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21/04 Korir wins Boston after early tumble, Lokedi denies Obiri 'three-peat'

Kenyan John Korir overcame a tumble near the starting line to win the Boston Marathon on Monday, finishing in two hours four minutes and 45 seconds, while his compatriot Sharon Lokedi denied Hellen Obiri a third straight title in a course record.

21/04 South Sudan's military recaptures key town from White Army militia

South Sudan's army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in clashes which led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar and a spiralling political crisis.

20/04 Congo suspends former president Kabila's political party

Democratic Republic of Congo suspended former President Joseph Kabila's political party and ordered his assets seized over accusations of supporting Rwandan-backed rebels in the east, the government said.

19/04 Tanzania opposition party says its leader has been moved to different prison

Tanzania's main opposition party said on Saturday its leader Tundu Lissu, who has been held and charged with treason, had been moved to a different prison, a day after the party said his whereabouts were unknown.

18/04 World record-holder Chepngetich, Jepchirchir withdraw from London Marathon

World record holder Ruth Chepngetich and reigning champion Peres Jepchirchir have withdrawn from the London Marathon, organisers said on Friday, less than two weeks before the race.

18/04 Tanzanian opposition party says whereabouts of its leader unknown

Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Friday it could not establish the whereabouts of its leader Tundu Lissu after he was moved from a jail where he was being held following his arrest on treason charges last week.

18/04 Rwanda to allow Southern Africa troops in Congo passage to Tanzania, diplomatic sources say

Rwanda has agreed to allow troops deployed by the Southern Africa bloc to fight rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to evacuate from the rebel-held city of Goma through its territory to Tanzania, three diplomatic sources said on Friday.

18/04 Uganda plans law to allow military prosecution of civilians

The Ugandan government intends to introduce a law to allow military tribunals to try civilians for certain offences even after the practice was banned by the Supreme Court.

17/04 Airstrike, army attack kill dozens of al Shabaab fighters in Somalia, government says

An airstrike by Somali forces killed 12 al Shabaab militants in central Somalia and another 35 Islamists were killed by the army in a southwestern area as they tried to attack a military base there, the government said on Thursday.

17/04 Kenya land standoff sends warning to foreign-owned tea estates

A dispute between a British-owned tea plantation and a local community in western Kenya has come to the boil in what could be a sign of turbulent times ahead for tea producers facing a growing backlash over colonial-era injustices.

16/04 Al Shabaab attacks strategic Somalia town as it presses offensive

Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area for their efforts to drive back the militants, who have been gaining ground in recent weeks, residents said.

15/04 US condemns Sudan's RSF for attacks on civilians, calls for accountability

The Trump administration on Tuesday condemned attacks by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on civilians in North Darfur and called for parties in the country's civil war to be held accountable for breaches of international humanitarian law.

15/04 Kenyan agents bust plot to smuggle giant ants for sale to foreign insect lovers

Four smugglers caught trying to transport thousands of live ants out of Kenya for sale on exotic pet markets in Europe and Asia will be sentenced for trafficking wildlife in a case being hailed as a milestone by the Kenya Wildlife Service.

15/04 Oil price drop turns up heat on emerging market crude exporters

A steep drop in crude oil prices largely due to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs will squeeze budgets of emerging market oil exporters, analysts said, while the potential economic slowdown could also curb any benefits for importers.

15/04 Britain boosts aid for victims of Sudan conflict at conference

Britain said on Tuesday it would provide 120 million pounds ($158 million) more in aid to people in Sudan, which it said faces the worst humanitarian crisis on record, as it hosted a conference marking the two-year anniversary of the conflict.

13/04 Musk says Starlink now available in Somalia

SpaceX's Starlink satellite system is now available in Somalia, owner Elon Musk wrote on social media platform X on Sunday, while a Somalia government official confirmed the company has been given a licence to operate in the country.

12/04 Tanzania's top opposition party disqualified from polls, election commission says

Tanzania's main opposition party CHADEMA has been disqualified from elections due later this year, a senior election commission official said on Saturday, days after the party's leader was charged with treason for allegedly seeking to disrupt the vote.

12/04 Who is Tundu Lissu, Tanzania opposition leader accused of treason?

Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu survived being shot 16 times in 2017 and has been arrested on multiple occasions, but now faces an even more grave challenge after being charged with treason, a capital offence, following his calls for electoral reform.

09/04 South Sudan cholera patients died walking to clinic after US cut aid, charity says

Eight people infected by cholera in South Sudan including five children died on a three-hour walk to seek medical treatment after U.S. aid cuts forced local health services to close, the UK-based charity Save the Children said on Wednesday.

09/04 Exclusive: Trump administration moves to restore some terminated foreign aid programs, sources say

The programs to be restored were the World Food Programme awards in Lebanon, Syria, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq and Ecuador, five sources familiar with the matter said.

08/04 Rising populism should not stop discussions on reparations, says African Union official

The rise of right-wing populism in Europe and elsewhere should not prevent Africa from bringing reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism to the table, the head of the African Union's (AU) diaspora division said.

08/04 Brazil, Egypt and Singapore among potential winners from tariff onslaught

Days after U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs shocked multiple U.S. trading partners and global markets, a handful of countries are emerging as potential winners although the risk of a tariff-induced recession will limit the upside.

07/04 Boeing settles lawsuits with two 737 MAX crash victims' families

U.S. planemaker Boeing Co reached settlements with the families of two people who died in the March 2019 crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX on the eve of a trial, the company and lawyers for the families said on Monday.

07/04 Kidnapped Kenyan officials released after two months, minister says

Five local Kenyan officials have been released from captivity, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen said on Monday, two months after they were kidnapped by suspected Islamist gunmen in the northeast of the country.

06/04 US revokes all South Sudan visas over failure to repatriate citizens

The U.S. said on Saturday it would revoke all visas held by South Sudanese passport holders over South Sudan's failure to accept the return of its repatriated citizens, at a time when many in Africa fear that country could return to civil war.

04/04 Meta can be sued in Kenya over posts related to Ethiopia violence, court rules

A Kenyan court has ruled that Facebook's parent company Meta can be sued in the East African country over its alleged role in promoting content that led to ethnic violence in neighbouring Ethiopia, a plaintiff in the case said.

04/04 Congo rebels leave strategic town ahead of planned Doha talks

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have withdrawn from the strategic town of Walikale, describing the move as a goodwill gesture ahead of planned peace talks with the government next week.

04/04 Exclusive: Official creditors grant Ethiopia more time to pay debt, no write-down

Ethiopia's official creditors expect to finalise within months a draft debt restructuring that gives the government more time to pay but stops short of an outright haircut, the co-chair of the group told Reuters.

04/04 Uganda's Museveni arrives in South Sudan amid political crisis

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni arrived in neighbouring South Sudan on Thursday, in the highest level mission there since clashes and the detention of the vice president triggered regional fears of a return to civil war.

03/04 Trump's tariff formula confounds the world, punishes the poor

Ridiculed for imposing trade tariffs on frozen islands largely inhabited by penguins, Donald Trump's formula for calculating those levies has a serious side: it is also hitting some of the world's poorest nations hardest.

