Mali: supporters of influential imam Dicko denounce a “cabal”/in /by
Supporters of an prominent Malian religious and political figure, imam Mahmoud Dicko, denounced on Wednesday an "orchestrated cabal" against him, under fire for more than a week for a trip to Algeria.
Nigeria: Nigerian Firm Plans First-Ever Gas Supply Deal to South Africa/in /by
[Premium Times] "We'd probably very early in the year close out another segment of the market, an off-take for South Africa," David Ige, the CEO of the Lagos-based energy firm, said.
An explosion of a gas tanker kills at least 40 in Liberia/in /by
At least 40 people were killed when a tanker truck exploded after crashing in central Liberia, the police said on Tuesday
Ethiopia: Fitch downgrades debt rating to “partial default”/in /by
On Wednesday, the Fitch rating agency announced that it was downgrading the rating of Ethiopia's international currency debt rating from "C", i.e. the speculative category, to "partial default", following the non-payment on December 11 of a coupon of 33 million dollars.
Benin removes suspension of transiting goods to Niger/in /by
Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou, the port's director general said Wednesday, following five months of sanctions on the coup-hit country.
UN appoints a former Dutch deputy PM as its Gaza humanitarian coordinator/in /by
Sigrid Kaag, the Netherlands’ former deputy prime minister and a Mideast expert, was appointed the U.N. coordinator for humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza, the United Nations chief announced Tuesday
Opposition protesters clash with police in Kinshasa after partial results released/in /by
A main opposition candidate in Congo accused police of using live bullets to break up a protest Wednesday in the capital, as demonstrators demanded a re-do of last week's presidential election
Tunisia: three “terrorists” shot dead in a mountainous area/in /by
Three "terrorists" were shot dead on Wednesday during an operation carried out by National Guard (gendarmerie) officers and military personnel in a mountainous area in west-central Tunisia, the Interior Ministry said.
‘Sarafina!’ celebrated South African playwright Mbongeni Ngema dies in car crash at 68/in /by
"Sarafina" had made Ngema a pan-African music star, and the stage version ran for two years on Broadway.
Pics of the day: December 27, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day