
Tanzanian giants Simba SC were drawn against defending Champions Waydad Casablanca at Quarter finals in draws conducted on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt.
Nigeria gets World Bank funding for social program ahead of fuel subsidy cut/in /by
Nigeria has received $800 million from the World Bank to expand its national social program as it prepares to phase out costly petrol subsidies in June.
WTO: a slowdown in world trade growth in 2023/in /by
World trade growth is expected to slow this year, dampened by the war in Ukraine, inflation, tighter monetary policies, and financial uncertainty, according to WTO projections released on Wednesday.
Morocco: demonstration against a verdict considered lax for girl’s rape/in /by
Several dozen demonstrators in Rabat denounced a verdict deemed lax against three men accused of repeated rape of an 11-year-old girl, a case that has elicited anger in Morocco