02/04 Congo and M23 rebels plan to hold first direct talks on April 9 

The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on Tuesday, a potential boost to Qatar's efforts to end the Central African country's worst fighting in decades.

01/04 Kenyan police in Haiti suffer more casualties in clashes with gangs

Two Kenyan police officers in Haiti have been seriously injured in clashes with gangs over the past week, three officers told Reuters, adding to the mission's growing list of casualties as it comes under increasingly frequent attack.

01/04 Zimbabwe police deploy to block demonstrations against Mnangagwa

Police deployed heavily in Zimbabwe's capital and other cities on Monday, largely neutralising a call by veterans for massive protests against plans to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's rule.

01/04 Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo

A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Congo's Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region.

30/03 Uganda signs deal with UAE investment firm over oil refinery

Uganda on Saturday signed an oil refinery agreement with UAE-based Alpha MBM Investments for a 60% stake in crude oil refinery in Kabaale, Hoima District, President Yoweri Museveni's office said in a statement.

28/03 Somalia offers US exclusive control of air bases, ports

Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its president said in a letter to President Donald Trump seen by Reuters on Friday.

28/03 UN chief: situation in South Sudan 'darkly reminiscent' of civil wars

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that a peace agreement in South Sudan was in a shambles, telling the country's leaders to put down the weapons and put all the people of South Sudan first.

28/03 Trump, Carney say they had a productive call; Canadian tariffs still coming

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday had a conversation that both men described as productive, although the Canadian leader said Ottawa would be imposing retaliatory tariffs next week as promised.

28/03 Qatar hosts talks between Congo and Rwanda, also meets with rebels, sources say

Qatar hosted a second round of talks on Friday between Congo and Rwanda and separately met with representatives of the Rwandan-backed rebellion waging an insurgency in eastern Congo, four sources told Reuters.

28/03 South Sudan says arrested VP Machar tried to stir rebellion

South Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar is under arrest and will be investigated on charges of trying to stir up rebellion, the government said on Friday, the first confirmation of a detention that world powers fear could reignite civil war.

28/03 French Constitutional Council ruling deals blow to Le Pen

France's Constitutional Council ruled on Friday that local politicians can be barred from office immediately if convicted of a crime, leaving the door open for far-right leader Marine Le Pen to potentially be barred from the 2027 presidential race.

27/03 Record 28 million people face acute hunger in conflict-ravaged Congo

Twenty-eight million people face acute hunger in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a record for the country, driven by an escalating conflict between the government and Rwandan-backed rebels in the east, the United Nations said on Thursday.

27/03 What to know of Marine Le Pen’s high-stakes EU funds misuse trial

Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally (RN) party, will on Monday learn her fate in an embezzlement trial that could upend French politics if she is barred from running in the 2027 presidential election.

27/03 US urges South Sudan president to release VP Machar, who is reportedly under house arrest

The United States on Thursday called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir to release his rival First Vice President Riek Machar who was reportedly under house arrest, saying it was time the country's leaders demonstrated their commitment to peace.

22/03 Germany temporarily shuts embassy in South Sudan amid fears of civil war

Germany has temporarily closed its embassy in South Sudan's capital Juba because of rising tensions that have brought the East African country to the verge of civil war, the German foreign ministry said on Saturday.

22/03 Congo M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized town to support peace push

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels staging an offensive in east Congo said on Saturday they would withdraw forces from the seized town of Walikale in support of peace efforts, having previously said they were leaving troops there as they pushed on to the capital.

20/03 Kirsty Coventry: From Olympic champion to president of the IOC

Kirsty Coventry, an Olympic champion swimmer turned sports administrator, was on Thursday elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee, marking an historic milestone as the first African and first female to lead the Olympic movement.

20/03 Coventry becomes first woman and first African to lead International Olympic Committee

Kirsty Coventry smashed through the International Olympic Committee’s glass ceiling on Thursday to become the organisation’s first female and first African president in its 130-year history.

10/03 Coffee theft surges in the US as prices for the beans soar

Theft of truck loads of green coffee beans is surging in the United States, the world's largest importer of the commodity, as prices for the beans increased to all-time highs in the last year, according to transportation companies.

09/03 Clashes continue in eastern Congo days after attack on civilians left many dead

Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway on Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km north of Goma in eastern Congo, residents said, days after a nearby attack left a heavy civilian death toll, according to the United Nations and an NGO.

09/03 Haitian economist takes over as transition president in friendly ceremony

Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the top executive role in a country battling a devastating conflict with armed gangs.

09/03 South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace, UN rights body says

On Friday, a South Sudanese general and dozens of soldiers were killed when a U.N. helicopter trying to evacuate them from Nasir came under attack, the government said.

07/03 Global coffee trade grinding to a halt, hit hard by brutal price hikes

Global coffee traders and roasters say they have slashed their purchases to minimal levels, as the industry reels from a steep surge in prices that suppliers have yet to convince retail stores to accept.

04/03 How a key ingredient in Coca-Cola, M&M's is smuggled from war-torn Sudan

Gum arabic, a vital ingredient used in everything from Coca-Cola to M&M's sweets, is increasingly being trafficked from rebel-held areas of war-torn Sudan, traders and industry sources say, complicating Western companies' efforts to insulate their supply chains from the conflict.

25/01 Congo repels overnight rebel advance on Goma city, say sources

Congolese troops pushed back an attempted overnight advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the eastern city of Goma, two Congolese army sources said on Saturday, after the sound of nearby heavy bombardment rocked the city in the early hours.

25/01 Comoros president Assoumani denies he intends to hand power to son

Comoros President Azali Assoumani, who came to power in 1999 through a coup and has won four elections in the Indian Ocean archipelago nation since 2002, has denied he intends to hand over power to his son.

25/01 US rejoining international anti-abortion pact

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday the United States was rejoining an international accord that critics say aims to limit abortion access for millions of women and girls around the world.

24/01 Scores of Ethiopians die in long-running Amhara conflict, rights body says

Ethiopian forces and Amhara militiamen have both in recent months killed dozens of civilians, caught in a conflict plaguing the country's second-largest region since mid-2023, a state-appointed rights body said on Friday.

24/01 More than 100 dead dolphins found on Somali coast, cause a mystery

More than 100 dead dolphins have been found on the coast of Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, with officials yet to establish what caused their deaths.

24/01 Congo’s M23 conflict could spark regional war, UN says

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that Congo's M23 conflict risks spiralling into a broader regional war as Congolese troops battle a rebel advance near the largest eastern city and tens of thousands more people flee.

23/01 Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance

Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance that has taken more territory than ever before.

23/01 How serious is Mozambique's financial crisis?

Mozambique's international bonds tumbled earlier this week after a news report that the new government in Maputo is weighing a debt restructuring following months of post-election turmoil.

20/01 South Sudan says 16 Sudanese nationals killed in last week's unrest

South Sudan police said on Monday that 16 Sudanese nationals were killed in riots last week over the alleged killings of South Sudanese people in Sudan's El Gezira region.

