WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Wednesday, and the two discussed the political situation and recent unrest in the African country, a State Department spokesperson said. “Blinken expressed his condolences for those killed and injured during the recent violence. The Secretary reiterated the United States’…
By Duncan Miriri (Reuters) -Kenya’s national assembly on Wednesday approved President William Ruto’s pick of economist and senior civil servant, Kamau Thugge, as the next central bank governor. Thugge, who served as the principal secretary, No. 2 official, in the finance ministry until mid-2018, was nominated to the post by Ruto last month after serving…
By Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and Jorgelina do Rosario ACCRA/LONDON (Reuters) – Ghana has sent a debt restructuring proposal to its official creditors, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the West African country battles to escape its worst economic crisis in a generation. The “working proposal” is a crucial first step for…
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vaccines against African swine fever being tested in Vietnam are close to approval, global and U.S. veterinary officials said, in what would be a major breakthrough to tackle the deadly animal disease that regularly ravages pig farms worldwide. African swine fever has for years disrupted the $250 billion global…
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s economy is expected to grow at a slightly faster pace this year, the World Bank said on Wednesday, underpinned by a recovery in the key agriculture sector. The East African nation’s economy will expand by 5.0% in 2023, the bank said in its latest biannual Kenya Economic Update…
By Libby George and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) – The global sovereign debt roundtable will meet on Friday to focus on technical talks aimed at discussing issues such as arrears and comparability of treatment for countries in default, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. This would be the third encounter…
DAKAR (Reuters) -Senegal has temporarily closed its consulates abroad following attacks on diplomatic missions in Bordeaux, Milan, Paris and New York among others, the foreign affairs ministry said on Tuesday. The closures were announced in the wake of deadly unrest that broke out after a leading opposition figure, Ousmane Sonko, was handed a two-year jail…
KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring military factions are restarting ceasefire talks sponsored by the United States and Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, as they clashed by air and on the ground in the capital Khartoum. The fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, now in its eighth week, has caught civilians…
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly elected Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and South Korea to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday for two-year terms starting on Jan. 1, 2024, while Belarus – allied with Russia in its invasion of Ukraine – was denied a spot. Algeria, Guyana, Sierra Leone and South…
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union countries are expected this week to agree on how to share out the responsibility of hosting refugees and migrants, a top EU official said on Tuesday of what would mark a breakthrough after years of bitter feuds within the bloc. The EU’s migration chief spoke ahead of talks…
