Zimbabwe economy could grow 6% this year, finance minister says
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s economy could grow 6% this year, better than a previous forecast for 3.8% growth, thanks to…
Africa
Factbox-Chile lithium move latest in global resource nationalism trend
By Matthew Chye (Reuters) – Chile’s President Gabriel Boric announced on Thursday he would nationalise the country’s vast lithium industry…
More African countries set to approve malaria shot; 20 million doses ready in 2023
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20…
Sudan’s paramilitary RSF agrees to 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it had agreed to a 72-hour truce on humanitarian grounds,…
U.N. chief calls for three-day ceasefire in Sudan as thousands flee
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed to Sudan’s warring factions to observe…
Yellen raps China for serving as ‘roadblock’ in debt restructuring process
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the world’s largest official bilateral creditor, China should participate in meaningful debt relief…
EU lawmakers demand obligatory hosting of migrants under looming overhaul
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to require member countries to host some of…
Ugandan LGBTQ activist readies for the fight of his life
(This April 13 story has been corrected to remove reference to criminalising identifying as LGBTQ, a provision dropped in the…
Court rules Meta can be sued in Kenya over alleged unlawful redundancies
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan judge ruled on Thursday that Facebook’s parent company Meta could be sued in Kenya, after…
New Sudan ceasefire attempt fails with vital supplies running short
By Khalid Abdelaziz and Nafisa Eltahir KHARTOUM/CAIRO (Reuters) -A new attempt at a ceasefire in fierce fighting between Sudanese troops…