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July 13, 2022
Paris Ponders Sahel Strategy

French officials head to Niger on Friday to redefine the country's strategy to fight Islamist militants in the Sahel as thousands of troops complete a withdrawal from Mali and concerns mount over the growing threat to coastal West African states.
July 13, 2022
Malaria Vaccine Quantities Insufficient: Report

After decades of work, the World Health Organization endorsed the first-ever malaria vaccine last year - a historic milestone that promised to drive back a disease that kills a child every minute. But production of the vaccine is falling short.
July 13, 2022
East London Death Bar Owner Cuffed

The owner of the bar in the South African coastal town of East London where 21 teenagers mysteriously died last month has been arrested, police in the Eastern Cape province said on Wednesday.
July 13, 2022
Istanbul Ukraine Grain Talks Wednesday

Ukraine said on Wednesday that a deal to resume grain exports blocked by Russia appeared very close as four-way talks prepared to resume, raising hopes of an end to a standoff that has exposed millions to the risk of starvation.
July 12, 2022
Twitter, Musk Tangle Over Tossed Takeover

Twitter Inc fired back at Elon Musk on Monday, accusing the world's richest person of "knowingly" breaching an agreement to buy the social media firm, days after the Tesla Inc chief sought to back out of the $44 billion deal.
July 12, 2022
DRC Ramps Up Zambia Crossing

Democratic Republic of Congo plans to expand its main border post with Zambia, a source close to its government said, to ease truck queues of up to 60 km that copper miners have faced this year due to increased production and inadequate infrastructure.
July 12, 2022
Nigeria: Sunshine in Solar

Nigeria's solar companies are seeing a surge in demand for mini-grids and equipment as businesses in Africa's biggest oil producer look for alternative power sources after the cost of diesel soared locally due to rising global oil prices.
July 11, 2022
7 Young Togolese Killed in Explosion

Seven people were killed and two injured in an explosion in northern Togo on Saturday night, the army said in a statement late on Sunday.
July 11, 2022
Zambia Shuttering Projects to Avoid Debt

Zambia is cancelling projects financed by commercial loans to reduce the risk of accumulating more non-concessional debt, the ministry of finance said.
July 11, 2022
Africa's China Debts Not Majority: Study

African countries' debts with China are a third of what they owe non-Chinese private lenders, while interest rates are just over half, according to a report published on Monday amid a debate about the role of the world's largest bilateral creditor.
July 11, 2022
Kenya, WHO Create Emergency Medical Hub

The Kenyan government and World Health Organization on Saturday launched a medical emergency hub in Nairobi, the first in a network of African centers they say will hasten responses to regional emergencies.
July 11, 2022
Soweto Bar Killers Still Sought

South African police continued the hunt Monday for five attackers who burst into a bar in Soweto, South Africa, and killed 15 customers in a hail of at least 137 bullets over the weekend, the police minister said on Monday. Nine other people were wounded in that incident.
July 11, 2022
U.S. Abortion Ban Questions College Plans

The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in June to overturn the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide has some students rethinking their higher education plans as states rush to ban or curtail abortion, according to interviews with 20 students and college advisers across the country.
July 10, 2022
Musk, Twitter Lawyers to Tangle

Twitter Inc. has a strong legal case against Elon Musk walking away from his $44 billion deal to acquire the U.S. social media company but could opt for a renegotiation or settlement instead of a long court fight, according to legal experts.
July 08, 2022
Biden Moves to Protect Contraception, Abortion Access

U.S. President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday to help safeguard women's access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned the Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, the White House said.
July 08, 2022
Angola's dos Santos Dead at Age 79

Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa's second biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, died on Friday, the presidency said.
July 08, 2022
Crypto Could Aid Central Banks: Report

Global rules would allow central bank digital currencies to operate smoothly cross-border and speed up wholesale payments, a think tank backed by the City of London Corporation said on Friday.
July 08, 2022
DRC Clinic Attack Kills 13

Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels have killed 13 people and torched a clinic in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials said Friday.
July 08, 2022
Putin Pressures World, Warning of Long Conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin is pressuring the international community with a warning that Moscow's military operations in Ukraine had barely begun. He also said the prospects for negotiating an end to the Ukraine invasion would grow dimmer the longer the conflict dragged on.
July 07, 2022
Africa Gas Gets International Support

Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Thursday there is growing international support for developing natural gas resources in Africa as part of the continent's energy transition.

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