French president Emmanuel Macron to make state visit Morocco in October, Moroccan palace announces/in /by
Emmanuel Macron will make a three-day state visit to Morocco in October, the Moroccan palace announced on Monday. The trip marks a move towards easing three years of tense relations between the two nations, after France slashed visas to north Africans in 2021 - restrictions that were later lifted.
WHO declares Egypt malaria-free after 100-year effort/in /by
To be declared malaria-free, a country must show that no local transmission of the disease has happened for at least three years.
Cameroon separatist conflict displaces thousands of Students/in /by
“It was the sound of death and I thought I wouldn’t make it. I prayed silently for a miracle,” she recalled.
Leading opposition in Chad announces boycott of legislative elections/in /by
Succès Masra, the leader of the Transformers party, which is the main opposition to Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Déby, has declared that it will boycot the legislative and local elections set for December 29.
Nigeria: Jigawa Tanker Explosion – I Lost My Son About to Wed – Dad/in /by
[Vanguard] A bereaved father, Suleiman Sani, has narrated how he lost his 25-year-old son, Nura Suleiman, who was about to wed in last Tuesday's tanker explosion in Majia, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.
Nigeria: Bonga Oil Spill – Court to Deliver Judgment On $1b Indemnity Claim/in /by
[Vanguard] Victims and communities impacted by the Bonga oil spill of 2011 in the Niger Delta region may soon get justice as a Federal High Court in Warri, Delta State, prepares to deliver judgment in suit No: FHC/WR/CS/19/2022 on issues relating to $1 billion insurance pollution indemnity claim.
Train kills 2 children, Egyptian mob attacks railway guard/in /by
They attacked the guard who was securing the level crossing, which authorities said was closed at the time, and set fire to his room,..
Fighting erupts in eastern DRC marking an end to ceasefire; M23 take control of Kalembe/in /by
Fighting erupted in DRC's North Kivu region between between M23 rebels and government-allied militia on Sunday, leaving more than a dozen civilians wounded. It marks the end of a fragile ceasefire deal agreed in August.
Nigeria: Heartfelt Condolences to the People of Majia*/in /by
[Daily Trust] Our hearts are heavy with sorrow as we extend our deepest condolences to the people of Majia, Jigawa State, following the tragic tanker explosion that claimed the lives of more than 100 people and left many others injured. Words cannot adequately express the grief and shock we feel as we witness the unimaginable loss suffered by the community.
Kenya: Impeached DP Gachagua alleges attempts on his life, calls Ruto “vicious”/in /by
"The 11 counts are nothing but malice and fiction. It was a political game by the president to get rid of me," the politician said after being discharged from hospital.