20/01 EU to test how banks would cope with geopolitical shocks, trade wars

The European Banking Authority said on Monday it would assess how European banks would react to a hypothetical spiralling of geopolitical tensions and ensuing trade wars in an upcoming health check of the industry.

20/01 Gang leader 'Tiger' evades South African police after 78 mine deaths

A suspected gang leader known as "Tiger" escaped with the help of South African police after being pulled from an illegal gold mine last week where at least 78 miners died, the police said on Monday.

18/01 Mauritius PM queries duration of lease deal for Chagos military base

Mauritius Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has questioned the duration of the lease on a U.S.-British military base, he told a local newspaper, a contentious element of negotiations in which the UK plans to cede control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.

16/01 Tanzania says no sign of Marburg outbreak in the country

Tanzania's government said no-one in the country had tested positive for the Marburg virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said at least eight people in the northwest were believed to have died from it.

16/01 French Socialists set not to back no-confidence vote against Bayrou

France's centre-left Socialist party will not back a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Francois Bayrou on Thursday, party sources said, a decision enabling his weak minority government to live to fight another day.

16/01 South African police lower cage into mine to check if anyone left after 78 died

South African police lowered a camera down more than a mile (1.5 km) underground into an illegal gold mine on Thursday to ascertain if any survivors or corpses were still there after a months-long siege by authorities in which at least 78 miners died.

15/01 Comoros ruling party wins parliamentary elections, opposition rejects results

The ruling party in the Comoros won decisively in parliamentary elections this week, the electoral commission said, but opposition parties either boycotted the vote or rejected the results, claiming fraud.

15/01 Mozambique's Chapo sworn in as president after disputed election

Daniel Chapo of Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo party was sworn in as president on Wednesday at a sparsely attended ceremony after months of protests against his disputed election victory.

15/01 Kenya turns to the UAE for railway funds after China cut financing

Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway, President William Ruto said, after China cut infrastructure funding to the project.

15/01 Rains force South Africa to close border crossing with Botswana

South Africa has temporarily closed a key border crossing with Botswana due to heavy rainfall and flooding, the country's border authority said.

15/01 Chepngetich eyes new world record at London Marathon

Women's marathon world record holder Ruth Chepngetich will race the London Marathon in April, the Kenyan said, adding that she expects a new record could be set in Britain's capital.

14/01 Zimbabwe's Zanu-PF wants to extend president's term by two years

Zimbabwe's ruling Zanu-PF party wants to extend President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term in office by two years until 2030, a party spokesman said on Tuesday.

13/01 UK, Mauritius say good progress made in Chagos Islands talks

Britain and Mauritius said on Monday there had been good progress in talks to finalise a deal over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands, including a U.S.-British military base, with London hoping for sign-off before Donald Trump's inauguration.

13/01 Tanzanian activist released after being 'kidnapped' in Kenya's capital

A prominent Tanzanian activist has been released after being "kidnapped" on Sunday by three armed men on the streets of Kenya's capital Nairobi, her husband said, accusing Tanzania's national intelligence service of responsibility.

12/01 Voters in Comoros head to polls to elect 33-seat parliament

Voters in Comoros were heading to the polls on Sunday to elect the Indian Ocean archipelago's 33-seat parliament, a year after the re-election of President Azali Assoumani in a poll which the opposition alleged was marred by widespread irregularities.

11/01 Cyclone-battered Mayotte to be put on red alert

Authorities will put the French overseas territory of Mayotte on red alert late on Saturday, Overseas Minister Manuel Valls said, as a tropical storm nears the Indian Ocean archipelago that was devastated by a cyclone last month.

11/01 Somalia's president to visit Ethiopia in boost to strained relations

Somalia's president will visit Ethiopia on Saturday, his office said, the strongest sign yet of improving relations between the two neighbours after a year of tensions over Addis Ababa's plans to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region.

09/01 Mozambique opposition leader returns after fleeing on post-election safety fears

Mozambique opposition leader Venancio Mondlane returned home on Thursday, after fleeing in the days following a hotly contested October election that sparked demonstrations in which scores of protesters have been killed.

08/01 Congo rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports, says UN report

Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda last year, leading to the largest contamination of the Great Lakes Region's mineral supply chain on record, U.N. experts said in a report.

08/01 Obiri seeks Boston Marathon 'three-peat', Lemma to defend men's title

Kenyan Hellen Obiri will pursue a third straight Boston Marathon title in April, the Boston Athletic Association said on Wednesday, while Ethiopian Sisay Lemma will defend his title in a speedy men's field.

08/01 Exclusive: China-linked shipowner denies Taiwan accusation of damaging undersea cable

The Chinese director of a firm whose vessel Taiwan suspects of having damaged an undersea communications cable said on Wednesday there was no evidence the ship was involved, an incident that has alarmed the government in Taipei.

06/01 Indonesia joins BRICS bloc as full member, Brazil says

Brazil's government said in a statement on Monday that Indonesia is formally joining BRICS as a full member, further expanding the group of major emerging economies that also includes Russia, India, China and South Africa.

06/01 Afghanistan wrap up test win over Zimbabwe

Afghanistan took only 15 balls to wrap up victory on the last day of the second test against Zimbabwe at the Queens Sports Club on Monday, winning by 72 runs to take the two-match series.

06/01 How Kenya police hid killings of anti-government protesters

Charles Owino was killed by a gunshot during protests. Kenya’s police recorded his death as a road accident. Reuters investigates an alleged cover-up of protester killings.

05/01 Rebels seize key town in eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized a strategic eastern town near the provincial capital Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo, local politicians said on Sunday.

04/01 Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bail, local media report

The former governor of Mauritius' central bank has been released on bail after he was detained and charged with conspiracy to commit fraud, a local newspaper reported.

04/01 Central American troops arrive in Haiti to fight gangs

A contingent of security forces from Guatemala and El Salvador arrived in Haiti's capital on Friday to reinforce a long-delayed United Nations-backed mission tasked with restoring security amid a bloody conflict with armed gangs.

03/01 Risk of Ethiopian volcanic eruption prompts evacuation of residents

A volcano in northeastern Ethiopia was showing signs of starting to erupt on Friday, prompting authorities to move residents to temporary shelters, a state-affiliated broadcaster and a government geological office said.

03/01 Ethiopia defence minister visits Somalia, in sign of detente

Ethiopia's defence minister travelled to Somalia on Thursday, a senior official in Mogadishu said, the first bilateral visit since relations nosedived a year ago over an Ethiopian plan to build a naval base in a breakaway Somali region.

02/01 Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Somalia's Puntland military base

The Islamic State group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a military base in Somalia's northeastern region of Puntland a day earlier, the group posted on its Telegram channel.

31/12 Somalia security forces repulse suicide attack by Islamic State

Security forces in Somalia repulsed an attack by Islamic State suicide bombers on a military base in the northeastern region of Puntland on Tuesday, the local state broadcaster and a military official said.

30/12 Biggest aviation accidents of 2024

The crash on Sunday of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 in Seoul killed a total of 179 people in the deadliest air disaster on South Korean soil.

