Kenyan private sector slips back into contraction amid Middle East fallout/in /by
In Kenya, private sector activity contracted in March for the first time since August 2025. Companies are reporting lower output and fewer new orders, amid weaker purchasing power and disruptions linked to the war in the Middle East.
Fake news roils Cameroon after controversial reintroduction of vice presidential post/in /by
Quickly discredited rumours circulated across Cameroon on Tuesday that the country's leader, President Paul Biya, had appointed his son to the vice presidency. In fact, no one has yet been named to the office.
‘We must reject division:’ UN chief marks 32 years since start of Rwandan genocide/in /by
Rwanda on Tuesday marked 32 years since the genocide that massacred more than a million people in the space of just one hundred days.
Zimbabwe launches new bank notes aimed at boosting confidence in local currency/in /by
Zimbabwe launched its upgraded banknotes on Tuesday with an appeal to national pride and confidence.
Zimbabwe launches new bank notes aimed at boosting confidence in local currency/in /by
Zimbabwe launched its upgraded banknotes on Tuesday with an appeal to national pride and confidence.
Cameroon’s President Biya appoints son to newly-created vice presidential post/in /by
The world’s oldest leader, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, has appointed his son Franck to the vice presidency. The post was only reintroduced on Saturday, after being scrapped in 1972.
Cameroon’s President Biya appoints son to newly-created vice presidential post/in /by
The world’s oldest leader, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, has appointed his son Franck to the vice presidency. The post was only reintroduced on Saturday, after being scrapped in 1972.
Three gunmen open fire on police outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul/in /by
Turkish police have shot and killed an assailant outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul. Three gunmen opened fire on the officers on Tuesday. Two policemen and two of the assailants were wounded, Turkish officials say.
Italian energy giant ENI announces gas discovery off Egypt coast/in /by
The discovery comes as Egypt is struggling to secure its energy needs due to the US and Israel's war with Iran.
‘I am innocent,’ French ex-president Sarkozy tells appeals court in Libya funding case/in /by
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy appeared before a Paris appeals court on Tuesday in his bid to overturn a conviction linked to Libya's alleged financing of his 2007 campaign.