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Ethiopia becomes Africa’s latest country to default on debts, fails to redeem $33 million ’coupon’
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has reportedly become Africa’s third default in as many years after it failed to make a US$33 million “coupon” payment ...
International
DRC Polls: ‘People alleging chaos are not Congolese,’ CENI faults criticisms against elections
DRC – Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) electoral body, CENI, has claimed that the people who talk about chaos at the ongoing elections ...
International
DR Congo’s opposition candidates allege ‘massive electoral fraud’, plan mass protests
DRC – The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) presidential election is reportedly facing a crisis of legitimacy amid opposition calls for the ...
International
DRC Elections: Diaspora votes show lead for President Tshisekedi, as observers note local irregularities
DRC – Electoral authorities on Friday announced the results of voting by diaspora Congolese in South Africa, the United States, Canada, Belgium and ...
International
Angola quits OPEC over lower production quotas
ANGOLA – Angola has announced that it is leaving the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil producers cartel. Africanews reported that this ...
International
DRC: Opposition candidates demand poll cancellation, claim voting marred by ‘total chaos’
DRC – Voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s high-stakes presidential election has reportedly been marred by lengthy delays and claims of fraud. ...
International
Polls in DR Congo open as insecurity fears persist
DRC – Some 44 million people have the chance on Wednesday to pick the next president of the Democratic Republic of Congo from ...
International
Fighting gets more intense in Gaza as 26 killed in Rafah
GAZA – Israel pounded the length of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, killing families in their homes even as Washington dispatched an envoy ...
International
Court jails 25-year-old serial killer 105 years in Uganda
KAMPALA – The High Court in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, has sentenced a 25-year-old serial killer to 105 years in prison. Musa Musasizi was ...
International
Israel reportedly bombs Gaza areas declared safe zones, as Palestinian death toll nears 18,000
GAZA – Israel’s relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip has hit areas it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. ...