NAIROBI, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A smartphone app to help women identify if they are in an abusive relationship and safely leave will be launched in some African countries next year, its developer said.
NAIROBI, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A smartphone app to help women identify if they are in an abusive relationship and safely leave will be launched in some African countries next year, its developer said.
ACCRA, March 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana said the yield on its weekly 91-day bill eased to 13.31 percent at an auction on Thursday, compared to 13.36 percent at the last sale on March 23.
ACCRA, March 29 (Reuters) - The Bank of Ghana said the yield on its weekly 91-day bill eased to 13.31 percent at an auction on Thursday, compared to 13.36 percent at the last sale on March 23.
* Bullion miner to fund transaction through cash and debt (Adds CEO quote, analyst comment on debt levels)
MAI MAHIU (Reuters) - Eliud Njoroge and his wife were inside their house in Kenya's Rift Valley when a crack appeared in the cement floor and started spreading.
NAIROBI (Reuters) - A Kenyan high court judge on Thursday fined Interior Minister Fred Matiang'i and inspector general of police Joseph Boinnet 200,000 Kenyan shillings ($1,985) for contempt of court.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Early results from Egypt's election showed President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cruising towards his expected landslide victory and a second term, but with a lower turnout than the vote that brought him to power four years ago.
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will visit one of the island's oldest and most reliable diplomatic allies next month, amid growing pressure from China to whittle away the number of countries with which Taiwan has formal ties.
----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, MARCH 29
----------------------------------------------------------- This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ---------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, MARCH 29
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The mayor of Libya's capital was abducted by unknown gunmen from his house overnight, Tripoli's city council said on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG, March 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gold Fields will buy a near 50 percent share of Asanko Gold Inc's Ghana subsidiary and take a stake in the Canadian miner in a $202.6 million deal announced on Thursday.
JOHANNESBURG, March 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gold Fields said it will buy a 50 percent stake in Asanko Gold Inc's Ghana subsidiary and take a stake in the Canadian miner in a $202.6 million deal.
JOHANNESBURG, March 29 (Reuters) - South Africa's Gold Fields said it will buy a 50 percent stake in Asanko Gold Inc's Ghana subsidiary and take a stake in the Canadian miner in a $202.6 million deal.
* ?ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH ASANKO GOLD TO FORM A 50:50 INCORPORATED JOINT VENTURE?
* ?ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT WITH ASANKO GOLD TO FORM A 50:50 INCORPORATED JOINT VENTURE?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the militants killed in a U.S. air strike in Libya over the weekend was a "high-ranking" official in al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan has extended a unilateral ceasefire with rebels in its three main conflict areas for an additional three months, until the end of June, state news agency SUNA reported on Wednesday, citing a presidential decree.
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - In choosing a 42-year-old polyglot from Ethiopia's largest ethnic group as prime minister, the ruling coalition is trying to ease ethnic tensions and appeal to the legions of disaffected youth.
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