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Nigeria: Kwara shipwreck victims were mainly women and children/in /by
Most of the 108 people who drowned after a boat broke up in north-central Nigeria were women and their children, survivors and local authorities told the Associated Press on Thursday as search efforts drew to a close.
African peace mission: Ramaphosa’s security stuck in Poland/in /by
Members of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's security team who were due to accompany him on his mediation mission to Ukraine on Friday were detained in Poland, according to officials from both countries, provoking a diplomatic incident.
Nigerians react on the move on letting market set currency exchange rate/in /by
Nigeria’s central bank has ended its distorted foreign exchange rate, a move the new government in Africa's biggest economy hopes will help woo investors and stabilize the local currency
Tunisia’s opposition leader questioned by counter-terrorism prosecutor/in /by
The leader of Tunisia's main opposition block was questioned on Friday by the counter-terrorism prosecutor on charges of "plotting against state security"
African leaders visit Ukrainian town of Bucha/in /by
A delegation of African leaders including South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, visited the town of Bucha in Ukraine, the site of one of the worst massacres perpetrated by Russian forces.
Benin feels the pinch as Nigeria ends fuel subsidies/in /by
For decades, Nigeria's fuel has been transported illegally by road to its neighbours. The scale of the trafficking is such that the price of taxi fares has almost doubled in Cotonou.
UN: The world must prevent another “humanitarian disaster” in Darfur/in /by
Darfur, where the population is living through a "nightmare" after weeks of war in Sudan, is heading towards a new "humanitarian disaster" that the world must prevent, the UN's head of humanitarian affairs, Martin Griffiths, pleaded on Thursday.
9 alleged Egyptian smugglers arrested after deadly sinking of migrant boat/in /by
As the search for possible survivors continued Thursday, nine Egyptian men suspected of being smugglers were arrested in Greece, following the sinking of a boat carrying migrants off the Greek coast, which could have claimed hundreds of lives.
African leaders on peace mission arrive in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital/in /by
On Friday South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was met by a Ukrainian special envoy and South Africa’s ambassador at Nemishaeve Railway Station in Kyiv. South Africa has been under intense scrutiny due to the country’s neutral stance on the conflict.
Zimbabwe reports record tobacco sales/in /by
The Zimbabwean government announced Wednesday that the country, Africa's top producer and among the top 10 in the world, has so far sold 261 million kilograms of tobacco since the selling season opened in March, more than the previous record of 259 million kilograms in 2019