30/12 At least 60 killed in Ethiopia road accident

At least 60 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, authorities in the southern Sidama region said.

28/12 Record test knock as Afghanistan’s Rahmat Shah unbeaten on 231

Rahmat Shah registered a test record score for an Afghanistan cricketer with an unbeaten double century on Saturday to see his team to 425 runs for two wickets at stumps on the third day of the first test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club.

27/12 China's CATL to seek Hong Kong listing

Chinese battery manufacturer CATL said on Thursday it plans to seek a listing in Hong Kong, a Shenzhen Stock Exchange filing showed.

26/12 Peru declares environmental emergency after oil spill

Peru's government on Thursday declared an environmental emergency in a northern coastal area, where state oil firm Petroperu last weekend spilled a crude oil shipment into surrounding waters of the Pacific Ocean.

24/12 Twenty-one dead in Mozambique unrest after top court decision on election

At least 21 people have been killed in unrest after Mozambique's top court on Monday confirmed long-ruling party Frelimo's victory in the election, the country's interior minister said late on Tuesday.

23/12 New French government set to be named later on Monday

France's new government is set to be named later on Monday evening, the presidency said in a statement, as centrist prime minister Francois Bayrou tries to find a team able to withstand challenges from both the far-right and far-left.

23/12 France holds day of mourning for Mayotte, island devastated by cyclone

France is holding a national day of mourning for Mayotte, its Indian Ocean territory devastated by a deadly cyclone on Dec. 14, on Monday, beginning with a minute of silence at 11:00 a.m. (1000 GMT).

22/12 Mozambique's death toll from Cyclone Chido rises to 94, AFP reports

Mozambique's death toll from Cyclone Chido has risen to 94, news agency AFP said on Sunday, citing the country's disaster management agency.

21/12 France's Macron backs Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts

French President Emmanuel Macron expressed full support on Saturday for Ethiopia's debt restructuring efforts, emphasising the need for a swift resolution "in the coming weeks".

20/12 Breakingviews - California will put secession back on the map

Corporate breakups are in vogue and a national one will soon join them. In spite of the vocal and financial support from tech billionaires for Donald Trump, he mustered less than 40% of the vote in California. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor, already has called on the state legislature to “safeguard California values and fundamental rights” from the president-elect’s second term in office. S

20/12 Angry residents of cyclone-hit Mayotte jeer Macron, plead for water

Angry residents of a Mayotte neighbourhood damaged by Cyclone Chido heckled French President Emmanuel Macron when he toured it on Friday, complaining that food and water had not reached them nearly a week after the storm hit the Indian Ocean archipelago.

20/12 After Northvolt, Europe's battery hopes rely heavily on China

Northvolt's financial collapse has not entirely crushed Europe's dream of developing its own electric vehicle batteries but fulfilling it is likely to require Chinese cash and expertise.

19/12 Mayotte residents demand more help from Macron after deadly cyclone

People in storm-ravaged Mayotte implored French President Emmanuel Macron to do more to help on Thursday as he toured the overseas territory where scores are feared dead in the rubble left by Cyclone Chido.

19/12 What’s shaping the race for IOC presidency? A Look at candidate manifestos

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has published the manifestos of the seven candidates to succeed Thomas Bach as president in March.

18/12 Destruction omnipresent in Mayotte, less so the French state, locals say

The destruction wreaked by cyclone Chido on Mayotte can be seen across France's Indian Ocean archipelago. In the hillside shantytowns where the storm hit hardest, police, emergency workers and French officials are harder to find, locals said.

18/12 Cyclone Chido lays bare Mayotte's poverty crisis and resource shortage

Mayotte was already struggling with overcrowding, illness and poverty before a devastating cyclone hit the French island territory at the weekend.

18/12 France rushes supplies to Mayotte, still reeling from deadly cyclone

Residents of the capital Mamoudzou whose houses survived the storm hammered metal sheets to cover damaged roofs. Thousands of flimsier huts across the city's shantytowns were razed entirely, leaving fields of dirt and debris.

17/12 'Tens of thousands' may be dead, Mayotte hospital worker says

Tens of thousands of people could have died in Mayotte after a devastating cyclone and doctors are also bracing for a surge in disease, a dental surgeon at the islands' only hospital said on Tuesday.

17/12 At least 34 killed by Cyclone Chido in Mozambique, UN agency says

The humanitarian agency OCHA cited figures from the country's disaster agency.

17/12 Mayotte authorities fear hunger and disease; race to help cyclone survivors

Hundreds or even thousands could be dead in the wreckage of Cyclone Chido, officials said.

17/12 Kenyan man sentenced to 50 years in jail for killing LGBTQ activist

A Kenyan court has sentenced a man to 50 years in prison after he was convicted of the murder of gay rights activist Edwin Kiptoo nearly two years ago.

17/12 Exclusive: Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in Europe over conflict minerals

The Democratic Republic of Congo has filed criminal complaints against Apple subsidiaries in France and Belgium, accusing the tech firm of using conflict minerals in its supply chain, lawyers for the Congolese government told Reuters.

16/12 Uganda's court orders government to pay LRA war crime victims

A Ugandan court has ordered the government to pay up to 10 million Ugandan shillings ($2,740) to each victim of Lord's Resistance Army commander Thomas Kwoyelo, the first senior member of the rebel group to be convicted by Uganda's judiciary.

16/12 French military aid starts to arrive in cylcone-battered Mayotte

Emergency workers raced on Monday to restore basic services to the French overseas territory of Mayotte, where hundreds or even thousands are feared dead from the most powerful cyclone to hit the Indian Ocean island in nearly a century.

16/12 Key facts about Mayotte

It lies to the east of the Comoros and northwest of Madagascar.

15/12 Cyclone slams into France's Mayotte archipelago, killing at least 11

At least 11 people were killed after a cyclone slammed into Mayotte, the most intense storm to hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago north of Madagascar in nearly a century, French weather forecasters and authorities said on Sunday.

15/12 Congo and Rwanda say peace talks in Angola will not take place

The DRC said Rwanda made the signing of a peace agreement conditional on Congo holding direct talks with M23 rebels, which Congo rejected.

15/12 Mauritius police issues order to arrest former central bank governor

Mauritius's police have issued an order for the arrest of the Indian Ocean islands' former central bank governor, in connection to an inquiry into a conspiracy to defraud case.

14/12 Afghanistan edge Zimbabwe to win T20 series

Afghanistan edged Zimbabwe with three balls to spare in their final Twenty20 international on Saturday to win the series 2-1 after scoring 128-7 in reply to Zimbabwe’s 127.

14/12 IMF to release $182 mln to Rwanda after latest board reviews

The International Monetary Fund has said it will release $181.7 million in funds to Rwanda after its executive board concluded reviews of the country's support programmes.

14/12 US, UK take aim at illicit gold trade in sanctions action

The UK says illegal gold trading finances Russia's war in Ukraine.

14/12 Verstappen collects his F1 trophy in Rwanda

Rwandan President Paul Kagame joined Max Verstappen on stage when the Red Bull driver collected the Formula One champion's trophy for the fourth year in a row at an awards ceremony held in Africa for the first time on Friday.

