Africa

Tunisian president extends state of emergency until Jan. 30

TUNIS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Tunisian President Kais Saied extended the state of emergency until Jan. 30, 2023, the official gazette said on. Tunisia powerful UGTT Union on Wednesday approved…

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U.S. safety experts dispute aspects of Ethiopia 737-MAX air crash findings

NAIROBI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - U.S. air safety experts say Ethiopian inspectors investigating the cause of an Ethiopian Airlines' crash that killed nearly 160 people in 2019 did not pay…

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Prices in Libya soared by more than 50% in 2021 and 2022

The Joint Initiative for Monitoring the Libyan Market has estimated that the rate of food prices in Libya during the past two years has increased by more than 50%. The…

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Gold price soars in Egypt as local currency weakens

CAIRO (Reuters) - The price of gold in Egypt has risen to unprecedented highs as nervous savers seek refuge from a weakening currency and some companies export bullion to raise…

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UPDATED: Tunisian union approves two-day strike by transport workers

TUNIS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Tunisia powerful UGTT Union on Wednesday approved a two-day strike by air, land and sea transport workers on Jan. 25 and 26, to protest against…

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Tunisia expects inflation to reach 10.5% in 2023

TUNIS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Tunisia expects inflation to average 10.5% in 2023, up from 8.3% expected for 2022, as inflationary pressures continue to increase, economy minister Samir Saeed said…

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Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos’s assets – Lusa news agency

LISBON, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Angola's Supreme Court has ordered the "preventive" seizure of assets worth around $1 billion held by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the southern African country's former…

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Ten killed after Burkina Faso bus hits landmine on Christmas Day

At least 10 people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus triggered a landmine in eastern Burkina Faso on Christmas Day, the government said in a statement on Monday. The…

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Algeria sets reference price for oil at $60 barrel through 2023/2025

(Reuters) - Algeria has set the reference price for crude oil at $60 a barrel through 2023-2025, state news agency (APS) said, citing the 2023 budget approved earlier in the…

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Eastern Libyan leader announces ‘final chance’ for elections -TV

BENGHAZI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - The Libyan National Army of eastern commander Khalifa Haftar on Saturday announced "a final opportunity" to draw up a road map for elections, Libyan al-Hadath TV reported, a year to the day after…

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Libya aborted plan to hand Gaddafi spy chief to US at last minute

The extradition to the US of Muammar Gaddafi’s most trusted and notorious aide was abruptly halted by Libya at the 11th hour this week for fear of public anger after…

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Algeria suggests to sell spare electricity capacity to Europe

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria is offering to Europe its spare electricity capacity, and it is planning a 270 km undersea pipe towards Italy, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune told reporters in…

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Libyan Coast Guard intercepted 23,000 migrants in the Mediterranean in 2022

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has revealed that the Libyan Coast Guard has intercepted 23,000 illegal immigrants since the beginning of the year until now. The Commissioner…

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Washington says will not reopen US-Libyan agreement on Lockerbie

The US will not reopen the agreement concluded with Libya in 2008 that settled US claims against Libya for the terrorist attack on Pan Am 103, the US embassy in…

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Tunisia raises price of drinking water as seeks to cut subsidies

TUNIS, Dec 20 (Reuters) - The Tunisian government has raised the price of drinking water by up to 23%, the official gazette said on Tuesday, as the country seeks to reduce subsidies…

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UN raises alarm as 48 million West and Central Africans face hunger

The number of hungry people in West and Central Africa is projected to reach an all-time high of 48 million people (including 9 million children) next year if urgent and…

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Ghana to default on most of external debt as economic crisis worsens

By Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen ACCRA, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Ghana said on Monday it would suspend payments on most of its external debt, effectively defaulting as the country…

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Ramaphosa re-elected as leader of South Africa’s ruling party

JOHANNESBURG, Dec 19 (Reuters) - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) at a party leadership contest, an ANC official said…

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Algeria considering electricity link with Europe – energy minister

