Libyan authorities Tuesday prepared to deport 248 undocumented migrants, an official said, to their home countries Niger and Chad in a joint effort by rival administrations in the war-torn country.An official with Tripoli’s government agency against clandestine migration said 120 Nigeriens had left Libya for Niamey in coordination with the UN’s International Organization for Migration …

Libya sends nearly 250 migrants back to Niger, ChadTue, 28 Nov 2023 16:07:34 GMT Read More »

Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday.It said children made …

Climate crises drove 27 mn children into hunger in 2022: charityTue, 28 Nov 2023 16:05:10 GMT Read More »

Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday.The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday.It said children made …

Climate crises drove 27 million into hunger in 2022: charityTue, 28 Nov 2023 15:17:40 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan court on Tuesday quashed a controversial housing levy introduced by President William Ruto, dealing a blow to his plans to try to shore up depleted government coffers, but stayed the ruling until next year. The 1.5-percent levy on the salaries of all taxpaying Kenyans, to be matched by employers, was signed into law in …

Kenyan court rules contentious housing tax illegalTue, 28 Nov 2023 15:08:48 GMT Read More »

Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving …

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after deadly clashesMon, 27 Nov 2023 20:28:45 GMT Read More »

More than 60,000 containers are stuck at sea waiting to be offloaded at South Africa’s biggest port amid gridlock blamed on bad weather and equipment failures that is damaging the poor economy, according to business and political groups.Dozens of vessels are waiting outside the southeastern port of Durban, which handles about 60 percent of the …

‘Disastrous’ gridlock hits S. Africa’s busiest portMon, 27 Nov 2023 16:35:19 GMT Read More »

Clashes that shook Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Sunday left 13 dead in the ranks of the army loyal to the government, and were orchestrated by active and retired soldiers, the army spokesperson said Monday. “We have launched a manhunt for all those who were involved in the violent attack, amongst them current and retired serving …

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital after clashes killed 13 soldiersMon, 27 Nov 2023 16:17:43 GMT Read More »

Kenya’s finance ministry said on Monday it will offer stakes in 11 state-owned companies to raise funds for depleted government coffers as tax revenues continue to fall below target. The East African economic powerhouse is struggling to contain skyrocketing inflation and a plunging currency that has sent debt repayment costs soaring. The 11 companies, including Kenya’s oil …

Kenya offers 11 state companies for saleMon, 27 Nov 2023 13:59:29 GMT Read More »

Daily life began to resume amid a heavy security presence in Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown on Monday, as the government partially lifted a curfew imposed after armed clashes erupted in the city.Early on Sunday, armed  assailants stormed a military armoury and several prisons, sparking battles with security forces that lasted for hours in the capital.Sierra …

Curfew partially lifted in SLeone capital as govt says calm restoredMon, 27 Nov 2023 13:13:49 GMT Read More »

The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede — for now — but distraught families who have lost their homes, their livelihoods in the muddy deluge are now at risk of potentially fatal disease. Shukri Abdi Osman, a 34-year-old mother of three, is sheltering in a camp for the displaced …

Disease stalks Somali district ravaged by floodsMon, 27 Nov 2023 11:23:39 GMT Read More »