13/12 F1 governing body approves controversial statute changes

Formula One's governing body approved statute changes on Friday that critics say will limit the powers of audit and ethics committees.

13/12 Rwandan president announces bid for F1 race

Rwandan president Paul Kagame announced his country's bid for a Formula One race on Friday, ahead of an awards ceremony in the capital Kigali that will hand the champion's trophy to Max Verstappen for a fourth year in a row.

12/12 Comoros couple released after sentencing for gay sex verdict

A court in Comoros released two women on Thursday after a judge found them guilty of engaging in gay sexual activity and sentenced them for a shorter period than they had already served in detention.

12/12 Somalia, Ethiopia agree to work together to resolve Somaliland port dispute

Somalia and Ethiopia said they would work together to resolve a dispute over Addis Ababa's plan to build a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland, which had drawn in regional powers and threatened to further destabilise the Horn of Africa.

11/12 Olympics need marketing changes, IOC decisions must be broader, says Watanabe

The International Olympic Committee must overhaul its Olympic marketing strategy to deliver higher value for sponsors, said IOC presidential candidate Morinari Watanabe on Wednesday.

11/12 Fighting breaks out between Somalia's Jubbaland region and federal government, officials say

Fighting erupted on Wednesday between Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubbaland region and federal government forces after Jubbaland held an election against the advice of authorities in Mogadishu, officials said.

10/12 Zambian court rules ex-president Lungu ineligible to run for another term

Zambia's constitutiEdonal court ruled on Tuesday that former President Edgar Lungu was ineligible to run for another term in office after he announced his return to active politics last year.

10/12 Kenyan police fire teargas at protesters marching against femicide

Kenyan police fired teargas and arrested at least three people on Tuesday as hundreds protested in the capital Nairobi against a wave of femicides, a Reuters reporter and human rights activists said.

10/12 Chagossians want a say as UK-Mauritius deal faces fresh scrutiny

Chagossians living in Britain said fresh doubts over a deal to hand sovereignty of their islands to Mauritius had given them a "last chance" to demand a rethink, and pledged to protest at the British parliament to make their voices heard.

10/12 Exclusive: Meta contractor dismissed threats to moderators by Ethiopia rebels: court documents

A contractor hired by Facebook's parent company Meta dismissed threats to content moderators by Ethiopian rebels angered by their work, according to new evidence filed in a case challenging the dismissal of dozens of moderators in Kenya.

06/12 Kenyan police in Haiti submit resignations over pay delays

Nearly 20 of the roughly 400 Kenyan police officers serving in Haiti on a U.N.-backed anti-gang force have submitted letters of resignation from the mission over the past two months because of pay delays and poor conditions, three officers told Reuters.

04/12 Biden visits Angolan port city of Lobito to tout railway plans

U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in the Angolan port city of Lobito on Wednesday, the last day of a trip to Africa, to tout a plan to extend a railway that could channel critical minerals from Congo to the West.

04/12 Exclusive: World Food Program’s troubles in Sudan hurt hunger relief, alienated donors - internal report

Serious problems in the United Nations World Food Program’s response to the Sudan crisis are hampering the organization’s ability to alleviate hunger in the war-torn country and damaging its reputation with donors, according to a recent internal report seen by Reuters.

03/12 Fighting resumes in eastern Congo, army and M23 say

Fighting resumed in eastern Congo on Monday, again violating a ceasefire, the M23 rebel group and Congolese army said, casting doubt on whether the M23 group will cease its offensive after the withdrawal of Rwandan troops.

03/12 Biden to mark US and Angola's shared slave trade history

Joe Biden will use his visit to Angola on Tuesday, the first by a U.S. president to the sub-Saharan African country, to mark the two nations' shared history in the transatlantic slave trade.

03/12 Which countries have completed debt swaps for nature and climate

Debt swaps are becoming a more widely used tool to help indebted countries raise money for conservation or climate-related projects.

02/12 Dozens reported killed in Guinea soccer stadium crush

A number of people died in a stampede at a stadium following fan clashes at a soccer match on Sunday in the city of Nzerekore, southeast Guinea, the prime minister said, while an opposition group cited reports of dozens killed.

30/11 Kenya and Uganda to mediate Ethiopia-Somalia dispute

Ethiopia fell out with the Mogadishu government over its plans to build a port in the breakaway region of Somaliland in exchange for possible recognition of its sovereignty.

29/11 Uganda landslide death toll rises to 17

The death toll from a landslide triggered by heavy rain in eastern Uganda has climbed to 17, a government spokesperson said on Friday, with more than 100 others missing.

28/11 Fossil footprints in Kenya show two ancient human species coexisted

About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary lineage trudged on a muddy lakeshore in northern Kenya, leaving behind intersecting trackways alongside the footprints of antelopes, horses, warthogs, giant storks and other animals.

28/11 Somalia's Jubbaland government suspends ties with federal administration

The government of Somalia's semi-autonomous Jubbaland state said on Thursday it was suspending relations and cooperation with the federal government in Mogadishu following a dispute over local elections in the region.

28/11 Landslide in Uganda kills at least 13 people, Red Cross says

At least 13 people have died in rural eastern Uganda after a landslide triggered by heavy rains buried dozens of homes, the Red Cross said Thursday.

28/11 Hackers steal $17 million from Uganda central bank - state paper

Offshore hackers stole 62 billion Ugandan shillings ($16.8 million) from Uganda's central bank, the state-owned New Vision newspaper reported on Thursday.

28/11 US, Britain and others condemn escalating violence in Mozambique

The governments of the United States, Britain, Canada, Norway, and Switzerland on Wednesday jointly condemned the escalating violence against civilians in Mozambique, a southern African nation currently embroiled in weeks of post-election protests.

27/11 Boston Marathon organizers to pay athletes impacted by doping offenders

The Boston Athletic Association is to pay prize money to athletes who finished behind doping offenders at their races.

26/11 Ethiopia's parliament approves extra $4.8 bln spending in 2024/25

Ethiopian lawmakers on Tuesday approved the government's plan to increase spending by an additional 581.98 billion Ethiopian birr ($4.8 billion) for the 2024/25 fiscal year, a parliament broadcast showed.

26/11 Peru's small miners block highways, camp outside Congress demanding registry extension

Thousands of small-scale miners in Peru blocked roads and camped outside Congress on Monday to demand extension of a program that allows them to operate temporarily, but which authorities say has expanded illegal mining.

25/11 Wife of 'abducted' Ugandan opposition figure says he won't get justice

The wife of Ugandan opposition politician Kizza Besigye has said she does not expect him to get a fair trial after he was detained in neighbouring Kenya, brought home and accused of possessing weapons and other offences in a military court.

25/11 At least 22 Somalis dead after boats capsize off Madagascar, official says

At least 22 Somali citizens died when two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Madagascar over the weekend, Somalia's Information Minister Daud Aweis said.

