Fighting rages in Sudan’s capital as army tries to cut off supply routes
(Reuters) – Fierce battles broke out on Tuesday across Omdurman, the western part of Sudan’s wider capital, as the army…
Africa
Analysis-Caught between riots and debt crises, African countries cut fuel subsidies
By Libby George LONDON (Reuters) – Abdoulaye Diallo is paying over 50% more to fill up his “thiak-thiak” motorbike taxi…
Sudan clashes intensify with no mediation in sight
CAIRO (Reuters) – Clashes between Sudan’s army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) intensified on Sunday, as the war in…
Sierra Leone’s main opposition party demands rerun of general election
By Umaru Fofana FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s main opposition party said it had decided to formally reject the results…
Emerging markets carry investor hopes for H2 on lower inflation, rates
By Rodrigo Campos and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – From BlackRock to JPMorgan, some of the world’s top investors…
Survivors of Greece boat disaster say coastguard rope toppled boat
MALAKASA/KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) – Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given accounts…
Wagner’s global operations: War, oil and gold
(Reuters) -The abortive mutiny by Russia’s Wagner group last week calls into question the fate of the group’s wide network…
China’s debt relief to poor countries slows amid continuing appeals for support
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – The value of Chinese debt relief decreased by over 50% between 2021 and 2022,…
Analysis-Dollar drought haunts frontier economies
By Duncan Miriri and Marc Jones NAIROBI/LONDON (Reuters) – As Pakistan spiralled into crisis this year, Wilson Muthaura pressed its…
BMW to produce electric X3 model at South Africa plant
(Reuters) – Germany’s BMW will build its X3 model in South Africa from 2024, investing 4.2 billion rand ($225.09 million)…