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President of the Ivory Coast pardons his predecessor, Gbagbo, to promote “social cohesion.”
ABIDJAN, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Alassane Ouattara, the president of the Ivory Coast, announced on Saturday that he has pardoned longstanding adversary Laurent Gbagbo as part of an effort to mend fences with his predecessors before the 2025 elections. Gbagbo, who served as president from 2000 to 2011, returned to the Ivory Coast last year after […]
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Kenya’s presidential hopeful promises to use the “ganja solution” to eliminate debt.
NAIROBI, Aug 5 (Reuters) – George Wajackoyah, a sexagenarian reggae enthusiast and presidential contender, is certain that marijuana and hyena testicles are the cure-all for the ills plaguing Kenya’s electorate. The richest nation in East Africa will hold elections on August 9. Deputy President William Ruto and veteran opposition leader Raila Odinga are the two […]
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Uganda halts the work of a nonprofit organization that supports LGBT rights
KAMPALA, Aug 6 (Reuters) – According to a senior official, the Ugandan government has banned the operations of a local non-governmental organization (NGO) that promotes the rights of sexual minorities on the grounds that it is operating unlawfully in the East African nation. Since its founding, Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) has fought for the rights of […]
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Topping 8.2 percent in July, inflation in Tunisia is increasing.
In July, Tunisia’s annual inflation rate increased to 8.2 percent from 8.1 percent in June, according to data released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute. In order to keep inflation under control, the central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points from 6.25 percent to 7 percent in May. (Source: Tarek […]
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SUNA: An armed Chadian group ambushed and killed 18 Sudanese in the country
CAIRO, Aug 5 (Reuters) – According to a report from Sudan’s national news agency (SUNA) on Friday, an armed Chadian group ambushed and killed 18 Sudanese on Thursday night. According to SUNA, the deputy head of the Sudanese sovereign council urged people to exercise patience and reaffirmed that authorities would take all necessary action. (Source: Alaa Swilam […]
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After the dollar surges on a solid U.S. jobs report, the South African rand falls.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 5 (Reuters) – The better-than-expected U.S. employment data for July increased the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates significantly at its upcoming meeting to rein in skyrocketing inflation, which caused the South African rand to decline against a strengthened dollar on Friday. Data indicated that nonfarm payrolls climbed by 528,000 […]
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The CEO of AngloGold Ashanti anticipates a decrease in inflation next year.
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 5 (Reuters) – After the miner joined competitors in announcing a decline in half-year profit and predicted that costs would be at the upper end of guidance this year, AngloGold Ashanti’s (ANGJ.J) CEO said on Friday that he anticipates inflationary pressures to lessen next year. According to Chief Executive Alberto Calderon, the company’s cost […]
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A U.N. report links deaths of civilians to Malian, “white-skinned” forces.
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 5 (Reuters) – 33 civilians were detained by Malian government forces and “white-skinned soldiers” in central Mali in March; their bodies were later discovered shot dead and set afire, sanctions monitors reported to the U.N. Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Friday. The “white-skinned soldiers” who are charged with […]
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13 people killed by militants in an attack on a counterterrorism mission in Burkina Faso.
OUAGADOUGOU, Aug 5 (Reuters) – In an attack on a counterterrorism operation in northern Burkina Faso on Thursday, Islamist militants killed nine civilian army volunteers in addition to four troops, according to an army statement. According to the report, the troops who had been ambushed in the province of Bam in the center-north fired back […]
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South Africa and Botswana to enhance rail freight links
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 5 (Reuters) – In an effort to increase trade and better connect Botswana to export markets, South Africa and Botswana have agreed to subsidize the improvement and extension of train ties between the two nations, South African state-owned logistics company Transnet announced on Friday. In order to assist South Africa’s landlocked northern neighbor in […]
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