25/11 Zimbabwe charts ambitious return to global finance at debt conference

Zimbabwe's president will host a conference of creditors and finance executives on Monday to discuss ambitious goals to clear debt arrears and restructure $12.7 billion in external debt, aiming to eventually tap international capital markets for the first time in more than two decades.

24/11 Orlando Pride beat Washington for maiden NWSL title

Zambian striker Barbra Banda lifted the Orlando Pride to their first NWSL Championship title on Saturday, beating the Washington Spirit 1-0 in Kansas City.

23/11 Adani Energy Solutions says no material impact from Kenya energy deal cancellation

Adani Energy Solutions said on Saturday that Kenya's cancellation of a $736 million transmission line project did not require it to make any regulatory disclosure under Indian stock exchange rules as it was within its ordinary course of business.

22/11 Adani's bribery scandal raises concern on market, public disclosure lapses

In March, Adani Group's head of corporate finance wrote an email to one of its lenders, calling as "baseless" a media report on the group's alleged bribery investigation in the United States. That email was also marked to top finance executive Sagar Adani.

22/11 What's next for Gautam Adani after U.S. bribery, fraud charges?

Gautam Adani, the billionaire chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group and one of the world's richest people, could face a long road to trial in the U.S. on criminal charges over his alleged role in a multi-billion-dollar fraud and bribery scheme.

22/11 'Bribe notes' with per megawatt rates: filings detail Sagar Adani's role in Indian scandal

A U.S. indictment of top executives of India's Adani Group has put a spotlight on Sagar Adani, a millennial scion of the company who kept track of hundreds of millions of dollars of alleged bribes to Indian officials on his mobile phone, court filings show.

21/11 Heavy gunfire erupts in South Sudan's capital Juba

Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba on Thursday evening after security forces moved to arrest the former head of the intelligence service, according to Reuters reporters and an alert sent to United Nations staff.

21/11 Kenya cancels proposed deals with Adani Group after U.S. indictments

Kenyan President William Ruto said on Thursday he had ordered the cancellation of a procurement process expected to hand control of the country's main airport to India's Adani Group following the indictment of the company's founder in the United States.

21/11 Kenya investigating how Uganda opposition figure was 'abducted'

Kenya's government said it was investigating how a prominent Ugandan opposition leader was spirited out of Nairobi this week, amid growing criticism that it had failed to protect foreign dissidents on its soil.

21/11 UN mulls Haiti peacekeeping force as gangs ramp up warfare

Diplomats at the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voiced broad support for converting a security mission helping Haitian police fight escalating gang warfare into a formal U.N. peacekeeping mission, though Russia and China remained opposed.

20/11 Ugandan opposition politician kidnapped in Kenya, his wife says

A prominent Ugandan opposition politician was kidnapped during a book launch in Kenya over the weekend, transferred to Uganda and is being held at a military jail in Kampala, his wife said on Wednesday.

18/11 South Africa's Ramaphosa calls for safe recovery of illegal miners stuck underground

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Monday lives should not be put at risk in a standoff between police and hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground in a disused mine shaft and the miners should be recovered safely.

17/11 Tanzania building collapse kills at least 13 people

At least 13 people died when a building collapsed in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam and more than 80 people have been rescued, the country's president said on Sunday.

15/11 Families gather at South African mine shaft where hundreds are feared underground

Desperate family members of illegal miners believed to number in the hundreds waited outside a disused mine shaft in South Africa on Friday in the hope of their loved ones emerging from the hole in the ground.

15/11 Seaweed farming brings hope to Kenyan villagers hit by climate change

The people of Kenya's coastal village of Mwazaro used to earn their living mainly growing cassava and maize, until the ravages of drought forced them to try a new crop - seaweed.

15/11 Fragile countries make $20 billion climate finance push at COP29, letter says

A group of conflict-affected countries is pushing at COP29 to double financial aid to more than $20 billion a year to combat the natural disaster and security crises facing their populations, a letter seen by Reuters showed.

14/11 Africa grapples with forecasting challenge as weather disasters loom

The deputy director of Chad's National Meteorological Agency waggled his finger up and down to demonstrate how a motionless humidity gauge at the agency's headquarters should have been working.

13/11 Ugandan Archbishop says Welby split global Anglican communion

The head of Uganda's Anglican Church said on Wednesday Justin Welby, who has resigned as Archbishop of Canterbury, had split the global Anglican communion.

13/11 Somaliland votes with leaders seeing international recognition in reach

Voters in Somaliland head to the polls on Wednesday to choose a president at a time when the breakaway Somali region sees international recognition within reach after three decades of de facto self-rule.

12/11 Mauritius opposition sweeps parliament in election, PM resigns

Mauritius' opposition coalition led by Navin Ramgoolam secured a near clean sweep of seats in parliament on Tuesday as final election results were announced, securing him a fourth term as prime minister.

12/11 Musk's Starlink gets Chad go-ahead to improve internet access

Chad said on Tuesday it had approved the licensing of Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink to improve access to internet services in the central African country.

11/11 Mauritius prime minister says party is headed for defeat in Sunday's vote

Mauritius incumbent prime minister Pravind Jugnauth said on Monday that his political alliance was headed for a huge defeat following Sunday's parliamentary election.

11/11 Will Trump reverse America's fading fortunes in Africa?

A decline in U.S. influence in Africa means U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration will have to grapple with blind spots in its understanding of a fast-changing continent increasingly allied with China and Russia and threatened by spreading jihadist insurgencies.

10/11 Mauritius holds election, with cost of living on everyone's minds

Mauritius was holding a parliamentary election on Sunday, with Prime Minister Pravind Kumar Jugnauth and his main rivals all promising to tackle a cost of living crisis in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

08/11 Three killed, 66 injured in Mozambique opposition protest, hospital says

Mozambique's largest hospital said on Friday that at least three people were killed and 66 injured during clashes between police and protesters the previous day over a disputed election.

07/11 Mozambique police fire tear gas at biggest protest yet against ruling party

Mozambican police fired tear gas at thousands of protesters in the capital Maputo on Thursday during the biggest demonstration yet against the long-ruling Frelimo party, which was declared the winner of a disputed election last month.

06/11 Qualcomm forecasts beats estimates, shares jump 8.5%

Chip designer Qualcomm on Wednesday forecast sales and profit in the current quarter would exceed Wall Street estimates as the company benefits a wave of launches of flagship Chinese smartphones, and its shares rose 8.5% in extended trading.

06/11 Vaccine doses allocated for 9 African countries hardest hit by mpox

An initial 899,000 vaccine doses have been allocated for 9 countries across Africa that have been hit hard by the current mpox surge, the WHO and other health organisations said on Wednesday.

06/11 South Africa closes main border with Mozambique as post-election protests escalate

South Africa has temporarily closed its main border crossing with Mozambique over safety concerns, its border authority said on Wednesday, as protests against last month's disputed election in Mozambique continued to escalate.

05/11 New York City sets world record for largest marathon, organisers say

The New York City Marathon on Sunday broke the record for the world's largest marathon, with 55,646 runners crossing the finish line in Central Park, organisers said.