Algiers (Reuters) - Algeria is seriously considering exporting its spare power capacity to Europe, energy minister Mohamed Arkab told state news agency APS. Of the 25 gigawatts produced locally, 17…

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Tunisian opposition calls on president to quit after low turnout election

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's "Salvation Front" opposition coalition called for President Kais Saied to quit office, saying he had lost his legitimacy after Saturday's parliamentary election had a preliminary turnout…

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Liberians protest over economic hardship and president’s absence

PAYNESVILLE, Liberia (Reuters) - More than a thousand people joined a demonstration in a suburb of Liberia's capital on Saturday, protesting over economic hardships and President George Weah's prolonged absence…

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UPDATE – Tunisian election had only 8.8% turnout, officials say

By Tarek Amara TUNIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Only 8.8% of Tunisian voters cast ballots in Saturday's parliamentary elections, authorities announced, after most political parties boycotted the vote as a charade aimed…

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TIMELINE: Tunisia’s path from revolution to presidential power grab

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia is holding an election for a new parliament on Saturday. Opposition parties say the legislative chamber - introduced under reforms that concentrated power in the hands…

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Libyan GNU govt refuses Egypt’s move on maritime borders’ demarcation -statement

CAIRO (Reuters) - Libya's Government of National Unity (GNU) refused an Egyptian presidency decree unilaterally demarcating Egypt's western maritime borders, the Libyan foreign ministry said in a statement on its…

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Libya PM acknowledges govt’s role in Lockerbie suspect’s transfer

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah indirectly acknowledged on Thursday that his administration had been involved in the transfer of a Lockerbie bombing suspect to the United States…

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Egypt discovers large gas field in Mediterranean

Dec 15 (Reuters) - Egypt has discovered a large gas field named Nargis in the Mediterranean Sea, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla Said on Thursday. Evaluation is still ongoing to…

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EU reiterates commitment to supporting Libya’s stability efforts

The European Union (EU) underlined in a statement on Friday that it's fully committed to supporting Libya in achieving stability and consolidating peace. The EU said the transition from conflict…

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Biden to announce support for African Union joining G20

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden next week will announce U.S. support for the African Union's admission to the G20 group of the world's largest economies as a permanent member,…

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Egypt’s pound keeps falling on black market ahead of IMF meeting

CAIRO (Reuters) - The gap between the official rate of the Egyptian pound against the dollar and the price on the black market has widened further, putting pressure on Egypt…

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Uganda receives 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates for trials

KAMPALA, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A shipment of 1,200 doses of Ebola vaccine candidates set to be used in a clinical trial have arrived in Uganda, where an outbreak has…

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UPDATED: UK court finds financiers guilty of defrauding Libyan sovereign wealth fund

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - A former JPMorgan investment manager and an ex-Julius Baer banker were found guilty in a London court on Thursday of defrauding a Libyan sovereign wealth…

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Uganda discharges last known Ebola patient

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda has discharged its last known Ebola patient from hospital, a senior health official said, raising hopes that an outbreak which has killed at least 56 people…

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Niger president calls for job-based immigration quotas in Europe

MILAN (Reuters) - Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum said in an interview with an Italian newspaper that African and European states should agree quotas for African immigrants tailored to employment needs.…

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Hosts Qatar on verge of elimination after 3-1 loss to Senegal

DOHA, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Host nation Qatar are perilously close to crashing out of the World Cup after they slumped to a 3-1 defeat by Senegal at the Al…

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Over 4,000 Zimbabwean doctors and nurses left the country in 2021

HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwean health workers have left the country in droves over the past year, a senior official at the Health Services Board (HSB) revealed. More than 4,000 health…

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Key takeaways from the COP27 climate summit in Egypt

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 21 (Reuters) - This year's U.N. climate summit featured visits by world leaders, proposals by business leaders, and negotiations by nearly 200 nations about the future…

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COP27 delivers climate fund breakthrough at cost of progress on emissions

By Valerie Volcovici, Dominic Evans and William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Countries closed this year's U.N. climate summit on Sunday with a hard-fought deal to create a fund…

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Ugandan doctors face fear and shortages in Ebola outbreak

NAIROBI/KAMPALA (Reuters) - When Ebola broke out in Uganda in September, 10 doctors immediately stepped forward to work in an isolation unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, but now…

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Libya’s festering crisis risks slide back to war

Haftar warns of new Libyan war Stalemate has festered for months Political leaders hinder election push By Angus McDowall (Reuters) - As its political stalemate festers, Libya risks sliding back…

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Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion for Africa as Ukraine war diverts donor cash

By Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as Bill Gates warned that…

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UPDATED: Updated draft COP27 climate treaty published by U.N.

