Nigeria: NNPC Speaks On Petrol Prices, Clash With Marketers/in /by
[Premium Times] The report quoted the National Public Relations Officer, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Ukadike Chinedu, as saying that subsidy on petrol was rising and that the cost of the commodity should be around N1,200/litre in a free market.
Angola: Angola’s First Gold Refinery to Be Completed This Year/in /by
[ANGOP] Luanda -- The first gold refinery in Angola, which is being built in the Viana Industrial Park in Luanda, will be completed later this year (2024), the Minister of Mineral Resources, Oil and Gas, Diamantino Azevedo, said on Wednesday.
DR Congo: Opposition candidate petitions court to challenge Felix Tshisekedi’s victory/in /by
Théodore Ngoy, who came last in this presidential election filed the petition just before the expiration of its deadline Wednesday evening. He is credited by the Céni with 0.02% of the vote and 4,139 votes.
Kenya: Climate change inducing vector-borne diseases including malaria/in /by
"With increasing temperature, with increasing amount of rainfall and humidity, there is more breeding, there is more breeding sites and there is therefore a high chance of transmission of vector borne diseases like malaria, like dengue, like Rift Valley fever and chikungunya. .. Willis Akhwale
DRC: Opposition will not contest incumbent Félix Tshisekedi’s re-election/in /by
The principal opposition candidates in the Democratic Republic of Congo have formally declared their decision not to challenge the re-election of the incumbent president, Félix Tshisekedi.
Sudan: RSF open to talks on immediate ceasefire with army/in /by
The move comes as the force led by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo signed the addis ababa declaration with the Taqadum civilian coalition Tuesday and invited the army to do the same.
Niger: French embassy closure reactions/in /by
After months stuck in limbo, the French embassy in Niger shut its doors for the last time on January 2, marking an end to the five-month stand-off between the country's new leaders and Paris.
SA army dismisses ex-officer’s threat to remove president/in /by
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has swiftly distanced itself from alarming statements made by a former commander, Sylvester Mangolele, who recently surfaced in a video circulating widely on social media.
Earthquakes in Japan leave at least 62 dead, others trapped/in /by
Aftershocks continued to shake Ishikawa prefecture and nearby areas two days after a magnitude 7.6 temblor slammed the area. The first 72 hours are considered crucial to save lives after disasters.
Congo declares state of emergency over devastating floods and landslides/in /by
more than 360 villages and 36 districts were flooded throughout the country, affecting more than 320,000 people, At l east 17 people have died and six people missing. Urban planners are concerned by the scale of the phenomenon, and are calling for collective responsibility.