Nigeria: After Sourcing Crude From US, Brazil, Dangote Begins Negotiations With Libya to Augment Domestic Oil Supplies/in /by
[This Day] *Refinery to disrupt refined product flows in Atlantic Basin, says S&P
Athletes and support teams arrive in Paris for Olympic kickoff/in /by
Athletes and support staff are arriving at Paris airports in preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Moroccan ex-minister who defended government critics sentenced to five years/in /by
An appeals court in Rabat handed down the sentence after a hearing in which the frail 81-year-old Ziane — once known for his loud and combative rhetoric — was silent as a form of protest.
Anti-Corruption protests erupt in Uganda’s capital, inspired by Kenya/in /by
Ugandan security forces on Tuesday arrested dozens of people who tried to walk to the parliament building to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities say are unlawful.
Egypt: 19th book fair in Alexandria attracts summer visitors/in /by
In the Egyptian city of Alexandria, summer visitors are flocking to the 19th book fair, a two-week event running until July 28th.
At least 26 villagers killed in latest violent attack in central Mali/in /by
At least 26 people were killed after an armed group attacked a village in Mali’s central region, near the border with Burkina Faso, a government official said Monday, the latest violent attack in the conflict-hit region.
Haiti: US ambassador visits Kenyan police, announces additional funds/in /by
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip Monday (Jul. 22) to the troubled Caribbean country.
Algerian opposition criticizes ‘Authoritarian Climate’ pre-election/in /by
“No to electoral charades under dictatorship!" they wrote. “Yes to genuine democracy and popular sovereignty.”
Nigeria: ‘Dangote Refinery Too Vital to Fail’/in /by
[Vanguard] The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi has waded into the feud between the Dangote Group and federal regulators over the Dangote Refinery.
Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157/in /by
At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall, many of them as they tried to rescue survivors of an earlier mudslide, local authorities said Tuesday.