The U.N. climate agency on Saturday published an updated draft of a proposed final agreement for the COP27 summit, fleshing out some key parts of the deal countries are struggling…

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UPDATED: Angola’s dos Santos not aware of Interpol arrest warrant -official source

LISBON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Isabel dos Santos has yet to be notified of an international arrest warrant reportedly issued by global police agency Interpol, an official source representing the…

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Tunisian police disperse protesters with teargas near Francophonie summit venue

TUNIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Tunisian police fired teargas on Friday to disperse protesters in the town of Zarzis who were trying to reach the island of Djerba, where leaders…

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COP27: What are the sticking points to reaching a climate deal?

By Valerie Volcovici (Reuters) - Nations are deeply divided over how - and whether - they can reach a final agreement at the COP27 U.N. climate summit in Egypt. Here…

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UPDATED: COP27 draft climate deal retains 1.5C limit, but many issues unresolved

Limiting warming to 1.5C seen as vital to stop worst impacts Wealthy countries fear endless liability for climate damage Most vulnerable nations call for more financial support Draft appears to…

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COP27 climate talks seen as key to success at next month’s U.N. nature summit

By Gloria Dickie SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 16 (Reuters) - With the annual U.N. climate summit in its final week, many of the world's environment ministers assembled in Egypt have…

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Tunisian opposition politician barred from travel

TUNIS, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The head of a Tunisian political party who is a prominent opponent of President Kais Saied said he was stopped from leaving the country on…

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Lula offers to host UN climate talks in Brazil’s Amazon

By Jake Spring SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a warm welcome at the COP27 summit in Egypt on Wednesday, where he…

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UPDATED: The world is watching us, says COP27 president, eyeing climate deal

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Egypt's COP27 President Sameh Shoukry told the climate summit on Monday that he wanted a comprehensive climate deal with "meaningful outcomes" agreed by…

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Germany warns its delegation of Egyptian spies at COP27

BERLIN (Reuters) - German federal police have warned their nation's delegation at the COP27 environmental summit in Egypt that its members may be subject to spying by Egyptian security agents,…

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At COP27 climate talks, slow progress stokes worry over final deal

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 12 (Reuters) - One week into this year's U.N. climate summit in Egypt, frustrations were starting to flare as negotiators worried about resolving myriad details in…

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Uganda confirms Ebola case in country’s east as outbreak expands

KAMPALA, Nov 13 (Reuters) - An Ebola case has been confirmed in Jinja in eastern Uganda, the country's health minister said on Sunday, the first time the outbreak has spread…

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COP27: nuclear boss doesn’t expect surge in waste recycling

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Recycling radioactive waste from nuclear power has security and cost challenges but the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be able to…

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EXPLAINER: What the latest U.N. science says about climate change

(Reuters) - At the COP27 conference in Egypt, delegates have at their disposal decades of research into warming trajectories published by the U.N. climate science agency to inform their decisions.…

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COP27-Global CO2 emissions to rise again, climate goals at risk, scientists say

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels are on track to rise around 1% this year, scientists said on Friday, warning…

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Tunisia’s trade deficit rises 60% to a record $6.63 bln

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia’s balance of trade deficit widened by 60% in the first 10 months of 2022 from a year earlier, to a record 21.322 billion dinars ($6.63 billion),…

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COP27-World’s dash for natural gas endangers climate goals -report

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Countries scrambling this year to source more natural gas to replace supplies from Russia are risking years of emissions that could thwart climate…

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