Africa Donors hope to raise more than $1bn for Sudan PARIS/CAIRO: Donors will hopefully pledge “well over a billion euros,” ($1.07 billion) for war-torn Sudan at a... Published 16 Apr, 2024 03:38am
Africa IMF greenlights further $360 million in Ghana aid ACCRA: The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said it had validated a fresh tranche of aid of $360 million for... Published 13 Apr, 2024 08:38pm
Africa Mozambique ferry disaster kills 97 MAPUTO: Rescuers carried out search operations off the northern coast of Mozambique on Monday after a makeshift ... Published 09 Apr, 2024 05:06am
Africa Over 90 dead as Mozambique ferry sinks off northern coast, BBC says More than 90 people died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, the BBC said, citing domestic... Published 08 Apr, 2024 01:23pm
Africa Egyptian President Sisi sworn in for third term CAIRO: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was sworn in Tuesday for his third term as leader of the Arab world’s... Published 02 Apr, 2024 05:16pm
Africa IMF approves $820mn as part of Egypt bailout WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the immediate disbursement of $820 million to the... Updated 30 Mar, 2024 08:26pm
Africa Bus accident in S Africa kills at least 45 BENGALURU: South Africa’s Department of Transport on Thursday said a bus crash near Mamatlakala in the northern... Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:22am
Africa S Africa’s ex-president Zuma barred from May election JOHANNESBURG: South Africa’s electoral officials said on Thursday they had excluded former president Jacob Zuma... Published 30 Mar, 2024 05:24am
Africa HRW urges Somalia to reject lowering age of majority NAIROBI: Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Somalia’s parliament Friday to reject a constitutional amendment that aims... Published 30 Mar, 2024 07:22am
Africa More than 130 kidnapped Nigerian schoolchildren released ABUJA: More than 130 schoolchildren kidnapped by gunmen in northwestern Nigeria earlier this month were released... Published 25 Mar, 2024 05:47am
MENA Nearly 300 Nigerian students released after abduction in Kaduna MAIDUGURI: Nearly 300 students and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria this month have been... Published 24 Mar, 2024 02:06pm
Middle East Egypt hosts Arab talks with Blinken on steps to end Gaza war Israel has waged relentless aggression that has killed nearly 32,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to health ministry in Gaza Updated 21 Mar, 2024 11:51pm
Africa Somali pirates’ return adds to crisis for global shipping companies MOGADISHU: As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western... Published 21 Mar, 2024 01:46pm
Africa South Sudan gunmen kill 15 people in ambush JUBA: Fifteen people, including a regional commissioner, died when their convoy was ambushed in South Sudan’s... Published 21 Mar, 2024 05:22am
MENA Attackers shoot 15 dead in South Sudan, including local commissioner, says official JUBA: Unidentified youths have shot dead 15 people in South Sudan’s Pibor region, a senior official said on... Published 20 Mar, 2024 01:24pm
Africa 11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus crash NAIROBI: A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding... Published 19 Mar, 2024 02:30pm
Africa World Bank group to provide Egypt with $6bn over three years CAIRO: The World Bank Group said on Monday it intends to provide more than $6 billion of support over the coming... Published 18 Mar, 2024 07:45pm
Africa Central African bloc lifts Gabon sanctions LIBREVILLE: The Economic Community of Central African States agreed to lift sanctions on Gabon on Saturday and... Published 11 Mar, 2024 04:45am
Africa Egypt says land sale, IMF accord will ease budget problems CAIRO: Egypt has taken major steps towards lowering its budget deficit by selling real estate as well as agreeing a... Published 10 Mar, 2024 08:19pm
Africa Egypt’s Sisi says flexible currency is possible with new financing CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that with tens of billions of dollars in new... Published 09 Mar, 2024 05:28pm
Africa Egypt planning deals and price measures after devaluation, PM says DUBAI: Egypt is planning “big deals” to ensure liquidity and will work with merchants to control prices and... Published 07 Mar, 2024 06:13pm
MENA Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP PORT SUDAN: Sudan’s nearly 11-month war between rival generals “risks triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis”,... Published 06 Mar, 2024 12:40pm
MENA ‘170 people executed’ in attacks on Burkina villages: prosecutor OUAGADOUGOU: Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a... Published 03 Mar, 2024 01:43pm
Africa Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi dies aged 98 DAR ES SALAAM: Former Tanzanian president Ali Hassan Mwinyi, who introduced multi-party democracy to the East... Published 01 Mar, 2024 11:39am
Africa Thousands of Nigerians protest soaring costs ABUJA: Thousands of Nigerians rallied against soaring living costs on Tuesday as the worst economic crisis in a... Published 28 Feb, 2024 06:10am
Africa Raiders kill at least 15 worshippers at Burkina church OUAGADOUGOU: At least 15 civilians were killed and two others injured during a “terrorist” attack on a Catholic... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
Africa Zambia’s president confirms creditor agreement with China and India LUSAKA: Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said on Saturday that his country had signed a long-awaited official... Published 24 Feb, 2024 07:37pm
Africa Houthi attacks cut Suez Canal revenue by 40-50%: Egypt’s Sisi CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Monday that revenues from the Suez Canal had “decreased by 40 to... Published 19 Feb, 2024 08:18pm
Europe Turkiye’s Erdogan set for first Egypt visit in over decade CAIRO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to arrive in Cairo on Wednesday to meet his Egyptian... Published 13 Feb, 2024 09:31pm
Africa Kenyan marathon world record-holder Kiptum killed in car crash NAIROBI: Tributes poured in on Monday for Kenyan running sensation Kelvin Kiptum after the marathon world... Published 13 Feb, 2024 05:59am