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South Africa, which has experienced crippling electricity outages in recent months, will “survive” this winter season thanks to a huge improvement in generation, a cabinet minister said on Saturday.Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, who had last month forecast “an incredibly difficult” southern hemisphere winter, on Saturday said power generation had been ramped up to achieve an …

Energy-short South Africa will survive winter: ministerSat, 08 Jul 2023 12:35:25 GMT Read More »

The number of people killed in protests in Kenya rose to two on Saturday, a hospital official told AFP, after opposition leader Raila Odinga urged Kenyans to take to the streets against tax hikes.Police on Friday fired tear gas in the capital Nairobi, targeting Odinga’s convoy, and took similar steps against demonstrations in the cities …

Kenya protest death toll climbs to twoSat, 08 Jul 2023 12:04:25 GMT Read More »

Granting the African Union a permanent seat at the G20 group of wealthy nations would undo an “injustice”, Senegalese President Macky Sall said on Friday.South Africa is the continent’s sole permanent member of the club that brings together the European Union and 19 other advanced economies and represents more than 80 percent of the world’s …

Senegal leader backs permanent African Union seat at G20Fri, 07 Jul 2023 20:01:54 GMT Read More »

One man was shot dead in Kenya on Friday, a hospital official said, following anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Police earlier fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy after he addressed a rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said, taking similar action to break up protests …

One dead in Kenya protests over tax hikesFri, 07 Jul 2023 19:04:42 GMT Read More »

Human Rights Watch on Friday urged Tunisia to put an end to what it called the “collective expulsions” of black African migrants to a desert area near the Libyan border.Hundreds of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been left stranded in dire conditions in the south of Tunisia since being driven out of the port city …

Watchdog urges Tunisia to stop expelling migrants to desertFri, 07 Jul 2023 17:03:02 GMT Read More »

Senegalese President Macky Sall has said the country would have “stopped functioning” if he had declared his decision not to seek a controversial third term sooner, in an interview published on Friday.Sall also hinted at a possible future bid for a United Nations position, in the interview with the French newspaper Le Monde.”I couldn’t say …

Sall says ruled out third term because no ‘serious threat’ to SenegalFri, 07 Jul 2023 17:01:39 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as rights groups condemned “arbitrary arrests” during anti-government protests over a cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Tear gas was fired on Odinga’s motorcade after he addressed a mass rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said.Police took similar action …

Tear gas, arrests as Kenyans protest tax increasesFri, 07 Jul 2023 16:03:51 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired tear gas on opposition leader Raila Odinga’s convoy on Friday as people joined anti-government protests in several cities over a harsh cost-of-living crisis and a raft of controversial tax hikes.Tear gas was fired on Odinga’s motorcade after he addressed a mass rally in the capital Nairobi, AFP correspondents said, and police took …

Tear gas fired on opposition convoy as Kenyans stage protestsFri, 07 Jul 2023 12:31:29 GMT Read More »

On a beach south of Ivory Coast’s economic hub Abidjan, a group of fishermen are spending the day sitting in the shade and playing cards.Normally, they would be out on their boats — long canoes known as pirogues — and hunting the seas.But this month, they have been banned from doing so to help the …

Ivory Coast’s fishermen land-bound to save declining stocksFri, 07 Jul 2023 05:49:27 GMT Read More »

Kubik is proud of its pioneering, climate-friendly technology that recycles one of the world’s environmental curses — plastic waste — into construction blocks.But for the award-winning Ethiopian startup to achieve liftoff has been no easy task. It has had to fight tooth and nail to raise funds, says its youthful boss.Kubik takes in bundles of …

Seeking an ‘angel’: African startups face funding challengeFri, 07 Jul 2023 05:41:03 GMT Read More »