(Reuters) – Fierce battles broke out on Tuesday across Omdurman, the western part of Sudan’s wider capital, as the army tried cut off supply routes […]
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 in Keur Mbaye Fall, a […]
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 the country’s capital and western […]
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 of the national election won […]
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 are upbeat on emerging markets […]
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 of traffickers in North Africa […]
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 of military and commercial operations […]
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, a report from Rhodium Group […]
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 government to put the tea […]
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) to electrify its plant in […]