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The UN Security Council on Tuesday lifted a territorial arms embargo on the Central African Republic that was put in place in 2013 after civil war broke out, but which the country’s foreign minister said was now “unjust.”The unanimously adopted resolution scrubbed the sanctions that were already watered-down last year when Security Council members agreed …

UN lifts territorial arms embargo on C.AfricaTue, 30 Jul 2024 17:57:26 GMT Read More »

Libya repatriated Tuesday 369 irregular migrants to their home countries Nigeria and Mali, including more than one hundred women and children, an official told AFP.Mohammed Baredaa, head of the Libyan interior ministry organisation tasked with halting irregular migration, said two repatriations flights took place transporting 204 Nigerians and 165 Malians.Nine babies, 18 minors, and 108 …

Libya repatriates 369 Nigeria and Mali migrantsTue, 30 Jul 2024 13:12:26 GMT Read More »

Cash-strapped Ethiopia eased foreign exchange curbs on Monday as part of a broad economic reform package as the International Monetary Fund approved a loan to the Horn of Africa nation seeking a multibillion-dollar bailout.The value of the local currency, the birr, plunged by around 30 percent after the move by the country’s central bank.”The reform …

Ethiopia gets IMF relief after easing forex curbsMon, 29 Jul 2024 21:47:28 GMT Read More »

Olympic organisers might have played the wrong national anthem before South Sudan’s opening basketball game at the Paris Games, but the star-studded US team know for certain what they are up against next.America’s men have never lost to an African side at the Olympics but they had a scare when they played South Sudan in …

South Sudan brace for ultimate Olympic basketball test against US all-starsMon, 29 Jul 2024 15:36:30 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s ruling ANC on Monday expelled its former leader ex-president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival party into elections following disciplinary proceedings.The African National Congress, which lost its absolute parliamentary majority for the first time in May largely due to Zuma’s defection, said the veteran politician’s conduct was “irreconcilable” with its constitution.”Former President Jacob …

South Africa’s ex-leader Zuma expelled from ruling ANCMon, 29 Jul 2024 15:05:35 GMT Read More »

Ethiopia eased foreign exchange curbs on Monday as part of a broad economic reform package, as the Horn of Africa nation awaits a multi-billion dollar bailout from international lenders.The value of the local currency, the birr, slid by around 30 percent after the central bank announcement.”The reform introduces a competitive market-based determination of the exchange …

Ethiopia eases forex curbs as it awaits crucial bailoutMon, 29 Jul 2024 13:04:09 GMT Read More »

Ethiopia’s central bank announced on Monday that it was easing curbs on its foreign exchange regime, a move which saw the value of the local currency slide by about 30 percent.The major reform was unveiled as the deeply indebted country awaits a multi-billion dollar deal on crucial funding from the International Monetary Fund after long …

Ethiopia currency slides as central bank eases forex curbsMon, 29 Jul 2024 08:13:02 GMT Read More »

A Guinea court will on Wednesday give a verdict in  the trial of ex-dictator Moussa Dadis Camara over a 2009 massacre in a stadium in which more than 150 people were killed and scores of women raped.On September 28, 2009, and in the days that followed, members of Camara’s presidential guard, soldiers, police and militia …

Guinea court verdict on stadium massacre trial due on WednesdayMon, 29 Jul 2024 05:19:05 GMT Read More »

The disciplinary committee of South Africa’s ruling ANC has decided to expel former president Jacob Zuma for leading a rival group into elections in May, several media reported Sunday, citing a leaked document.The decision, which has not been formally announced, was taken after disciplinary proceedings launched against the still-popular ex-leader earlier this month.”The charged member …

South Africa’s ANC to expel ex-president Zuma: mediaMon, 29 Jul 2024 00:25:48 GMT Read More »

A mainly Tuareg separatist coalition on Sunday claimed a major victory over Mali’s army and its Russian allies following three days of intense fighting in a district on the Algerian border.”Our forces decisively obliterated these enemy columns on Saturday,” said a statement by Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, spokesman for the CSP-DPA alliance.”A large amount of equipment …

Mali separatists claim major victory over army, Russian alliesSun, 28 Jul 2024 21:24:28 GMT Read More »