Fuel price hike sparks concern across Benin/in /by
Long lines are forming at fuel stations across Benin as motorists grapple with the impact of rising global oil prices and new government fuel rates introduced at the start of May.
Mali: More than 30 killed in twin central attacks/in /by
More than 30 people have been killed in two attacks in central Mali, according to local, security and administrative sources.
Nigerian army frees seven children kidnapped from an orphanage/in /by
The Nigerian army said on Thursday that its troops had freed seven children and two adults who had remained in captivity following a kidnapping from an orphanage last month.
19 Kenyans killed fighting in Russia-Ukraine war, 32 missing/in /by
Kenya's foreign minister said on Thursday 19 citizens had died fighting on the Ukrainian frontline and 32 others were missing, as criticism mounts over reports of the forced enlistment of Kenyans into the Russian army.
Countries scramble to track passengers of virus-hit ship as cases rise/in /by
It is due to dock in the Granadilla de Abona municipality in the southern part of Spain’s Tenerife island in a few days' time.
Circus troupe tackles jihadist nightmares of Burkina Faso’s children/in /by
Their name is Dafra Circus but their performance is not what you might expect. Made up of four young acrobats from Burkina Faso, the troupe’s latest show “Souffle” — or “Breath” — tackles the jihadist conflict in their country that has ruined countless childhoods.
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.