ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Heavy rains continued last week in most of top grower Ivory Coast’s main cocoa regions but increased sunny spells are expected to boost the nascent main crop, farmers said on Monday. The 2017/18 season officially started on Oct. 1, with a government guaranteed price for farmers of 700 CFA francs ($1.27) per […]
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police used tear gas to disperse opposition protesters on Monday in the capital Nairobi and another city as demonstrations against a presidential vote re-run continued despite a government ban. Kenya’s supreme court nullified the presidential election result in August, citing procedural irregularities and voiding the victory of President Uhuru Kenyatta. The […]
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan shilling was steady against the dollar on Monday in spite of political uncertainty and demand from importers with central bank intervention likely to buffer any volatility, traders said. At 1113 GMT, commercial banks quoted the shilling at 103.20/40 per dollar, the same as Friday’s close. “It’s proved resilient, we’ve had […]
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By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) – At least 33 people died in the Kenyan capital Nairobi during a police crackdown on opposition supporters after elections in August, including a child and a pregnant woman, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Protests erupted after President Uhuru Kenyatta was declared winner over opposition leader […]
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GENEVA (Reuters) – A probable case of plague in the Seychelles, imported from Madagascar, is believed to have sparked the Indian Ocean country’s first outbreak of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Plague, which is mainly spread by flea-carrying rats, is endemic in Madagascar. A large outbreak has killed 57 people since late […]
Read More GENEVA (Reuters) – A probable case of plague in the Seychelles, imported from Madagascar, is believed to have sparked the Indian Ocean country’s first outbreak of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. Plague, which is mainly spread by flea-carrying rats, is endemic in Madagascar. A large outbreak has killed 57 people since late […]
Read More JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African poultry producer Astral Foods said on Monday it expected to report a rise in full-year profit of at least 80 percent after no further losses were incurred due to avian flu and better than expected September results. Astral expects headline earnings per share (HEPS) of between 1,737 and 1,930 cents […]
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HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s consumer price inflation quickened to 0.78 percent year-on-year in September compared to 0.14 percent in August, data from the national statistics agency showed on Monday. On a month-to-month basis, prices rose by 0.38 percent in September after falling 0.13 percent previously, Zimstats said. (Reporting by MacDonald Dzirutwe; Editing by Olivia Kumwenda-Mtambo)
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By Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police killed at least 33 people in the capital during a crackdown following elections in August, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Excessive force by police against protesters and residents in strongholds of opposition leader Raila Odinga caused the deaths in Nairobi, the report said. […]
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By Apeksha Nair (Reuters) – Gold steadied above a key psychological level of $1,300 on Monday, buoyed by worries over Iran, while a firmer dollar weighed on sentiment. Spot gold was unchanged at $1,304.86 an ounce as of 0734 GMT, while U.S. gold futures for December delivery were up 0.2 percent at $1,307.50 per ounce. […]
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ZURICH (Reuters) – France will be among the top seeds for next month’s World Cup draw after they climbed to seventh in the FIFA rankings published on Monday. The draw for next year’s finals will be held in Moscow on Dec. 1 when the 32 eventual finalists will be divided into four pots according to […]
Read More JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Construction of Pan African Resources 1.7 billion rand ($128 million) project in South Africa to produce gold from mine dumps has resumed after it was halted last week because of community protests, a spokesman said on Monday. Chief executive Cobus Loots told Reuters on Thursday that a community group demanding jobs and […]
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