Tunisia's president on Thursday repeated his assertion that an increase of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa was part of a conspiracy to change his country's demographics while denying criticism by rights groups that his views were racist.
The US Commerce Department on Thursday confirmed that the economy grew solidly but slightly less than initially reported in the fourth quarter. It said much of the increase in output in October, November, and December came from unsold goods at businesses.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, continuing to signal persistently tight labor market conditions.
U.S. President Joe Biden called on Thursday for Nigeria's imminent presidential election to be peaceful and transparent, urging candidates and parties to accept the results as announced by the country's electoral commission.
Tunisian police detained two prominent dissidents and surrounded the home of a third on Wednesday, part of an escalating crackdown on critics of President Kais Saied, who has labelled his opponents traitors and criminals.
A senatorial candidate from Nigeria's opposition Labor Party was killed late on Wednesday by unknown gunmen in southeastern Enugu State, a local party official said on Thursday.
Facebook-parent Meta Platforms Inc. is planning a fresh round of job cuts in a reorganization and downsizing effort that could affect thousands of workers, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.
Namibia expects economic growth of 3.2% in 2023, down from an earlier forecast of 3.4% reflecting lower mining output estimates this year, Finance Minister Ipumbu Shiimi said on Wednesday.
South Africa's government plans to take on over half of struggling state power company Eskom's debt over the next three years to help strengthen its balance sheet and operations and enable it to restructure, National Treasury on Wednesday.
Nigeria's economic growth slowed to 3.52% in 2022's fourth quarter from 3.98% a year earlier, as widespread flooding destroyed farms, oil production declined and industry was squeezed by rising costs, the statistics office said.
A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for trafficking nearly 10 tons of endangered animal parts from Africa, including ivory and rhino horns, police said.
The United Nations Wednesday said it will need to mobilize a record $2.25 billion in 2023 to address the mass displacement of people in east Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following last year’s offensive by M23 rebels.
South Africa says joint naval exercises with Russia and China are "routine" but the backdrop exposes tensions tied up with anti-colonial history and the country's president day economics. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
Amanda Iheme is voting for the first time in Nigeria's election this Saturday after sitting out previous polls. The 30-year-old clinical psychologist said before this upcoming vote, she was tired of the same choice between two rich men who'd been in politics for longer than she'd been alive. As David Doyle of Reuters reports, Iheme said she will make the best decision she can at the ballot box despite her reluctance.
Dozens of British employers staging a trial of a four-day working week have mostly decided to stick with it after a pilot hailed as a breakthrough by campaigners for better work-life balance.
President Joe Biden rallied NATO allies in Poland on Tuesday, to demonstrate that the United States was squarely behind Ukraine and committed to bolstering the alliance's eastern flank.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner group, on Tuesday accused the Russian defense minister and the chief of the general staff of depriving his fighters of munitions and trying to destroy Wagner - actions he said were equivalent to treason.
Reeling from South Africa's worst-ever electricity crisis, local authorities across the country are turning to private suppliers to help businesses and households keep the lights on.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will Tuesday address his nation where he will set out Moscow’s targets amid the second year of their invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Poland by train on Monday, following a surprise trip to Ukraine. Earlier today, Biden announced plans to visit Poland to meet President Andrzej Duda and the leaders of Eastern Flank Allies on Tuesday. Biden said in a statement he would “deliver remarks on how the United States will continue to rally the world to support the people of Ukraine.”
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