Donkey cart loaded with explosives kills a police officer, critically injures four others in Kenya
No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion immediately fell on al-Shabab, a Somalia-based extremist group linked to al-Qaida.
Tiny island-nation Cape Verde outclasses Mozambique to win Africa Cup of Nations Group B
Cape Verde, with a population of some 600,000, complete their group against Egypt on Monday while Mozambique meet Ghana in the other group game at the same time.
AU, EU and US are wary Sudan conflict and Somalia’s tension with Ethiopia will fuel war in Horn of Africa
Amid the renewed calls for a ceasefire, the United Nations announced on Thursday that the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, which is charged with investigating violations of human rights and international humanitarian law since April 15, began its work this week.
Finance Minister: Kenya receives $210 million in loans from Trade and Development Bank
In a letter to the IMF published on Thursday, Ndung’u and the central bank governor said Kenya intended to go to international bond markets as soon as the market situation allowed.
Uganda enters bizarre military deal with Central African Republic to promote ‘peace and stability’
Landlocked CAR is bordered by Chad (north), Sudan (north-east), South Sudan (east), Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (south), Congo Republic (south-west) and Cameroon (west).
Ex-military scientists at Beijing University create Covid variant that kills victims in eight hours
Christina Parks, a science educator with a degree in cellular and molecular biology, posted a video about the study, saying, “This is gain-of-function research. There’s no two ways about it.”
Republican frontrunner Trump’s lawyers want Supreme Court to swiftly end to bid to ban him from poll
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Mike Johnson are among nearly 180 Republicans in Congress who have warned that a ruling upholding Colorado’s decision to remove Trump from the ballot would inevitably lead to tit-for-tat disqualifications of political opponents.
Ghana, Egypt hold precariously on slim hope of progressing in Africa Cup of Nations after draw
Both teams still have work to do to qualify for the knockout rounds. Record seven-time winners Egypt, who had Omar Marmoush and Mostafa Mohamed on the scoresheet, have two points from two games and face pool leaders Cape Verde next on Monday.
African currencies under pressure but Ghana’s cedi to hold firm as Kenya’s slips to Ksh165 to the dollar
The Ugandan shilling is expected to trade in a stable range as dollar inflows from commodity exporters match low importer demand. Commercial banks quoted the shilling at 3,800/3,810, compared with last Thursday’s close of 3,795/3,805.
Somalia rejects talks with Ethiopia as Eastern Africa leaders meet in Uganda to defuse a diplomatic crisis
At a news conference on Thursday, Ambassador Meles Alem, Ethiopia’s foreign affairs spokesperson, rejected a statement by the Arab League on Wednesday that called the MOU “a clear violation of international law”.