04/11 Boat capsizes off Comoros islands, 25 killed, UN agency says

At least 25 people died off Comoros islands after traffickers capsized their boat on Friday night, the United Nations' migration agency IOM said on Monday, the third such incident in three months.

03/11 Nageeye outruns Chebet, Kenyans sweep women's podium at New York City Marathon

Sheila Chepkirui ran a technical, flawless race, hanging in with the lead pack from the start.

01/11 Mauritius suspends social media until after election, communications regulator says

Mauritius's communications regulator said on Friday all internet service providers must suspend access to social media platforms until Nov. 11, a day after the upcoming general election, as the country reels from a wiretapping scandal.

01/11 Kenya to swear in new deputy president after court lifts stay order

Kenya will swear in Kithure Kindiki as the country's new deputy president on Friday, after a court lifted orders barring his inauguration, following weeks of legal challenges by his predecessor, who was impeached by parliament last month.

01/11 Mpox cases on African continent show 500% increase year-on-year

Mpox cases continue to spread on the African continent, showing an increase of over 500% from last year, data from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) showed on Thursday.

01/11 App boosts Kenyan hair braiders left behind by digital gender gap

Kenyan hair braider Jemima Atieno spent decades building her business in Nairobi's bustling Kenyatta market, only to lose ground to social media after the pandemic as her customers went online to find similar services.

30/10 Bioherbicide helps lift Kenya's witchweed curse on farmers

Catherine Wanjala's small maize farm in western Kenya was suffering. Her crops would stop growing at knee height and her field was peppered with the lilac flowers indicative of witchweed.

29/10 Over 14 million people displaced in Sudan, IOM says

The head of the International Organization for Migration said on Tuesday that over 14 million people had fled their homes in Sudan, either inside the country or over its borders, with some 200,000 people fleeing since last month.

28/10 Turkey to seek improved Africa cooperation in Djibouti talks, officials say

Turkey's foreign minister will travel to Djibouti next week to attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting and discuss improving cooperation between Ankara and the continent, officials from his ministry said.

27/10 Ethiopia's Kejelcha breaks half marathon world record

Ethiopia's Yomif Kejelcha broke the men's half marathon world record on Sunday, finishing in 57 minutes and 30 seconds at the Medio Maraton de Valencia in Spain to shave one second off the previous mark.

24/10 Somalia security cameras aim to cut al Shabaab attacks but militants fight back

Thousands of security cameras have been installed across Somalia's capital to monitor the movement of al Shabaab militants and reassure residents, but they have also made business owners fearful of reprisal attacks.

24/10 Mozambique's ruling party retains power in contested election

Mozambique's ruling party Frelimo has retained power in this month's national election, extending its five-decade rule in the Southern African state as the opposition accused it of fraud.

24/10 What happened at the BRICS summit?

Here's a brief summary of the outcome of the BRICS summit:

24/10 Putin warns of Middle East conflagration and debates Ukraine at BRICS

Russia, China and India called for a two-state solution in the Middle East.

24/10 How a US judge injected culture wars into Boeing 737 MAX plea deal

A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected uncertainty into Boeing's agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, seizing upon a single sentence in the deal about the U.S. Department of Justice's diversity policy.

23/10 Exclusive: BRICS is for the fairies until China and India get serious, 'Mr BRICS' says

The idea of the BRICS group ever challenging the U.S. dollar is for the fairies as long as China and India remain so divided and refuse to cooperate on trade, the former Goldman Sachs economist who came up with the BRIC acronym told Reuters.

23/10 Zimbabwe set T20 records in massive win

Sikandar Raza smashed an unbeaten 133 in 43 balls as Zimbabwe set a record innings score of 344 for four in their T20 World Cup sub regional Africa qualifier against The Gambia on Wednesday, and went on to claim the largest win in the format.

23/10 Xi, Modi and Putin discuss Ukraine war amid BRICS expansion talks

The war in Ukraine hangs over the Kazan summit that is aimed at showing Western attempts to isolate Russia have failed.

23/10 UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks

Haitian gangs are ramping up attacks on areas they do not yet control, the head of the United Nation's Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) warned on Tuesday, after days of renewed violence from an alliance of armed gangs in the Caribbean nation.

22/10 Russia hosts BRICS summit in Kazan under shadow of war in Ukraine

Russia wants the BRICS summit to showcase the rising clout of the non-Western world, but Moscow's partners from China, India, Brazil and the Arab world are urging President Vladimir Putin to find a way to end the war in Ukraine.

21/10 Mozambique police clash with opposition protesters after disputed election

Mozambique police on Monday fired teargas and bullets at protesters in the capital Maputo who had gathered at the scene where two opposition party figures were shot dead on Saturday after a disputed election.

21/10 Senior Tanzanian opposition party official abducted and seriously injured, party says

Unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official before dumping her in a forest, her party said on Sunday, a month after a similar abduction and murder of another of its party leaders.

21/10 Kenya's impeached deputy president says his security withdrawn, safety at risk

The charges, which Rigathi Gachagua denies, included gross violation of the constitution and stirring ethnic hatred

11/09 Strike at Kenya's main airport causing flight delays, cancellations, Kenya Airways says

A strike by workers at Kenya's main international airport in Nairobi has caused flight delays and cancellations for both departing and arriving passengers, Kenya Airways said on Wednesday.

10/09 Kenyan court halts proposed Adani lease of country's main airport

Kenya's high court has temporarily blocked a proposed deal for India's Adani Group to lease the country's main airport for 30 years in exchange for expanding it, court documents showed.

10/09 Alleged killer of Ugandan Olympian dies from burns, hospital says

The former partner of Ugandan athlete Rebecca Cheptegei, who is accused of killing her by dousing her in petrol and setting her on fire, has died from burns sustained during the attack, the Kenyan hospital where he was being treated said on Tuesday.

09/09 Kenya asks public for help with economic fix laws after protests

Kenya's finance ministry will seek suggestions from the public on new legislation to boost revenue and tackle other challenges, Finance Minister John Mbadi said on Monday, after protesters forced the government to withdraw its financing law.

09/09 Abducted Tanzanian opposition offical found dead, acid poured on face

The body of a senior Tanzanian opposition official abducted from a bus by armed men was found on the outskirts of commercial capital Dar es Salaam with signs he had been beaten and acid had been poured on his face, his party said.

09/09 South Korea summit to target 'blueprint' for using AI in the military

South Korea convened on Monday an international summit seeking to establish a blueprint for the responsible use of artificial intelligence in the military, though any agreement is not expected to have binding powers to enforce it.

08/09 Paris pays short tribute to Cheptegei

A picture of Rebecca Cheptegei appeared on a giant screen after the Paralympics marathon events on Sunday in a tribute to the Ugandan runner who died on Thursday, four days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya.

07/09 China stops short of Africa debt relief as pledges more cash

China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion) over three years in credit lines and investments.

07/09 Winning start for holders Ivory Coast in Cup of Nations qualifiers

The Ivory Coast left it late but still made a winning start to the defence of their Africa Cup of Nations title by beating Zambia 2-0 at home on Friday in their opening qualifier for the 2025 final.

