News Wire | Africa Archive
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
Ukraine War Casts a Shadow Over Vladimir Putin’s Summit With African Leaders
By Joseph Cotterill, Andres Schipani and Max Seddon | Financial Times
African leaders will this week travel to St. Petersburg for a high-level summit hosted by Vladimir Putin that reveals how even Russia’s resurgence on the continent cannot mask the consequences of its war in Ukraine.
More from WPR: Russia’s ‘Return’ to Africa Is Less Than the Sum of Its Parts
Kenya Stares Into ‘Abyss’ as Soaring Prices and Feuding Leaders Bring Chaos
By Declan Walsh | The New York Times
Kenya’s boisterous news outlets are normally fierce rivals. But on Thursday they set aside their competitive instincts to issue an urgent appeal for calm as Kenya plunged deeper into chaotic anti-government demonstrations that have left at least 31 people dead in recent weeks and present the gravest challenge yet to the nearly year-old rule of President William Ruto.
More from WPR: Protests in Kenya and South Africa Are About More Than the Cost of Living
Six Reported Dead in Anti-Government Protests in Kenya
By Basillioh Rukanga and Anthony Irungu | BBC
Six people were killed on Wednesday in clashes between Kenyan police and protesters, local media report. Tear gas was fired in the capital, Nairobi, and the coastal city of Mombasa at those protesting over the high cost of living.
More from WPR: Protests in Kenya and South Africa Are About More Than the Cost of Living
South Africa Says Putin Agreed Not to Attend BRICS Summit
Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies in South Africa in August "by mutual agreement," South Africa's presidency said on Wednesday.
More from WPR: BRICS Is Aiding and Abetting Russia’s War in Ukraine
Keep reading for free
Already a subscriber? Log in here .