Middle East war will slow down economic growth in Africa as cost of living crisis soars, IMF warns/in /by
According to the IMF's report, regional growth is expected to decline by 0.3 percentage points, and some 20 million people in Africa now face the risk of food insecurity as the Iran war raises energy and food prices.
UN rights chief says Tunisia must end repression of civil society, journalists/in /by
The United Nations rights chief demanded Thursday that Tunisia end widening repression targeting civil society organizations, journalists, rights defenders and opposition figures.
Somalia’s drought fallout worsened by aid cuts and ongoing conflict/in /by
As the drought intensifies, and the malnutrition rate soars, the race is on to stop another hunger catastrophe.
South Sudan’s President Kiir fires army chief and finance minister/in /by
More changes at the top of South Sudan’s government on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir fired the country’s army chief and a finance minister who’d been in office for less than three months.
Sudan RSF paramilitary leader Hemedti says ready to fight for decades/in /by
The leader of Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary said his forces are prepared to fight for decades in their war with the regular army, warning that his fighters remained positioned outside the army-controlled capital.
South Sudan’s President Kiir fires army chief and finance minister in latest reshuffle/in /by
More changes at the top of South Sudan’s government on Wednesday as President Salva Kiir fired the country’s army chief and a finance minister who’d been in office for less than two weeks.
Chad declares three days of national mourning after Boko Haram attack/in /by
Chad declared three days of national mourning after a new attack by Boko Haram jihadists Wednesday killed two generals in the volatile Lake Chad Basin.
Angola and Gabon strengthen ties with new cooperation agreements/in /by
Speaking after the talks, President Oligui Nguema said Gabon was looking to benefit from Angola’s experience in tourism, agriculture and other industries as Libreville pushes to reduce its dependence on oil revenues.
Senegalese children’s quiet mourning when migrant parents disappear/in /by
When an adult has died trying to reach Europe, the children left behind in Senegal often have to navigate the burden of grief alone.
Oil Market: Africa facing new turbulence [Business Africa]/in /by
Across Africa, economies remain closely tied to the oil market. OPEC and its allies recently announced a production increase of 188,000 barrels per day, though the move remains largely symbolic, as actual output still falls below quotas.