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Kenyan lawyer and opposition veteran Martha Karua launched a new political party on Thursday, vowing to engage the youth as she prepares a run for the presidency in 2027.A fierce critic of President William Ruto, she said her new People’s Liberation Party aims to “fight, unite and liberate” Kenya.In the last election, Karua was the …

Ruto critic launches new Kenyan party ahead of 2027 pollThu, 27 Feb 2025 15:26:10 GMT Read More »

The high debt saddling the world’s poorest countries needs an urgent reset to avoid multiple crises, African leaders said Thursday as they launched an initiative for debt relief and fairer borrowing terms. The African Leaders Debt Relief Initiative, signed on the sidelines of a G20 finance meeting in South Africa, will push for a revamp of …

Former African leaders launch debt relief drive for poor nationsThu, 27 Feb 2025 15:24:32 GMT Read More »

The Indian Ocean islands of Mauritius and La Reunion were on high alert Thursday for an intense tropical storm, Cyclone Garance, labelled a “direct threat” to the tourist destinations.Mauritius shut its main airport on Wednesday, while the nearby French island of La Reunion was set to do the same on Thursday.Garance was categorised a class …

Mauritius, La Reunion on high alert for dangerous cycloneThu, 27 Feb 2025 15:11:38 GMT Read More »

Two explosions that rocked a city in eastern DR Congo after a meeting of the M23 armed group Thursday have killed at least 11 people and injured around 60, a hospital source told AFP.President Felix Tshisekedi called the explosions a “heinous terrorist act.”A first explosion caused panic, sending spectators fleeing, before a second rang out.The …

East DR Congo explosions kill at least 11Thu, 27 Feb 2025 15:04:26 GMT Read More »

Mpox remains an international public health emergency, the World Health Organization said Thursday after deciding the epidemic still merits the highest level of alert, with cases rising and its geographic spread widening.”The mpox upsurge continues to meet the criteria of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC),” said a WHO statement.The emergency committee on …

WHO decides mpox epidemic still global health emergencyThu, 27 Feb 2025 13:10:33 GMT Read More »

South Africa wants to find agreement with the new US government on diplomatic, trade and other issues, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Thursday, after harsh criticism of the country by Donald Trump.Pretoria plans to send a delegation to Washington to settle a host of issues, Ramaphosa said at an event on the sidelines of G20 meetings …

S.Africa plans to send team to US to settle a deal: RamaphosaThu, 27 Feb 2025 10:14:59 GMT Read More »

Starved, beaten and electrocuted, Ahmed remains traumatised months after being trafficked to Southeast Asia, one of an untold number of Africans forced to work in scam centres far from home.The complexes have flourished across the region, often staffed by foreigners who are made to swindle people in what analysts say is a multi-billion-dollar industry.Among them …

‘Contemplated suicide’: Ethiopians recount horror of SE Asia scam centresThu, 27 Feb 2025 03:40:57 GMT Read More »

International courts have failed to stop three decades of atrocities in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, showing a special tribunal is needed, the International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor said Wednesday.The eastern DRC, scene of decades of relentless conflict, has been plunged into fresh turmoil as fighters from the M23 group backed by Rwanda …

Decades of DR Congo atrocities require special court: ICC prosecutorWed, 26 Feb 2025 22:02:49 GMT Read More »

French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou threatened Wednesday to cancel a longstanding agreement with Algeria on free movement after a deadly knife attack in which the main suspect is a man of Algerian origin.The row is just the latest in a series of disputes that has heightened tension between France and its former colony.Bayrou spoke following …

France threatens to review longstanding accords with AlgeriaWed, 26 Feb 2025 19:31:58 GMT Read More »

The erosion of multilateralism threatens global growth and stability, President Cyril Ramaphosa warned Wednesday at a G20 finance meeting in South Africa marked by the absence of the US treasury secretary.Two days of talks by finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies opened a week after a meeting of G20 foreign …

G20 leaders warn declining cooperation threat to global stabilityWed, 26 Feb 2025 19:29:33 GMT Read More »