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Democratic Republic of Congo PM Lukonde resigns, presidency says

21 Feb 2024

KINSHASA (Reuters) -Democratic Republic of Congo’s prime minister, Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, resigned on Tuesday, triggering the dissolution of his government, the presidency said in a statement. The prime minister tendered his resignation to President Felix Tshisekedi eight days after the validation of his mandate as a national deputy. He will now join parliament as a …

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Russia says it shipped 200,000 tonnes of free grain to six African countries

21 Feb 2024

(Reuters) – Russia’s agriculture minister said late on Tuesday that Moscow had completed its initiative of shipping 200,000 metric tonnes of free grain to six African countries, as promised by President Vladimir Putin in July. Russia shipped 50,000 tonnes each to Somalia and the Central African Republic and 25,000 tonnes each to Mali, Burkina Faso, …

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Senegal opposition says President Sall is too slow scheduling vote

21 Feb 2024

DAKAR (Reuters) – Opposition candidates in Senegal’s presidential election have accused the authorities of dragging their feet on setting a new date for the vote after a court ruled that a 10-month postponement was unlawful.  President Macky Sall last week promised he would abide by the Constitutional Council’s request for the vote to be scheduled …

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Burkina Faso suspends export permits for small-scale gold production

21 Feb 2024

(Reuters) -Burkina Faso’s military junta has suspended the issuance of export permits for artisanal and semi-mechanised gold and other precious commodities with immediate effect, it said. “This suspension follows the need to clean up the sector and reflects the government’s desire to better organise the marketing of gold and other precious substances,” it said in …

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In election year, South African mines bleed cash, jobs

21 Feb 2024

By Felix Njini and Nelson Banya JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s mines, which laid the foundation for the nation’s industrial growth well into the post-apartheid era, are cutting thousands of jobs and paying much less tax, muddying the domestic economic outlook months away from a crucial election. The country’s biggest mining investors are halting plans …

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UN sanctions six Congo rebels as fighting in east escalates

21 Feb 2024

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday sanctioned six people from five armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as violent clashes escalate in the region between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels. The fighting, in a war that has lasted decades, has increased the risk of …

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UN earmarks $100 million for poorly funded humanitarian crises

20 Feb 2024

GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it was allocating $100 million to support poorly funded humanitarian crises in seven countries, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Sudan and Syria. The funding, drawn from the United Nations’ Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), is among the smallest in recent years as aid …

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Madagascan president’s ex-aide convicted of offering mining licence for bribes

20 Feb 2024

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina’s ex-chief of staff was convicted in a London court on Tuesday of offering to help precious stone miner Gemfields win lucrative mining rights in exchange for substantial bribes. Romy Andrianarisoa, 47, was accused of seeking substantial payments from Gemfields between 2021 and 2023. She came into …

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South Africa to hold national and provincial elections on May 29

20 Feb 2024

By Anait Miridzhanian JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa will hold national and provincial elections on May 29, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s office said on Tuesday. The elections are expected to be the most competitive since the end of the apartheid system. Political analysts widely predict that the governing African National Congress (ANC) party will lose its parliamentary …

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