HARARE – Zimbabwe’s central bank says it has begun circulating lower-denomination bank notes and coins, in an effort to help end severe shortages of cash and boost the new Zimbabwean currency. But many have doubts the new money by itself will improve …
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Two Somali Americans Elected to City Councils in US
Two Somali American women have won seats on city councils in Minnesota and Maine, U.S. states with sizable communities from the African diaspora.Voters on Tuesday elected Nadia Mohamed for an at-large seat in St. Louis Park, a western suburb of Minneap…
Read MoreS. Africa’s Zuma Delays Corruption Trial with Appeal
JOHANN ESBURG South Africa’s embattled former president Jacob Zuma has appealed a court decision to try him for corruption, a judicial spokeswoman said Sunday, delaying yet again a long-awaited date with justice.Zuma is alleged to have taken bribes dur…
Read MoreHeavy Flooding Devastates Lives and Economies in Horn of Africa
GENEVA United Nations and private agencies are scaling up life-saving humanitarian operations in response to severe flooding across large parts of the Horn of Africa. Massive flooding following months of unusually heavy rainfall is wreaking havoc in S…
Read MoreSudanese Protests Demand Answers Over June Crackdown Deaths
CAIRO, EGYPT Dozens of Sudanese are protesting in an eastern city demanding the disbanding of Sudan’s former ruling party that underpinned President Omar al-Bashir’s three decades in power.The protest Sunday in the city of Wad Madani, the provincial ca…
Read MoreCameroon Military Frees Hostages, Kills Captors
GAROUA BOULAI, CAMEROON Camerooon’s military freed a group of people this week who had been taken hostage by rebels from the Central African Republic. The rebels took 22 locals hostage two weeks ago and held them for ransom. But the military’s raid T…
Read MoreMillions of young lives at risk due to humanitarian funding shortfall: UNICEF
Substantial shortfalls in humanitarian funding are placing the lives of millions of children in areas affected by conflict and disaster at risk, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Tuesday.With 2019 almost over, the agency reported that it has st…
Read MoreCameroon Separatist Fighter Names Himself ‘King’ of Southwest District
YAOUNDE – There is outrage in Cameroon after a separatist fighter who chased several traditional rulers from the English-speaking Lebialem district enthroned himself as king. Raids by the military to capture the fighter and ensuing battles led to the d…
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