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Cameroon elections body rejects candidacy of president’s main rival

26 Jul 2025

YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Cameroon’s electoral commission has rejected the candidacy of Maurice Kamto, the main rival to President Paul Biya, in an upcoming presidential election, raising the risks of protests and the likelihood of another win for the incumbent. The chief of the electoral commission, ELECAM, announced the decision in a press conference on Saturday when …

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Exclusive-US diplomats asked if non-whites qualify for Trump refugee program for South Africans

26 Jul 2025

By Ted Hesson, Humeyra Pamuk and Kristina Cooke WASHINGTON (Reuters) -In early July, the top official at the U.S. embassy in South Africa reached out to Washington asking for clarification on a contentious U.S. policy: could non-whites apply for a refugee program geared toward white South Africans if they met other requirements? President Donald Trump’s …

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Tunisians protest aginst President Saied, call country an ‘open-air prison’

26 Jul 2025

By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Hundreds of Tunisian activists protested in the capital on Friday against President Kais Saied, denouncing his rule as an “authoritarian regime” that has turned the country into an “open-air prison”. Under the slogan “The Republic is a large prison,” protesters marched along Habib Bourguiba Avenue. They demanded the release of …

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At least 652 children died from malnutrition in Nigeria in last six months, MSF says

25 Jul 2025

ABUJA (Reuters) -At least 652 children died from malnutrition in the Nigerian state of Katsina in the first six months of 2025, Mèdecìns Sans Frontières said on Friday, an outcome it said it was due to funding cuts by international donors. Katsina, in the north of the country, is plagued by insecurity. “We are currently …

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Cricket-South Africa’s Van Schalkwyk hits first ever YODI double-century

25 Jul 2025

(Reuters) -South Africa’s Jorich van Schalkwyk became the first batter to score a double century in a Youth One-Day International (YODI) when he smashed 215 off 153 balls against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday. Opener Van Schalkwyk, 18, who’s innings contained 19 fours and six sixes, beat the previous record of 191 by Sri Lanka’s Hasitha …

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Gunmen kill 14 people returning from market in central Nigeria

25 Jul 2025

By Ahmed Kingimi MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) -Armed attackers ambushed a vehicle returning from a weekly market in the Bokkos area of central Nigeria, killing 14 passengers including women and infants, a local community leader said on Friday. The attack occurred at about noon on Thursday as the vehicle was carrying people back from the popular …

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West Africa’s security woes no longer France’s concern, minister says

25 Jul 2025

By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -The insecurity plaguing West Africa is no longer France’s concern, its state minister for ties with Francophone countries and international partnerships said on Friday, a week after Paris handed over control of its last major military base in the region. Thani Mohamed-Soilihi was speaking to journalists in a phone briefing …

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Morocco to spend $4.2 billion to expand airports ahead of World Cup

24 Jul 2025

By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT (Reuters) -Morocco said on Thursday it will spend 38 billion dirhams ($4.2 billion) over the next five years to overhaul its main airports, ahead of the World Cup it will cohost with Portugal and Spain. An agreement was signed to that end between the Moroccan government and the airports authority ONDA, …

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Small Ivory Coast cocoa firms say EU deforestation rules might bankrupt them

24 Jul 2025

ABIDJAN (Reuters) -Small players in Ivory Coast’s cocoa industry say they fear they will go out of business due to the cost of complying with new European Union regulations on the import of commodities linked to deforestation. The proposed law, which aims to end the estimated 10% of global deforestation fuelled by EU consumption, requires …

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Rwanda’s Kagame appoints central banker as new prime minister

24 Jul 2025

KIGALI (Reuters) -President Paul Kagame has replaced Rwanda’s long-serving prime minister, naming the deputy governor of the central bank, who was once pardoned for a corruption conviction, to the role responsible for the government’s day-to-day operations. The appointment of Justin Nsengiyumva, the former prime secretary at the education ministry who holds a PhD in economics …

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