Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged
KAMPALA (Reuters) -Uganda’s parliament on Tuesday passed one of the world’s strictest anti-LGBTQ bills mostly unchanged, including provision for long…
Africa
Tinder owner Match Group swipes left on Russia, pledging exit by June 30
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – Tinder owner Match Group has said it will quit Russia by June 30, citing the…
South African factory activity contracts less in April – Absa PMI
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African manufacturing activity contracted again in April but less than in February and March, helped by…
South African rand up slightly; focus on local PMIs and Fed this week
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand was marginally stronger in early trade on Tuesday, with market attention this week likely…
Sudan conflict could prompt 800,000 people to flee, UN says
By El Tayeb Siddig and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) -The United Nations warned on Monday that the conflict in Sudan…
Initial autopsies show children starved, asphyxiated in Kenyan cult
By George Obulutsa NAIROBI (Reuters) – The bodies of several children exhumed in eastern Kenya showed signs of starvation and…
In flight from Sudan, refugees in Chad give birth alone without shelter
By Mahamat Ramadane KOUFROUN, Chad (Reuters) – At a refugee camp in remote eastern Chad, Amné Moustapha is close to…
Indian cough syrup: mystery middleman may be new clue
By Krishna N. Das and Jennifer Rigby NEW DELHI/LONDON (Reuters) -An unnamed middleman in Mumbai provided a crucial raw material…
Sudan sides trade blame, fight on despite ceasefire
By El Tayeb Siddig and Aidan Lewis KHARTOUM (Reuters) -Sudan’s rival military forces accused each other of fresh violations of…
Sudan risks long conflict as entrenched rivals struggle for control
By Aidan Lewis and Tom Perry CAIRO (Reuters) -Sudan’s warring factions are locked in a conflict that two weeks of…