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Most of the 108 people who drowned after a boat broke up in north-central Nigeria were women and their children, survivors and local authorities told the Associated Press on Thursday as search efforts drew to a close. The wooden boat was carrying more than 250 people on the River Niger in Kwara State on their way home from a late-night… Read More

South Africa’s President, on Friday (June 16), called on Ukraine and Russia to de-escalate the war. Shortly after his arrival with Senegal’s, Zambia’s and the Comoros’ presidents, the leaders went to Bucha, a suburb of Ukraine’s capital where the Russian army is accused of killing civilians in 2022. An air raid in Kyiv during Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit provided a reminder… Read More

The president of the world football governing body, FIFA, announced on Thursday the creation of an anti-racism taskforce featuring Real Madrid’s winger, Vinicius Junior. On Thursday, Gianni Infantino met in Barcelona with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) president Ednaldo Rodrigues ahead of Brazil’s friendly against Guinea on Saturday. “Where there are acts of racism or discrimination on the pitch, you… Read More

A hundred kilometres east of Abidjan, in Côte d’Ivoire, this ambulance boat is a game changer. It started operations in early June. The lagoon winds between the villages of the commune of Assinie-Mafia. Out of 16 villages bordering the body of water, the majority was cut off from access to emergency care. “We observed that more that 14 villages bordering… Read More

Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world, and yet the small-scale Black farmers now selling their crop mostly to China are “heavily indebted” and seeing “minimal” benefits, according to an association that represents their interests. Critics say the farmers are not benefitting as they should… Read More

A delegation of African leaders and senior officials seeking ways to usher dialogue between the belligerents of the war in Ukraine and ultimately peace arrived Friday (June 16) in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. The delegation including the presidents of South Africa, Senegal, Zambia and the Comoros Islands first went to Bucha, a Kyiv suburb where bodies of civilians lay scattered… Read More

Kenya’s  Treasury Cabinet Secretary unveiled Thursday (June 15) a controversial budget for 2023/24. The budget, which is the first of President William Ruto and his administration, plans on tax hikes to shore up depleted public finances. Members of Kenyan opposition coalition Azimio la Umoja walked out of the National Assembly as Minister Njuguna Ndung’u stood up to read his budget statement. … Read More

Parliamentarians in Kenya have passed the budget estimates for the Financial Year 2023/24 ahead of Friday’s reading of President William Ruto’s first budget since he won the presidency last year. This year’s budget, which is the biggest in Kenya’s history will hit Sh3.679 trillion budget (24billion euros) if redemptions and appropriations-in-aid are factored, indicating the increasing pain of debt repayments.… Read More

Nigeria´s central bank has ended its distorted foreign exchange rate, a move the new government in Africa´s biggest economy hopes will help woo investors and stabilize the local currency. The announcement Wednesday from the Central Bank of Nigeria led to a record fall in the value of the naira currency to 755 per U.S. dollar. It has since recovered some.… Read More

South Africa’s presidency said Thursday (June 15) that President Cyril Ramaphosa had today, travelled to Poland, en route to Ukraine and the Russian Federation as part of his participation in the African Peace Mission aimed at a peaceful resolution of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. On Thursday afternoon he visited the Polish capital to pay a courtesy call on… Read More