06/09 Paris to name sports venue after dead Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei

The French capital will pay tribute to Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei, who was set on fire by her boyfriend, by naming a sports facility in her honour, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.

06/09 Kenya primary boarding school blaze kills 17 students

A fire at a primary boarding school in central Kenya has killed 17 students, a police spokeswoman said on Friday.

06/09 Angola shock Ghana in Cup of Nations qualifying

Angola produced the first shock of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers as they snatched a last-minute goal to win away against Ghana in one of seven matches played around the continent on Thursday.

06/09 US calls for renewing Haiti security mission mandate

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday called for renewing a United Nations mandate for an international security mission to help Haiti fight armed gangs that have taken over much of the country's capital and expanded to nearby regions.

05/09 Congo receives long-awaited mpox vaccine doses

Democratic Republic of Congo received its first batch of mpox vaccines on Thursday, which health authorities hope will help curb an outbreak that has prompted the U.N. to declare a global public health emergency.

05/09 Ugandan runner Cheptegei dies after boyfriend set her on fire, officials and media say

Ugandan Olympic marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died, hospital officials said on Thursday, days after she was doused in petrol and set on fire by her boyfriend.

05/09 Germany's migration commissioner proposes Rwanda migrant deportation plan

The proposal comes amid rising pressure on Germany's ruling coalition government to restrict irregular migration following a fatal stabbing linked to Islamic State at a city festival last month that fuelled far-right opposition.

04/09 Migrants' dreams of British future upended by deadly Channel tragedy

Around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Anwar Mansour, a 17-year-old Eritrean, and some 60 other migrants including women and children boarded a 10-meter(33-foot)-long dinghy on a beach in northern France and set off across the choppy waters of the Channel for Britain.

04/09 DR Congo expects first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday

The head of Democratic Republic of Congo's mpox outbreak response said on Wednesday that Congo expects to receive its first delivery of mpox vaccine doses on Thursday and a second delivery on Saturday.

04/09 China to 'revitalise' ageing railway linking Zambia, Tanzania

China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement to rehabilitate a decades-old railway aimed at improving the rail-sea transportation in resource-rich East Africa, Chinese state media said on Wednesday.

03/09 Shortages and delays hit morale of Kenyan officers in Haiti

Pay issues and shortages of equipment and manpower have sapped morale among Kenyan police officers deployed to Haiti and hampered their ability to confront heavily armed gangs, four officers told Reuters.

03/09 Ugandan marathon runner Cheptegei burnt after being doused with petrol

Ugandan marathon runner Rebecca Cheptegei, who competed in last month’s Paris Olympics, has suffered burns to over 75% of her body after allegedly being doused with petrol by her boyfriend, local media reported on Monday.

03/09 Ethiopian Airlines says it has stopped flights to Eritrea

Ethiopia's state-owned carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it has suspended flights to neighbouring Eritrea, citing unspecified difficult operating conditions.

02/09 Breakingviews - Raw economics will trump migration’s sour politics

Like most would-be migrants, the debate over international mobility is going nowhere. Economists extol the financial and societal benefits of foreign workers but developed world voters – and thus opportunistic politicians – often oppose them. Rich countries’ twin crises of slowing growth and ageing populations may help break the deadlock.

01/09 China to pitch green tech exports to African leaders as Western curbs loom

China will urge a summit of 50 African nations in Beijing this week to take more of its goods, before Western curbs kick in on its exports such as electric vehicles and solar panels, in exchange for more pledges of loans and investment.

29/08 Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinian fighters inside West Bank mosque

The Israeli military said on Thursday its troops killed five Palestinian militants who were hiding inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in one of its largest assaults in the Israeli-occupied territory for months.

27/08 Once-acquisitive Chinese oil giant looks to revive global dealmaking

CNPC, Asia's top oil producer, is reviewing its global strategy as it looks to revive dealmaking, eyeing gas liquefaction and deepsea drilling as well as building on its record of producing more from aging wells, the head of its research arm said.

26/08 Young Zimbabweans embrace Japanese pop culture at festival

Cheers grew louder as Gabriel Ota, clad like a popular Japanese action game character, strutted his costume on stage inside a garden of Zimbabwe's capital Harare.

25/08 Duplantis breaks own pole vault world record at Silesia Diamond League

Sweden's Mondo Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record when he cleared 6.26 metres at the second attempt at the Silesia Diamond League meeting on Sunday.

25/08 Ingebrigtsen smashes long-standing 3,000m world record

Norwegian Jakob Ingebrigtsen shattered the long-standing 3,000 metres world record at the Silesia Diamond League meet on Sunday by more than three seconds.

25/08 Thirteen dead after boat capsized off Yemen, migration agency says

Thirteen people have died and 14 others remain missing after a boat capsized off Yemen on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Sunday.

24/08 Uganda confirms two more cases of mpox

Uganda has confirmed two more mpox virus infections, bringing the number of cases in the east African country to four, according to the health ministry.

24/08 US military to deliver 24 more armored vehicles to Kenyan police in Haiti

The U.S. military said on Friday that it would deliver 24 additional armored vehicles to Kenyan personnel deployed in Haiti who are heading a long-delayed security operation in the conflict-ravaged Caribbean nation.

24/08 Gabon records first mpox case

Gabon has registered its first case of mpox, the health ministry said in a statement that did not specify which variant of the viral infection was recorded.

22/08 Hamilton working with Rwanda and South Africa on F1 race plans

Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday the time was right for a Formula One race in Africa and he was working behind-the-scenes with Rwanda and South Africa to try to make it happen.

22/08 Somalia's bomb disposal experts face down fear to save lives

Wearing a bulky protective suit and helmet, Mohamed Ahmed inches towards the truck where explosives wired to a mobile phone have been planted in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.

21/08 Uganda says it's exploring for oil in two new regions

Uganda is exploring for oil in two new regions where potential discoveries of crude could increase the East African country's proven reserves of 6.5 billion barrels, its energy minister said on Wednesday.

21/08 Target raises 2024 profit forecast after price cuts boost quarterly sales

Target raised its full-year profit forecast on Wednesday and reported its first increase in quarterly comparable sales in over a year, driven by price cuts that attracted more shoppers to its stores.

20/08 Olympic champion Tola to tackle New York marathon title defence

Ethiopian Tamirat Tola will defend his title at the New York City Marathon weeks after picking up gold in Paris, hoping to become only the second athlete to win the Olympic title and the five-borough major in the same year.

20/08 Mpox surge in Central Africa exposes the most vulnerable

Justine Munguiko could not recall the name of the disease she had been warned about. She knew only that her baby Fidele had painful sores similar to those suffered by other children at the displacement camp near the eastern Congolese city of Goma.

20/08 Suspected quarry serial killer escapes from Kenya police station

A man arrested on suspicion of killing a number of women and dumping their bodies in an old quarry escaped from police custody in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, police said.

20/08 Kenya's top court suspends judgment nullifying 2023 finance law

Kenya's top court on Tuesday suspended a lower court's ruling that the 2023 finance law was unconstitutional, saying it was important to preserve stability in the budget until the merits of the government's appeal are heard next month.