African News
Mozambique floods force thousands to flee as rising waters cut off communities
By: Reuters 20th January 2026 Severe floods from heavy rains have forced thousands to flee homes in Mozambique and left some stranded on roofs as surging waters swamp... →
China plants another Africa marker in campaign to globalise yuan
By: Bloomberg 19th January 2026 Zambia is the first African country to let Chinese mining companies pay taxes in yuan. It probably won’t be the last, as Beijing seeks to... →
Mozambique President cancels Davos trip due to severe floods
By: Reuters 19th January 2026 Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has cancelled his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week due to severe floods that have damaged... →
Trump offers to mediate Egypt-Ethiopia dispute on Nile River waters
By: Reuters 19th January 2026 US President Donald Trump offered on Friday to mediate a dispute over Nile River waters between Egypt and Ethiopia. "I am ready to restart US... →
Uganda partially restores internet after ageing president wins seventh term
By: Reuters 19th January 2026 Ugandan authorities partially restored internet services late on Saturday after 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni won a seventh term to extend... →
Nigeria's northeast faces worst hunger in a decade as aid cuts hit region, UN says
By: Reuters 16th January 2026 Thousands of people in Nigeria's strife-torn northeast are facing the risk of catastrophic food shortages for the first time in nearly a decade, as... →
Ghana took in Trump's deported West Africans. Then it forced them home
By: Reuters 16th January 2026 After US immigration agents detained Rabbiatu Kuyateh in July, she applied for protection from being deported to her native Sierra Leone, saying... →
Uganda's President Museveni takes commanding election lead, deadly violence reported
By: Reuters 16th January 2026 Veteran Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in early presidential election results announced on Friday as conflicting accounts... →
