Nigerian lawmakers approve restructure of $52 billion in cenbank loans
By Camillus Eboh ABUJA (Reuters) -Nigeria’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a plan to restructure 23.7 trillion naira…
Africa
Nightmare in Sudan: African expats struggle to find way out
By MacDonald Dzirutwe LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian law student Umar Yusuf Yaru was relaxing in his apartment when he first…
South Africans call for UK to return diamonds set in crown jewels
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Some South Africans are calling for Britain to return the world’s largest diamond, known as the Star…
Sudan conflict deals new blow to stagnant economy
By Khalid Abdelaziz, Sarah El Safty and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) – The conflict shaking Sudan has dealt a crippling…
Inside a Kenyan starvation cult and its tragic end in a forest of death
By Duncan Miriri MALINDI, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie lived with hundreds of followers in makeshift homes…
WFP suspends food aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray over reported thefts
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The U.N. World Food Programme has paused food distribution in Ethiopia’s war-ravaged Tigray region…
Kenya private sector activity falls in April – PMI
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s private sector activity fell in April as both the manufacturing and services sectors slowed, with inflation…
Egypt’s current account moves into surplus in Oct-Dec
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s current account turned a surplus for the first time in years in the October-to-December quarter as…
Sudan’s warring generals extend theoretical truce but keep fighting
By Mohamed Noureldin KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s warring military factions agreed to a new and longer seven-day ceasefire from Thursday,…
Oil slumps 5% to five-week low amid US debt default fears
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices sank about 5% to a five-week low on Tuesday on concerns about…