African News
Kenya gets $169m in Japan Samurai financing to boost industries
By: Reuters 21st August 2025 Japan will provide up to ¥25-billion ($169.42-million) in Samurai financing to Kenya that will be directed towards boosting the East African... →
Uganda says it has agreed with US to take people who may not qualify for asylum
By: Reuters 21st August 2025 Uganda has entered an agreement with the United States to take in nationals from third countries who may not get asylum in the US but are reluctant... →
US suspends visa processing in Zimbabwe, embassy says
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 The United States has stopped processing most visas in Zimbabwe until further notice, its embassy in the capital Harare said on Wednesday, citing... →
Uganda foreign affairs official says no agreement reached with US to take illegal immigrants
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 Uganda has not reached any agreement with the United States to take in illegal immigrants because it lacks necessary infrastructure to do so, a... →
Kenya expects faster growth in 2025, signs yen-denominated loan with Japan
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 Kenya's economic growth this year is expected to exceed official forecasts despite higher U.S. tariffs and other challenges, President William Ruto... →
Rwanda-backed rebels massacred civilians in Congo, Human Rights Watch says 
By: Reuters 20th August 2025 Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in July, Human Rights Watch said in a report on... →
Somalia faces diphtheria surge amid vaccine shortages and aid cuts
By: Reuters 19th August 2025 Diphtheria cases and deaths have risen sharply this year in Somalia, where the response has been curtailed by vaccine shortages and US aid cuts,... →
Cameroon OKs $1.6-billion in fresh borrowing to fund projects, clear arrears
By: Reuters 19th August 2025 Cameroon's finance minister has been authorised to borrow up to 930-billion CFA francs ($1.67-billion) in domestic and external loans to finance... →
