Tunisian President Kais Saied, who grabbed wide-ranging powers two years after his 2019 election, announced on Friday he will seek a new five-year term in an election set for October.”I officially announce my candidacy for the October 6 presidential election in order to keep up the fight in the battle for national liberation,” Saied, who …
Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts warned on Friday.A flawed update sent out by the little-known security firm CrowdStrike brought airlines, TV stations, and myriad other aspects of daily life to a standstill. The outages …
CrowdStrike crash raises questions about tech dependencyFri, 19 Jul 2024 19:33:15 GMT Read More »
Kenya’s embattled President William Ruto on Friday unveiled a new partial cabinet as he works to create a “broad-based” government, his latest bid to ease the worst crisis of his nearly two-year term in office.But the main opposition coalition swiftly branded the cabinet moves as “cosmetic” and insisted it would not join a government of …
Kenya’s embattled Ruto names new partial cabinetFri, 19 Jul 2024 15:46:57 GMT Read More »
Wandering atop a small sand dune in central Mauritania, Aliene Haimoud gazed despondently at the yellowing date palms before him –- the trees are dying if they are not already dead. The advance of the desert is striking in the oasis village of Azougui, some 450 kilometres (280 miles) northeast of Nouakchott, the West African state’s …
Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvestFri, 19 Jul 2024 05:40:38 GMT Read More »
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa committed his new coalition government to growth, job creation and poverty reduction as he opened parliament Thursday following the first elections in which his ruling ANC lost its absolute majority.Addressing a joint sitting of the two houses of parliament after a grand opening ceremony including a display of military pageantry, …
Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to 70,000 naira ($43) as the country struggles with a severe cost of living crisis.The new wage level applies to federal workers, from civil servants to airport staff and public teachers — but the increase from 30,000 naira was …
A Kenyan court on Thursday suspended a police move to ban protests in the centre of the capital Nairobi following deadly anti-government demonstrations. The country has been roiled by initially peaceful rallies sparked by now-scrapped tax hikes, which degenerated into violence that has left dozens of people dead.Kenya’s acting police chief Douglas Kanja had announced late …
Kenya court suspends police ban on Nairobi protestsThu, 18 Jul 2024 16:07:23 GMT Read More »
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with an emphatic 99.18 percent of the vote, according to full provisional results Thursday, but rights activists say the outcome is a stark reminder of the lack of democracy in the country. A crushing victory in Monday’s vote was never in doubt for the all-powerful Kagame, who has ruled …
Rwanda’s Kagame re-elected with 99.18 percent of voteThu, 18 Jul 2024 15:40:55 GMT Read More »
Cabinet ministers and MPs descended on Cape Town Thursday for the opening of the parliament when President Cyril Ramaphosa will lay out plans for South Africa under its new coalition government. Ramaphosa, 71, is to address a joint sitting of the two Houses at 7:00 pm (1700 GMT) after a grand ceremony including a display of …
The discovery of huge deposits of natural resources including oil, gas and gold in the Ivory Coast is pushing the country’s economy in a new direction as it explores its underground potential.Over the last three years, the West African country — traditionally focused on agriculture, in particular cocoa — has leaned into a new role …
Ivory Coast tilts economy from farming to natural resourcesThu, 18 Jul 2024 12:57:21 GMT Read More »
