Six children died from pesticide poisoning in South Africa, lab analysis finds
Six children who died in a South African township earlier this month had ingested a chemical compound used in pesticides,
Libya’s eastern parliament approves new central bank board of directors
The presidency of Libya’s eastern-based parliament approved on Monday the appointment of a new board of directors of the central
Kenya’s lawmakers vote to impeach deputy president, speaker says
Kenya’s parliament voted on Tuesday to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on charges including enriching himself and stirring ethnic hatred,
Zimbabwe allows currency to slump over 40 percent, hikes policy rate
Zimbabwe’s central bank allowed the local gold-backed currency to fall over 40 percent against the dollar on Friday and hiked
Tunisia coast guard recovers bodies of 13 African migrants
Tunisia’s coast guard has recovered the bodies of 13 sub-Saharan African migrants off the coasts of Salakta and Chebba towns,
Mali capital under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie school, state TV says
Mali’s army said on Tuesday that the capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school, firing
South African inflation expectations fall again in Q3
South African analysts, business people, and trade unions further lowered their inflation expectations in the third quarter of this year,
UN Security Council extends arms embargo on Sudan
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended an arms embargo on Sudan’s Darfur region for another year. In a resolution
Kenyan court halts proposed Adani lease of country’s main airport
Kenya’s high court temporarily blocked a proposed deal for India’s Adani Group to lease the country’s main airport for 30
First batch of mpox vaccine doses arrives in DR Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo received its first batch of pox vaccines on Thursday. Health authorities hope the vaccines will