African News
US envoy plays down Africa tariff, visa concerns, reaffirms Lobito rail commitment
By: Reuters 27th June 2025 The top US diplomat for Africa on Tuesday dismissed allegations of unfair US trade practices and said that funding delays would not derail a key... →
Congo drops demand for immediate Rwandan troop pullout, sources say
By: Reuters 27th June 2025 Congolese negotiators have dropped a demand that Rwandan troops immediately leave eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, paving the way for a... →
Kwacha rally drives Zambia inflation to 14-month low
By: Reuters 26th June 2025 Zambia’s annual inflation eased to a 14-month low in June after a rally in its currency helped curb the cost of imports. Consumer prices rose 14.1%... →
Kenyans clean up looted shops, torched buildings after day of deadly protests
By: Reuters 26th June 2025 Torched buildings were smouldering and shop owners were cleaning up the charred wreckage in central Nairobi on Thursday, after a night of looting... →
Sixteen deaths recorded in Kenya protests, most killed by police, Amnesty says
By: Reuters 26th June 2025 Sixteen people died during nationwide anti-government protests in Kenya on Wednesday, most of them killed by police, the head of Amnesty Kenya... →
Lungu's funeral in SA stalled as Zambia, family feud in court
By: Bloomberg 25th June 2025 Zambia asked a South African court to halt the planned burial of ex-President Edgar Lungu, who died June 5, ratcheting up a feud between the... →
Kenyans stage street protests one year after storming parliament
By: Reuters 25th June 2025 Kenyans took to the streets on Wednesday under heavy security to mark the one-year anniversary of anti-government protests that culminated in the... →
Africa on a shoestring: Ukraine seeks allies with aid and embassies
By: Reuters 25th June 2025 On Africa's dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine's increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia.... →
