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• June 07, 2023

  South Africa Second Quarter Business Confidence Slumps

  PARIS - South Africa's business confidence fell in the second quarter of 2023 to the lowest in three years, dragged down by persistent power outages, rising interest rates and cost pressures weighing on profitability, a survey published on Wednesday showed.

• June 07, 2023

  Cameroon Laying Rails to Iron Mine

  YAOUNDE - Cameroon will begin construction in August of a railway line connecting its coast to a large iron ore deposit straddling its border with the Republic of Congo, Yaounde's interim mines minister said.

• June 07, 2023

  UN: Rwanda Genocide Suspect Unable to Stand Trial

  THE HAGUE - Judges at a U.N. war crimes court ruled that elderly Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga is unfit to stand trial but said slimmed-down legal proceedings in his case can continue, in a decision published on Wednesday.

• June 07, 2023

  Pope Francis Doing 'Well' After Surgery, Doctor Says

  VATICAN CITY, ROME — Pope Francis is doing "well," is alert and is in good spirits after undergoing abdominal surgery, the doctor who operated on him said on Wednesday.

• June 06, 2023

  Egypt's New Capital Search 'Uphill'

  CAIRO - Egypt faces an increasingly tough task raising cash for foreign debt repayments after external borrowing quadrupled over the past eight years to help fund a new capital, build infrastructure, buy weapons and support an overvalued currency.

• June 06, 2023

  Kenya May Private Sector Slipped Slower

  NAIROBI - Kenya's private sector activity fell in May, but at a slower pace than a month earlier, helped by improved performance in agriculture and construction but hurt by rising fuel prices and a weakening shilling, a survey showed on Tuesday.

• June 06, 2023

  Binance Bleeding After US Charges

  LONDON/SINGAPORE - Investors have pulled around $790 million from the crypto exchange Binance and its U.S. affiliate in the last 24 hours, data firm Nansen said on Tuesday, a day after a top U.S. regulator sued both exchanges.

• June 06, 2023

  South Africa First Quarter GDP Rose

  PRETORIA - South Africa narrowly avoided a recession as the economy grew marginally - 0.4% - in the first quarter, data showed on Tuesday, with manufacturing and finance holding up relatively well despite crippling power cuts.

• June 06, 2023

  Sudan Conflict Intensifies

  KHARTOUM - Sudan's warring military factions clashed by air and on the ground in the country's capital on Tuesday, as increased violence and spreading lawlessness added to the misery of residents already struggling with limited food and medicine.

• June 05, 2023

  Nigeria Court Stalls Labor Unions' Fuel Subsidy Strike

  ABUJA — Nigeria's industrial court on Monday stopped the two main labor unions from going on an indefinite strike this week to protest the removal of a popular decades-old petrol subsidy, which caused prices nearly to triple, court documents showed.

• June 05, 2023

  Russia: 'No More Grain Deal Extensions'

  PARIS - Russia's foreign ministry said on Monday that it saw no prospects for extending the Black Sea grain export deal, which is set to expire in mid-July, Russian news agencies reported.

• June 05, 2023

  Cashew Demand Slump Bites Ivory Coast

  KATIOLA, IVORY COAST - Global demand for cashew nuts, eaten as snacks or used for cooking and desserts, has tumbled since the end of the coronavirus pandemic, driven by multiple factors, including consumer inflation and increased production. And, that is hitting Ivory Coast hard.

• June 05, 2023

  Libyans Meet to Discuss Elections

  TRIPOLI - Libyan leaders are slated to meet in Morocco on Monday to finalize a deal on new electoral laws, but any agreement they announce on voting rules or a new interim government is likely to trigger opposition that may further delay the political process.

• June 05, 2023

  Khartoum Battered Again Monday

  DUBAI - Shelling hit western areas of Sudan's capital on Monday morning after rival military factions fought through the night, residents said, with reports of deepening lawlessness in Khartoum and in the western region of Darfur.

• June 05, 2023

  Egypt Commercial Sector Stagnant, Prices Rise

  CAIRO - Non-oil private sector activity in Egypt stayed sub-par for the 30th straight month in May, weighed down by continued high inflation and weak demand, a survey showed on Monday.

• June 05, 2023

  South Africa Private Business Slump Deepens

  JOHANNESBURG - South African private sector economic activity contracted for a third consecutive month in May as rolling power cuts and inflationary pressures continued to weigh on business, a survey showed on Monday.

• June 05, 2023

  Senegal Censors Mobile Internet

  DAKAR - Senegal's government cut access Sunday to mobile internet services in certain areas because of deadly rioting in which "hateful and subversive" messages have been posted online, it said in a statement.

• June 04, 2023

  Zimbabwe Women's Rugby Team Provides Support for Girls

  DOMBOSHAVA — Bridget Magasu is the first to arrive for the training session, clutching a rugby ball while she waits for other members of her all-female rugby team to arrive.

• June 03, 2023

  Apple Challenges Meta With New VR Gear

  SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc. is widely expected to announce a new headset that will blend video of the outside world with the virtual one at its annual software developer conference this coming week.

• June 03, 2023

  Businesswoman Frees New Mothers from Debt in Congo

  New mothers in the Democratic Republic of Congo can be effectively held hostage if they can not foot their medical debts. Like 16-year old Annaelle, who, despite birthing twins in Kinshasa three weeks ago, was left at hospital until a businesswoman, Grace Mbongi Umek, who Annaelle had never met, showed up to hand doctors $130 to settle her bill. Mbongi Umek said she's made it her mission to free new mothers trapped by their maternity debts in a country with no universal health coverage. David Doyle reports.

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