World & Africa

Tanzania launches $3.1 billion railway in drive to boost infrastructure

By Reuters DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania on Thursday launched a 541-km modern standard gauge railway running between its administrative and
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Ethiopia’s currency dives by 30% as IMF-backed reforms to stabilize the economy take effect

By Associated Press ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia’s currency lost 30% of its value Tuesday, the day after the central bank began
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Kenyan court nullifies 2023 finance law in new blow to President Ruto

By Reuters NAIROBI: Kenya’s Court of Appeal on Wednesday declared the government’s 2023 finance law unconstitutional, inflicting a new blow
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Zuma is expelled by his former ANC party after forming rival MK Party

By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG: Former South African president Jacob Zuma was expelled by his former African National Congress party on
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support

By Associated Press ATLANTA: Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White
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Kenyan president appoints opposition ministers to his Cabinet amid political unrest

By Associated Press NAIROBI: Kenya’s president on Wednesday incorporated the opposition in his new Cabinet, appointing four ministers from the
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Lawmakers in Nigeria try to resolve rift between authorities and Africa’s richest man

By Associated Press ABUJA: Nigerian legislators on Monday began an investigation into the alleged importation of contaminated fuel into the
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UK’s scrapped Rwanda migrant plan a ‘shocking waste’ of $904 million in public funds, minister

By Associated Press LONDON: A scrapped plan by former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to send some migrants on a
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LATEST: Biden drops out of presidential race and endorses Kamala Harris

By Associated Press WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid
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Former Mozambique finance minister on trial in US over ‘tuna bond’ scandal that spurred debt

By Associated Press NEW YORK: The “ tuna bond ” scandal that shook Mozambique’s economy is washing into a U.S. court,
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