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Kenyan President William Ruto will ask China for a $1-billion loan and a restructured debt payment plan, his deputy said Friday, despite having criticised his predecessor’s heavy borrowing from Beijing.One of East Africa’s largest economies, Kenya has accumulated more than 10.1 trillion shillings ($68 billion) in debt, a figure equivalent to 67 percent of its …

Kenya’s Ruto to ask China for $1bn loan, debt restructureFri, 06 Oct 2023 16:35:23 GMT Read More »

Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Friday to voice their opposition to the LGBTQ community, in a move opposed by rights groups as “dangerous”. The rally followed a Supreme Court decision last month that allowed a gay rights lobby to register as a non-governmental organisation — a ruling that …

Hundreds join anti-LGBTQ protest in KenyaFri, 06 Oct 2023 14:05:49 GMT Read More »

Amnesty International on Friday denounced inaction over a UN-backed investigation into alleged atrocities in Ethiopia as a “gross betrayal” of the victims by the international community.The mandate of experts investigating the incidents will expire next week after countries at the UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva failed to put forward a draft resolution to …

End of UN-backed Ethiopia rights probe a ‘betrayal’: AmnestyFri, 06 Oct 2023 13:14:57 GMT Read More »

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was on Friday charged as part of an investigation into possible witness tampering, adding to his long list of legal woes, including over illegal campaign financing.Following 30 hours of questioning over nearly four days, investigating magistrates decided they had grounds to charge Sarkozy with benefitting from witness tampering and conspiring …

French ex-president Sarkozy charged in witness tampering probeFri, 06 Oct 2023 12:39:34 GMT Read More »

Poland and Hungary expressed outrage on Friday at planned changes to Europe’s migration system, vowing to veto the proposals at European Union summit in Spain two days after member states approved a key agreement. After a tense day of talks at Thursday’s European Political Community (EPC) summit in the southern city of Granada, EU leaders stayed …

Migration clash as EU leaders gather in SpainFri, 06 Oct 2023 11:33:40 GMT Read More »

South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma admitted Friday that his country’s reputation for being World Cup “chokers” will only be shed when they capture an elusive maiden international trophy.The Proteas have often been undone by the weather as well as losing their nerve at key moments with victory within their clutches.In 1992, they were handed a …

‘Chokers’ tag will always follow South Africa, says BavumaFri, 06 Oct 2023 11:30:29 GMT Read More »

Sub-Saharan Africa will have a “stronger voice” at the International Monetary Fund as it will get a third seat on the global lender’s executive board, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva told AFP.Georgieva delivered the news ahead of next week’s IMF and World Bank meetings in Marrakesh, Morocco — the first gathering on the continent since 1973.The …

Africa to get ‘stronger voice’ at IMF: GeorgievaFri, 06 Oct 2023 09:40:49 GMT Read More »

Patricia, who was displaced by conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, had a hard look in her eye.Similar to thousands of other women and girls, armed men raped the 15-year old when she left her displacement camp, near the city of Goma, in search of food. Hundreds of thousands of people are crammed into miserable …

In DR Congo camps women face stark choice: hunger or rapeFri, 06 Oct 2023 06:50:25 GMT Read More »

The West African nation of Liberia goes to the polls on October 10 to decide whether to give football legend George Weah a second term as president.Here are five things to know about the country founded by freed American slaves, which is still recovering from 14 years of civil war and an Ebola epidemic.- Africa’s …

From civil war to surfing: five things about LiberiaFri, 06 Oct 2023 02:41:06 GMT Read More »

Ex-international football star George Weah is running for a second term as Liberia’s president in elections on Tuesday, with peace and development among voters’ main concerns.Under a tin roof by a petrol station in Buchanan, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) east of the capital Monrovia, a group of men discussed their priorities for the October …

Liberia’s football legend president takes shot at second termFri, 06 Oct 2023 02:18:21 GMT Read More »