GLOBAL MARKETS
Asian shares traded cautiously and bonds nursed small losses
on Tuesday as investors braced for an eventful week that
includes central bank meetings, a slew of earnings reports
and key U.S. economic data. WORLD OIL PRICES
Oil prices steadied in early Asian trade on Tuesday after
falling by more than 2% in the previous session on the
threat of further interest rate hikes and continued Russian
crude flows. EMERGING MARKETS
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South Africa's rand weakened on Monday ahead of a slew of
domestic economic data due this week. KENYA MARKETS
Kenya's shilling weakened on Monday, due to increased
demand for dollars predominantly from oil importers, traders
said. BURKINA SECURITY
At least 28 people, including soldiers and civilians, were
killed in two attacks by armed assailants on Sunday and
Monday in Burkina Faso, a regional governor and the army
said in separate statements on Monday. POPE AFRICA CONGO
Pope Francis flies into Democratic Republic of Congo on
Tuesday for a visit that will highlight the human cost of
protracted conflict in the vast central African country. LIBERIA POLITICS
Liberia's President George Weah on Monday told parliament he
would run for reelection this year after a first term marred
with graft allegations and economic downturn. NAMIBIA POACHING
The number of endangered rhinos poached in Namibia reached
an all-time high last year after 87 animals were killed
compared to 45 in 2021, official government data showed on
Monday. SOUTH AFRICA SHOOTING
Gunmen killed eight people and wounded three others at a
birthday party in South Africa at the weekend before
fleeing, police said. GHANA RATES
Ghana's central bank on Monday raised its main interest rate
by another 1 percentage point to 28%, extending a tightening
cycle that has so far failed to bring inflation down from
multi-decade highs. KENYA RATES
Kenya's central bank held its benchmark lending rate steady
at 8.75% on Monday, its monetary policy committee said,
saying its last hike in November was still working its way
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