Nigerian nurses strike for pay and staffing as talks collapse
An empty ward of the emergency unit of National Orthopaedic Hospital, as Nigerian nurses begin a strike over poor support from the government in Lagos,...
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China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births
ly 29 — Parents in China are being offered 3,600 yuan (£375; $500) a year for each of their children under the age of three...
Four killed, hundreds arrested during deadly Angola fuel protests
Protesters against fuel price increase go on streets, raid some shops in the capital July 29 — Four people have been killed and 500 arrested...
Ghana deploys soldiers to quell northern chieftancy dispute
Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, 66, speaks to journalists in his office soon after his election in Accra, Ghana, December 13, 2024 July 28 —...
Cambodia calls for immediate ceasefire with Thailand as death toll rises
Thailand’s soldiers move in armoured vehicles July 26 — Cambodia has called for an “immediate” ceasefire with Thailand, as the two countries have seen more...
Sudanese coalition led by paramilitary RSF announces parallel government
Deputy head of Sudan’s sovereign council General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo speaks during a press conference at Rapid Support Forces head quarter in Khartoum, Sudan July...
Former DR Congo president on trial for treason
Joseph Kabila is accused by the current president of masterminding the M23 rebels July 25 — The treason trial of the former president of the...
Furious protests at move to cement Togo ruling family’s grip on power
July 24– A new constitution that has allowed Togo’s long-time head of state Faure Gnassingbé to shift to a new role as all-powerful prime minister...
More than 100 humanitarian groups warn of mass starvation in Gaza
The UN says almost 100,000 women and children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition in Gaza July 23 — More than 100 international aid organisations...
MTN Uganda to spin off fintech unit into separate firm
July 23 — MTN Uganda (MTNU.UG), opens new tab, the East African country’s largest telecom firm, plans to split off its fintech unit into a separate...