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August 18, 2022
UAE Halts Nigeria Flights Over Trapped Funds

Emirates, a Dubai-based airline, announced on Thursday that it would stop flying to Nigeria starting next month due to its inability to retrieve funds from Africa's most populous country.
August 18, 2022
UN Temporarily Leaves Butembo

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has pulled out of one of the largest cities in the country's east after deadly protests against its failure to protect civilians, DRC and U.N. officials said Thursday.
August 18, 2022
"No Nuke Demilitarization" - Moscow

Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed a proposal by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to demilitarise the area around the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine.
August 18, 2022
Huge Rate Hike for Ghana

Ghana's central bank on Wednesday delivered its biggest rate hike ever, a 300 basis point increase to 22% at an emergency meeting to address the economy's rapid deterioration amid crippling inflation.
August 18, 2022
WHO Chief Suggests Racism Why Tigray Ignored

The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has suggested that racism is behind a lack of international attention being paid to the plight of civilians in Ethiopia's war-shattered Tigray region.
August 18, 2022
Nigeria Electric Strike Suspended

Workers at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have suspended a strike that began on Wednesday and caused a nationwide blackout, a workers union official said after a meeting with the government.
August 18, 2022
Spain Releases dos Santos Remains

A Spanish judge has ruled the death of Angola's former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos in Barcelona in July was from natural causes, discarding foul play, and allowed the release and repatriation of his body, the court said on Wednesday.
August 18, 2022
Algeria Wildfire Toll Rises

SECOND UPDATE: Algerian firefighters were Thursday battling a string of blazes, fanned by drought and a blistering heatwave, that have killed at least 38 people and left destruction in their wake.
August 17, 2022
Mali Accuses France of Arming Militants

Mali has accused France of attempting to destabilize the West African nation by violating its airspace and delivering arms to Islamist militants, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have marked a bitter end to their once close relations.
August 17, 2022
More Ukraine Grain!

Ukraine expected five ships to arrive at its Chornomorsk Black Sea port on Wednesday for loading with more than 70,000 tons of agricultural products, the largest convoy so far under a U.N.-brokered grain export deal. The new cargoes reportedly would include wheat, corn and sunflower seed oil.
August 17, 2022
Nigeria's Blasphemy Law Stands - For Now

A Nigerian court on Wednesday ruled that Islamic religious law does not violate the constitution, dismissing a challenge from a singer sentenced to death two years ago on the charge of blasphemy. But in a majority decision, the court in northern Kano state upheld a lower court's call for a retrial.
August 17, 2022
Western Push Against Russia Waning - Analysis

ANALYSIS: Wary of frustration and concern among some countries that the war is consuming too much global attention nearly six months in with no prospect of the United Nations being able to end it, Western diplomats acknowledge they are limited in how they can significantly further target Russia..
August 17, 2022
German Troops Encounter Mali Mercenaries

German troops spotted several dozen presumably Russian security forces at Gao airport in northern Mali on Monday, the day the last French soldiers wrapped up their operations and left the town, according to a German military document dated Tuesday.
August 17, 2022
Tunisia's New Constitution Affirmed

Tunisia's new constitution giving the president far greater powers will go into effect after the official electoral commission announced final results on Tuesday for last month's referendum.
August 16, 2022
Zimbabwe Measles Outbreak Kills 157 Children

An ongoing measles outbreak in Zimbabwe has killed 157 children, the country’s information minister said on Tuesday, with the death toll nearly doubling in just under a week.
August 16, 2022
Thunder in Crimea

Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday at a military base in Russian-annexed Crimea that is an important supply line for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
August 16, 2022
"Abortion, NO. Babies, Yes!" - China

China will discourage abortions and take steps to make fertility treatment more accessible as part of efforts to boost one of the world's lowest birth rates, its National Health Authority said on Tuesday.
August 16, 2022
Big Cocoa Hopes - Ivory Coast

Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions could pave the way for an early and strong start to the October-to-March main crop if the weather remains favorable next month, farmers said..
August 16, 2022
"Hello, Darkness!" - Eskom

South African state utility Eskom said it would implement "Stage 2" rotational power cuts between 1600 and 2400 local time (1400 and 2200 GMT) on Tuesday, due to a shortage of generation capacity.
August 16, 2022
Liberians Hit With U.S. Sanctions

The United States imposed sanctions on three Liberian government officials, including President George Weah's chief of staff, for what it says is their ongoing involvement in public corruption, the U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday.

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