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• March 01, 2023

  Sub-Saharan Africa Migrants Feel Tunisia Heat

  Since Tunisia's president announced a crackdown on illegal immigration last week using language the African Union denounced as racialized, Malian construction worker Mohamed Kony has been evicted from his apartment and sacked from his job.

• March 01, 2023

  Egypt Journalists Docked for 'Offending Parliament'

  Three journalists from Egypt's most prominent independent news outlet, Mada Masr, have been referred to trial on charges of offending members of parliament from a pro-government party and misusing media channels, the news organization said on Tuesday.

• March 01, 2023

  US, Others Call for Somaliland Peace

  Representatives from the United States, Britain, Qatar, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey met on Tuesday and expressed concern at the conflict in and around Laascaanood, a disputed town in Somalia's northern breakaway region of Somaliland, according to a statement released by the State Department.

• March 01, 2023

  Power Cuts Trim S. Africa Manufacturing

  South African manufacturing activity contracted sharply in February as unprecedented power cuts led to a marked deterioration in business conditions, a survey showed on Wednesday.

• February 28, 2023

  Another Sudan Protestor Killed

  A Sudanese protester was killed on Tuesday after being shot in the chest during a demonstration against military rule, the Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors said in a statement.

• February 28, 2023

  Kenya February Inflation Up

  Kenya's inflation rose to 9.2% year-on-year in February from 9.0% a month earlier, the statistics office said on Tuesday, largely driven by food and transport prices.

• February 28, 2023

  US Needs to Learn Black History: Biden

  President Joe Biden on Monday praised the contribution of African Americans in the United States at an event to celebrate "Black History Month," something presidents from both parties have done for decades.

• February 28, 2023

  Kenya Merchants March Against Chinese Competitor

  More than a thousand Kenyan traders protested in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday against a new Chinese-owned retail shop they accuse of undercutting them with ultra-low prices.

• February 28, 2023

  Court Dismisses Suit Against Uganda Pipeline

  A French court on Tuesday dismissed a case against energy giant TotalEnergies for a massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania after several NGOs filed a suit to suspend the controversial project.

• February 28, 2023

  Credit Cards Cautious on Crypto

  U.S. payment giants Visa and Mastercard are slamming the brakes on plans to forge new partnerships with crypto firms after a string of high-profile collapses shook faith in the industry, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

• February 28, 2023

  Bakhmut Battle Rages

  Russian forces on Tuesday pressed forward their weeks-long drive to encircle and capture the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut where the commander of Ukraine's ground forces described the situation as "extremely tense."

• February 28, 2023

  Macron Slams Wagner-Protected Regimes

  French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday described the Russian mercenary Wagner Group as the "life insurance of failing regimes in Africa", in comments made before he visits the continent.

• February 28, 2023

  Zambia Mine Stops After Fatal Accident

  Zambia's Mopani Copper Mines has suspended operations at one of its shafts in Kitwe, more than 350 km north of the capital Lusaka, following an accident which led to a worker dying, it said on Tuesday.

• February 28, 2023

  Conflict Could Disrupt DRC December Balloting

  Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi said on Monday that a conflict with rebels in the east of the country could disrupt preparations for general elections scheduled for Dec. 20.

• February 27, 2023

  Ghana Bond Payments Resume March 13: Accra

  Ghana's finance ministry said on Monday it was taking steps to ensure payments of coupons and principals of old bonds resume on March 13 following the conclusion of a domestic debt exchange program.

• February 27, 2023

  Kenya Setting Up Rural Solar

  Kenya is constructing 136 solar powered mini-grids in far-flung areas not properly served by the national electricity grid, the country's energy minister said on Monday.

• February 27, 2023

  Addis Seeks Stop to UN Tigray Probe

  Ethiopia is courting support for a motion to cut short a U.N.-mandated inquiry into atrocities in the Tigray war, five diplomats said, in a move that could divide African and Western nations.

• February 27, 2023

  Russia, China & S. Africa End War Games

  Naval exercises hosted by South Africa, and including Russia and China, have been completed, Russia's defense ministry said Monday. South Africa had said the war games, which began on February 17, were "routine" as David Doyle reports.

• February 27, 2023

  Tesla Reported to Roll Cheaper EV

  Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has for years teased the world with his dream of an affordable electric car. This week, industry-watchers say they hope this week will bring the unveiling of production plans for a cheaper EV car.

• February 27, 2023

  In Kenya, Somali Refugees Face Malnutrition, Cholera

  Somali refugees in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp are vulnerable to hunger in the face of soaring food prices, poor farming and droughts, according to aid agencies.  In the past year alone, 32 children have died of malnutrition in a section of the camp run by the International Rescue Committee hospital.  As hundreds of Somalis continue to arrive at the camp, the United Nations says overcrowding is driving the spread of communicable diseases like cholera while it appeals for more funds.

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