International
Doubts over credible elections in Togo, as journalists restricted, church denied observer status
LOME – Ahead of the elections in Togo, a French journalist has reportedly been arrested and deported. The country’s media regulatory body has ...
International
Burkina Faso soldiers may have massacred 223 civilians in one day, Rights body claims
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso’s military summarily executed 223 civilians, including at least 56 children, in a single day in late February, it ...
International
Four bodies of suspected flood victims retrieved from Mathare River
NAIROBI – Four bodies of suspected flood victims have been retrieved from Mathare River following heavy rains witnessed in Nairobi on Tuesday. Starehe ...
International
Britain Rwanda bill set to become law
LONDON – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill will finally become law after a parliamentary showdown ended late in the night on ...
International
UN agency seeks $413 million for humanitarian crisis in northern Mozambique
MOZAMBIQUE – The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, known as OCHA, is seeking US$413 million in emergency aid ...
International
US set to withdraw troops from key drone base in Niger, as ruling military junta insists
NIGER – The United States has agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, officials said, upending its posture in West ...
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Chinese state firm agrees US$400m loan with Niger junta in return for oil
NIGER – Niger’s military junta has reportedly signed a US$400 million deal with a Chinese state-owned oil giant as part of its plan ...
International
IMF projects Russian economy to grow 3.2%, in spite of sanctions over attack on Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Russia will grow by 3.2 percent this year surpassing the United Kingdom (UK) France and Germany. The ...
International
Devastating floods ravage parts of east Africa, displacing thousands in Kenya, Tanzania
KENYA – Heavy rains and flooding have wrought havoc across East Africa, claiming lives and displacing thousands of people in Kenya and Tanzania, ...
International
President Gnassingbé of Togo plotting tenure extension — Opposition parties allege
LOME – The opposition in Togo has denounced a proposed new constitution as a power grab, intended to extend the reign of President ...