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Africa

June 10, 2022

Fuel prices reach all-time high in Rwanda despite subsidies

Previously, a litre of gasoline cost 1,359 Rwandan francs per litre while diesel was 1,368 Rwandan francs per litre.

Rwandan filling station
June 10, 2022

Air travels in Africa rose to 116% in 2022: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) says African airlines’ traffic rose to 116.2 per cent in April 2022 compared to a year ago.

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja
June 10, 2022

Famine: Somalia’s president begs rich nations for food

Somalia is experiencing one of the worst droughts in 40 years.

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
June 9, 2022

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of sending troops into its territory

Congo accused Rwanda of actively supporting the M23 rebel group, which had been waging its most sustained offensive in Congo’s eastern borderlands.

Felix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame
June 9, 2022

Forty die in DR Congo diamond mine collapse

Local authorities on Thursday confirmed that 40 people were killed late Tuesday in a diamond mine collapse in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

DRC gold mine [Photo Credit : Times]
June 9, 2022

South Africa proposes 8,000 megawatts of clean energy

South Africa’s national electricity utility, Eskom, has proposed an extra 8,000 megawatts of clean energy projects over the next two to five years to reduce load shedding.

South African Deputy President David Mabuza
June 7, 2022

Nearly half of Somalia’s population risk starvation, death, warns UN food body

7.1 million people, equivalent to 45 per cent of the country’s population, are struggling to find food for their families.

Somali refugees
June 7, 2022

Botswana likely to witness fifth COVID-19 wave: Official

The Ministry of Health said 635 new cases were reported from May 22 to May 25 with 2 deaths. As of May 31, Botswana has reported 30,126 cases.

Coronavirus
June 7, 2022

South African President Ramaphosa faces criminal investigation over $4 million theft

Ramaphosa is at the centre of a criminal investigation after it was revealed that he failed to report the theft of about $4 million in cash.

South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa
June 6, 2022

UN chief Guterres calls for peace ahead of Sudan talks

A military coup in October 2021, led to the suspension of a power-sharing arrangement between civilian representatives and senior officers.

António Guterres