Kenyan President William Ruto’s government is set to present its budget to parliament Thursday in the face of widespread anger over a range of proposed tax hikes to shore up depleted public finances.It is Ruto’s maiden budget since he took office at the helm of the East African powerhouse in September last year following a …

Kenya government to unveil budget amid tax hike angerThu, 15 Jun 2023 09:53:49 GMT Read More »

A cluster of curious children watch as an excavator works in the blazing sun, covering their noses from the overpowering smell as more victims of a devastating landslide are found.Little remains of the villages of Bushushu and Nyamukubi, on the lush shores of Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which were buried by …

Bodies still buried, aid missing after DR Congo landslidesThu, 15 Jun 2023 09:22:33 GMT Read More »

Sudan’s devastating war raged into a third month on Thursday, as a governor’s killing marked a new escalation in the western region of Darfur.Since April 15, the regular army headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commanded by his former deputy Mohamed Hamdan Daglo have been locked in combat that …

Sudan’s conflict enters third monthThu, 15 Jun 2023 09:04:07 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the country’s anti-corruption chief as part of an investigation into allegations of abuse of office, the government said, and he was later questioned by domestic security services.The suspension of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman AbdulRasheed Bawa was the second dismissal of a top official by …

Nigeria’s president suspends anti-corruption chief amid probeThu, 15 Jun 2023 05:44:05 GMT Read More »

Malians go to the polls on Sunday to pass judgment on the governing junta’s constitution, which has fuelled speculation that the country’s strongman ruler will seek election. The vote is the first organised by the military since it seized power in August 2020 of a country gripped for years by a political, security and economic crisis. Those …

Embattled Mali junta to hold vote on new constitutionThu, 15 Jun 2023 05:17:48 GMT Read More »

Trevin Brownie’s first day as a content moderator for Facebook is etched in his memory, working out of a subcontractor’s nondescript office in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. “My first video, it was a man committing suicide… there was a two- or three-year-old kid playing next to him. After the guy hanged himself, after about two minutes, …

‘No job for humans’: the harrowing work of content moderators in KenyaThu, 15 Jun 2023 02:47:51 GMT Read More »

Army warplanes bombed the Sudanese city of El Obeid Wednesday, as the country prepared to mark two months of suffering since a power struggle between rival generals plunged the country into a devastating war.Since April 15, the regular army headed by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces commanded by his former deputy …

No respite for Sudan civilians two months into brutal warWed, 14 Jun 2023 23:19:06 GMT Read More »

Liverpool star Mohamed Salah set up the equaliser for Egypt in a 2-1 win over Guinea on Wednesday that secured a place at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations finals.Serhou Guirassy put Guinea ahead on 26 minutes in the central Moroccan city of Marrakech and substitute Mahmoud Trezeguet levelled three minutes before half-time off a …

Salah creates goal as Egypt win secures Cup of Nations placeWed, 14 Jun 2023 21:05:35 GMT Read More »

At least 79 migrants died after their boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece’s coastguard said Wednesday, as concern mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.Some 100 people were rescued after the packed fishing boat capsized in international waters in the Ionian Sea in an operation complicated by strong winds, the coastguard said.But there …

Dozens of migrants dead, fears for hundreds missing in Greece shipwreckWed, 14 Jun 2023 19:57:04 GMT Read More »

At least 79 migrants died after their fishing boat sank off the Peloponnese, Greece’s coastguard said Wednesday, as fears mounted that the death toll could rise much higher.Some 100 people were rescued after the boat capsized in international waters in the Ionian Sea in an operation complicated by strong winds, the coastguard said. Coastguard spokesman Nikolaos …

Dozens of migrants dead, 100 rescued as boat sinks off GreeceWed, 14 Jun 2023 18:19:56 GMT Read More »