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IMF executive board completes latest review of Ethiopia’s financial programme

The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the latest review of Ethiopia’s current financial program yesterday

US approves $400 million counter-insurgency funding for Nigeria, West African countries

The United States (US) has approved over $400 million as funding for counter-insurgency operations in Nigeria and other West African countries for 2026

Death toll in SA province floods rises to 20

The Department of Co-operative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs in South Africa’s (SA) Mpumalanga province has confirmed that another person has died in the severe floods

Migrant boat from from Libya to Italy capsizes, killing three sisters

Three sisters have drowned after the rubber boat that was carrying them and dozens other migrants got into difficulties in the Mediterranean capsized

UN calls for restraint as Iran protests ease but fears of escalation remain

A senior United Nations (UN) official has urged all parties to take urgent steps to prevent further violence in Iran, as nationwide protests appear to be easing after nearly three weeks of unrest and bloodshed.

Elon Musk’s X down for tens of thousands of users globally, Downdetector shows

X was down for tens of thousands of users worldwide on Friday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.