Nigeria: 2 Pregnant Women, 15 Others Killed in Rivers Pipeline Explosion/in /by
[Leadership] Two pregnant women and 15 others were killed following a pipeline explosion due to the activities of illegal refining of crude oil at Rumucholu village in Ibaa community of Emoha local government area of Rivers State on Sunday.
Afrobeats star Naira Marley detained over singer Mohbad’s death/in /by
"Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley has been taken into police custody for questioning", wrote Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesman for the Lagos State Police in Nigeria, adding the keyword #JusticeforMohbad (JusticeForMohbad).
Tunisia: Opposition leader Abir Moussi arrested/in /by
Abir Moussi, leader of one of Tunisia's main opposition parties, the Parti Destourien Libre (PDL), was arrested on Tuesday, her party's lawyer has said.
Pics of the day: October 3, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Ethiopia, EU sign €650m cooperation agreement/in /by
The so-called multi-annual indicative programme (MIP) should have been concluded in 2021 but was suspended due to the Tigray conflict. Signed every seven years, MIPs define priority areas of cooperation between the EU and its partners, including financial allocations.
East Africa: Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over ‘Devastating’ East Africa Oil Pipeline/in /by
[RFI] Four environmental groups have filed a law suit against the French group TotalEnergies and its EACOP oil project in Tanzania and Uganda. They maintain that it threatens the region's fragile ecosystem and the people who live there.
Rwanda: Fuel Prices Rise Following Adjustments in Global Oil Market/in /by
[New Times] Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on Tuesday, October 3, announced a rise in prices for petrol and diesel, citing the adjustments in the global oil market.
South Africa: Does Standard Bank’s Clean Energy Funding Outweigh Its Controversial Dirty Energy Deal Facilitation?/in /by
[Daily Maverick] Lungisa Fuzile, Standard Bank South Africa's chief executive, maintains that the bank has a strong commitment to renewable energy, financing R5 in renewable energy for every R1 lent to non-renewable power in 2022.
South Africa: Fuel Prices to Increase From Wednesday October 1, 2023/in /by
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans will once again have to tighten their belts as the fuel prices are set to increase on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Blast at illegal oil refinery kills at least 18/in /by
At least 18 people, including a pregnant woman, died in southern Nigeria when an illegal oil refinery exploded into flames, a security official and residents said on Tuesday (Oct. 03).