France says it backs ongoing talks between Tunisia and IMF
PARIS (Reuters) – France backs the ongoing talks between Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund, the foreign ministry said on…
Africa
World Bank approves $1 billion loan to Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The World Bank said on Tuesday it approved a $1 billion loan to Kenya to support its…
Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, including the death penalty for…
German tax fraud mastermind handed further 8-year jail sentence
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) – Hanno Berger, a former tax inspector turned legal tax expert, was sentenced on Tuesday to eight…
Uganda says 2023/24 GDP growth to reach 6%
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s economy will expand by 6% in the next fiscal year that starts in July, an increase…
Zimbabwe announces new measures to aid ailing local currency
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s treasury has announced measures to encourage the use of the local dollar as opposed to the…
South Africa to investigate U.S. allegations of arms shipment to Russia
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed a panel to investigate U.S. allegations that a Russian ship…
Sudan factions agree to extend ceasefire deal amid clashes
(This May 29 story has been refiled to fix a typographical error in paragraph 19) By Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan…
Blinken says US to consider visa restrictions over Ugandan anti-gay law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said his government would consider visa restrictions against Ugandan…
Nigeria’s new President Tinubu promises economic reboot
By Felix Onuah and MacDonald Dzirutwe ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s new President Bola Tinubu vowed at his swearing-in on Monday to…