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Tunisian union calls national strike, rejects president's dialogue, article with galleryAfrica · May 23, 2022 · 2:44 PM UTC
Tunisia's powerful labour union said on Monday it would hold a national strike over wages and the economy after refusing to take part in a limited dialogue proposed by the president as he rewrites the constitution.
AfricaSome militant arms in Niger came from West African state stockpiles, report says, article with image4:52 PM UTC
AfricaGhana ramps up interest rates again as inflation climbs, article with image2:47 PM UTC

AfricaNigeria first-quarter GDP growth slows ahead of rates decision, article with image1:31 PM UTC
AfricaSouth African rand supported by S&P outlook upgrade, article with image3:48 PM UTC
WorldGermany is keen to pursue gas projects with Senegal, says Scholz on first African tour, article with video11:45 AM UTC
AfricaEthiopia arrests 4,000 in Amhara region crackdown, local state media report, article with video8:23 PM UTC
AfricaSevered head of missing Nigerian lawmaker found in park
Police in Nigeria have discovered the severed head of a state legislator who went missing last week in the southeastern state of Anambra, where the government accuses separatists of carrying out a spate of killings and kidnappings, police said on Sunday.
Reuters
7:24 AM UTC
EuropeSenegal president says he will visit Moscow and Kyiv in coming weeks, article with gallery7:29 AM UTC
AfricaHundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa's coastal province, article with gallery7:26 AM UTC
AfricaEthiopian regional authority arrests four staff members of media group
Authorities in Ethiopia's northern Amhara region have arrested four employees of a U.S.-based online media outlet, while the whereabouts of two others was unclear, the outlet said on Sunday, in the latest round of arrests involving media.
Reuters
May 22, 2022

AfricaEgypt's Sisi approves law to increase state budget by 6 billion Egyptian pounds, article with imageMay 22, 2022
AfricaTunisia's Ennahda rejects formation of advisory committee to draft new constitution, article with imageMay 22, 2022
AfricaTunisian parties vow to fight president's 'autocratic rule', article with imageMay 21, 2022
BusinessSouth Africa's Eskom increases power cuts to 'Stage 4' on Saturday, Sunday, article with galleryMay 21, 2022
MarketsEgypt expects Suez Canal revenues to hit $7 billion by end of fiscal year, article with galleryMay 21, 2022
AfricaWork suspended at Botswana's Khoemacau copper mine after accident kills two
Operations have been suspended at Khoemacau Zone 5 copper and silver mine in Botswana after an underground accident killed two people on Friday, the company said on Saturday.
Reuters
May 21, 2022
AfricaThree Italians kidnapped in southern Mali
Armed men kidnapped an Italian couple and their son in southern Mali overnight, their church said on Friday, as violence spreads in a country ravaged by an Islamist insurgency.
Reuters
May 21, 2022
BusinessGrunt, hoo, pant, scream: Chimps use complex vocal communication, article with galleryMay 20, 2022
AfricaTunisian president excludes parties from preparing new constitution, article with galleryMay 20, 2022