#Kenyan public transport operators call off strike after president vows to reduce #fuel prices. The strike on Monday and Tuesday triggered protests in which four people were killed and more than 30 others injured after police fired live ammunition at demonstrators.

The operators met with President William Ruto on Friday and announced the strike would not resume after he pledged that diesel prices would be reduced in the upcoming monthly fuel price review in June.

Ruto rejected proposals to lower fuel taxes, arguing that reducing VAT on fuel from 16 per cent to 8 per cent had already caused significant revenue losses and that any further cuts would undermine delivery of government services.

Earlier in the week, thousands of protesters took to the streets, burning tires on major highways and blocking private vehicles from using the roads. Businesses and schools remained closed as initial negotiations between the government and transport operators failed.

The strike was temporarily suspended on Tuesday to allow further discussions between the government and fuel sector stakeholders.

Ruto, who had been out of the country during the strike, returned on Thursday and initiated talks that resulted in an agreement to lower fuel prices during the next monthly review.

Kenya’s fuel prices remain among the highest in East Africa, despite the country serving as a key import hub for several landlocked nations that rely on the Port of Mombasa and road transport networks.

The opposition has blamed the high prices on corruption and what it described as excessive profit margins by businesspeople.

The Garden Route and Little Karoo regions have sustained significant damage following recent storms that affected several towns and tourism attractions. #Southafrica

#SouthAfrica : Parliament's Home Affairs committee Chairperson Mosa Chabane says #government is tightening border control amid migration concerns

The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has expressed concern about sustained misinformation on social media about the commission’s management of elections. #Southafrica

The U.S. State Department’s 2025 Investment Climate Statement on Rwanda states: “Some SOEs in Rwanda are historically associated with illegal minerals supply chains originating from conflict zones in the eastern #DRCongo.” This is a commercial risk assessment for U.S. investors.

Washington is now telling its business community: #Rwanda’s state architecture is structurally entangled with conflict mineral flows.

https://www.state.gov/reports/2025-investment-climate-statements/rwanda

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Usindiso fire: Technical error delays judgment as self-confessed arsonist maintains innocence. #Southafrica

A World Health Organization official said that six tons of supplies to fight Ebola were set to arrive in the Democratic Republic of #Congo on Tuesday, including personal protective equipment and other medical supplies.

#Nigeria's anti-graft agency has arrested former power minister Saleh Mamman, days after a court sentenced him in absentia to 75 years in prison for laundering 33.8 billion naira ($24.65 million), its chairman said on Tuesday.