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UK plans to boost judicial capacity to process Rwanda deportation appeals

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government on Tuesday set out plans to recruit more judges and staff to process appeals by migrants against their deportation to Rwanda under the country’s illegal migration law. The Illegal Migration Act, passed last year, means those who arrive in Britain illegally are prevented from being able to stay, instead …

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Turkish court fines Somali leader’s son over fatal car crash

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The son of Somalia’s president was sentenced by a Turkish court on Tuesday to 2-1/2 years in prison for causing death by negligence, which was converted into a fine of 27,300 Turkish lira ($900), state media reported. Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud was driving a car carrying a diplomatic licence plate on Nov. …

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Africa-focused IHS settles with second-largest shareholder Wendel

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Africa-focused cell tower operator IHS Holding Ltd and its second largest shareholder Wendel said on Tuesday they have reached an agreement on corporate governance matters, including lowering the ownership threshold for investors to nominate directors. IHS is embroiled in a shareholder dispute with mobile operator MTN Group, its largest shareholder with a …

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Eight dead, several missing after Nigerian ferry capsizes

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least eight people were confirmed dead and many were missing after a wooden ferry carrying 100 people capsized in northwest Nigeria, local emergency services said on Tuesday. The accident happened on Monday in Niger state as residents of Dugga village were travelling to a market in neighbouring …

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President Tshisekedi’s ruling party leads in Congo legislative election

(This Jan. 14 story has been corrected to reflect changes to the official tally from the election commission in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Ange Kasongo KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi’s UDPS party won 69 seats in the December parliamentary election, placing it ahead of over 40 other parties that …

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Tanzania withdraws approval for Kenya Airways flights

NAIROBI (Reuters) -Tanzania has withdrawn approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways to operate flights between the Kenyan capital Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania’s commercial capital, its civil aviation authority said on Monday. Tanzania said the decision was taken in retaliation for Kenya’s denial of rights to Tanzania national carrier Air Tanzania to operate …

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Oil edges lower despite Middle East conflict

By Nia Williams (Reuters) -Oil prices weakened slightly on Monday as the Middle East conflict’s limited impact on crude output prompted profit taking after oil benchmarks gained 2% last week. Brent crude futures settled down 14 cents, or about 0.2%, at $78.15 a barrel. There was no settlement for U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude due …

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Ghana will reengage bondholders next week, says finance minister

By Victoria Waldersee DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Ghana will reengage with its international bondholders from next week, finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta told Reuters on Monday, as the country seeks to build on the momentum of a deal last week to restructure $5.4 billion of official creditor debt. The West African country will seek to continue …

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Agencies consider new aid route into Sudan as humanitarian crisis worsens

By Aidan Lewis (Reuters) – Aid agencies are looking at delivering aid to Sudan on a new route from South Sudan as they struggle to access much of the country, a senior U.N. official said on Monday, nine months into a war that has caused a major humanitarian crisis. The war between the army and …

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Nigeria’s inflation rises to more than 27-year high in December

By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to its highest in more than 27 years in December as food prices surged, exacerbating a cost-of-living crisis and piling more pressure on the central bank to raise interest rates. Consumer inflation rose for the 12th straight month in December to 28.92% year on year …

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