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Kenyan police shot dead one protester near parliament Tuesday, a rights group said, with AFP journalists seeing three people lying motionless on the ground as crowds opposed to proposed tax hikes breached barricades to enter the parliamentary complex where a fire erupted.The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught the government off guard, …

One killed in Kenya rallies as protesters breach parliamentTue, 25 Jun 2024 13:05:18 GMT Read More »

Stone-throwing demonstrators scuffled Tuesday with Kenyan police who fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse thousands of mostly young people protesting proposed tax hikes in the capital Nairobi, AFP journalists saw.The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught the government off guard, with President William Ruto saying over the weekend …

Kenya protesters scuffle with police firing rubber bullets, tear gasTue, 25 Jun 2024 11:22:49 GMT Read More »

Kenyan police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, escalating tensions as demonstrators rallied across the country against proposed tax hikes.The mainly Gen-Z-led rallies, which began last week, have caught President William Ruto’s government off guard.The Kenyan leader said over the weekend he …

Kenya police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at anti-tax protestersTue, 25 Jun 2024 09:27:39 GMT Read More »

Ghanaian cocoa farmer Isaac Antwi says he has to smuggle his beans to Ivory Coast to sell them at a decent profit even as international prices for the commodity recently surged.He is not the only farmer to have turned to illicit trade in the world’s number two cocoa producer as the country’s currency, the cedi, …

Ghana’s cocoa farmers turn to smuggling as currency fallsTue, 25 Jun 2024 05:36:31 GMT Read More »

Though cocoa prices on the financial markets have soared, the rise is benefiting cocoa growers, bean processors, speculators and chocolatiers in unequal measure.In March, prices rocketed to more than $10,000 a tonne in New York after a poor harvest in West Africa due to a combination of bad weather conditions and disease devastating ageing plantations.They …

Who profits from the soaring price of cocoa?Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:14:38 GMT Read More »

Kenya braced for a nationwide strike Tuesday in response to a call by youth protesters for a countrywide shutdown, as opposition to the government’s proposed tax hikes gathers momentum.The mainly Gen-Z-led demonstrations have taken President William Ruto’s government by surprise, with the Kenyan leader saying over the weekend that he was ready to speak with …

Kenya youth protesters gear up for nationwide strikeTue, 25 Jun 2024 01:56:51 GMT Read More »

Niger on Monday confirmed one of the world’s biggest uranium mines had returned to public control after revoking the operating licence of French nuclear fuel producer Orano.The company last week said it had been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern Niger, in a move that highlighted tensions between France and the West African country’s …

Major Niger uranium mine back in public control: govtMon, 24 Jun 2024 23:21:46 GMT Read More »

A Kenyan force to lead a UN-backed multinational mission to tackle gang violence in Haiti departed Nairobi late Monday, interior minister Kithure Kindiki said, despite a court case against the deployment.The East African nation offered to send 1,000 police to stabilise Haiti, alongside forces from several other countries, but the deployment has run into persistent …

Kenya force leaves Nairobi to tackle gang violence in HaitiMon, 24 Jun 2024 23:08:08 GMT Read More »

Six Nations title holders Ireland are motivated enough for their upcoming Tests with Rugby World Cup champions South Africa to not be wound up by barbed comments from Springbok players, assistant coach Mike Catt said on Monday.Ireland travel to South Africa on Tuesday bidding to win a series there for the first time, emboldened in …

Catt’s Ireland motivated enough without Springbok snipingMon, 24 Jun 2024 17:07:45 GMT Read More »

South Africa’s weakened African National Congress (ANC) denounced on Monday “outrageous demands” for cabinet positions by its coalition partners in documents leaked to the press amid negotiations to form a government.  President Cyril Ramaphosa, 71, who has been re-elected for a second full term, will lead what his ANC calls a government of national unity after …

Tensions mount ahead of S.Africa coalition govt formationMon, 24 Jun 2024 15:23:56 GMT Read More »