Africa
Egypt raises most household power tariffs by average 12%
Egypt will keep tariffs unchanged for the first household consumption bracket while raising rates for other residential users by an average of 12%, Electricity...
China Dodovu | Brothers turn on each other: Ghana, Nigeria, South...
This is a story about three brothers (Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa) who were born of the same mother but different fathers. The brothers...
Daniel Makokera | Africa’s AI moment: How we can quantum leap...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often described as the next industrial revolution. That description is already outdated. AI is rapidly becoming the infrastructure upon which...
Kenya probes potential toxin after 15 elephants die in Amboseli ecosystem
Fifteen elephants died in Kenya's Amboseli ecosystem from June 24 to July 24, with preliminary tests detecting a potential toxic substance in samples from...
Thousands protest in eastern Congo over any presidential third term
DAKAR, July 28 (Reuters) - Thousands of people rallied in the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu on Tuesday to protest against proposed constitutional changes that could pave the way for
Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak
By Elias Biryabarema NAIROBI, July 28 (Reuters) - Uganda's health minister declared the country Ebola-free on Tuesday following the East African nation's latest outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic
At least 30 killed in village attack in Nigeria’s Kaduna state,...
At least 30 people died when armed men attacked a village in Nigeria's northwestern Kaduna state early on Monday, according to two residents.
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Africa facing up to $20 billion economic hit from ‘super’ El...
An impending "super" El Niño is likely to inflict a combined $10-billion to $20-billion hit on affected African countries and trigger mass migration from...
Africa facing $10billion to $20 billion economic hit from ‘super’ El...
An impending "super" El Niño is expected to inflict a combined $10 billion (R168bn) to $20bn hit on affected African countries and trigger mass...
Senegal’s President Faye launches new party, cementing ruling camp split
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has launched a new political party, formalising his break with former prime minister Ousmane Sonko and the ruling Pastef...
