El-Sissi reaffirms Egypt’s support for Somalia’s territorial integrity at Cairo meeting
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi welcomed his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to Cairo on Sunday, and reaffirmed Egypt's support for Somalia's territorial integrity.
Nigeria: NNPCL’s $1.5bn Refinery Failure Validates My Call for Privatisation – Atiku
[Leadership] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited's (NNPCL) admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validated his long-standing call for the privatisation of state-owned refineries.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Per Capita Oil Production Risks Serious Cutback in 2030
[Leadership] An energy communication researcher, Dr Adeola Yusuf, has called on the federal government to demand strategic communication plans from oil producers and contractors, detailing phase-by-phase progress on the 3 million barrels oil production target set for 2030.
Nigeria: Refineries As Monuments to Waste
[This Day] It's time to privatise them
South Africa to withdraw troops from UN mission in DR Congo
It said the decision to leave MONUSCO was influenced by the need to consolidate and realign the resources of the national defence force.
Catholic Pope Leo XIV calls for an end to violence in Nigeria
Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people Saturday, including a Catholic priest, while at least 170 were killed in Woro earlier in the week.
Haiti’s presidential council steps down with no succession plan
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé will now be solely in charge of the country and faces the task of organising elections on his own.
Organisation promoting Central African economic integration suspends activities
The organisation promotes regional integration in six Central African countries.
Uganda and Tanzanian leaders hold bilateral talks
Discussions in Dar es Salaam between President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Tanzanian counterpart, President Yoweri Museveni, focused on trade, infrastructure, and regional peace.
Knitted breast prostheses help break stigma for Kenya cancer survivors
They come in different sizes and colours and are filled with yarn before being placed into specially adapted bras.