Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Represents 50% of Nigeria’s Problems – Reps/in /by
[Leadership] Deputy spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon Philip Agbese, said fuel subsidy constitutes 50 percent of Nigeria's problems and its removal would usher the country into her glorious era.
DRC: state-owned cobalt company to work with pilot mines/in /by
After a long period of inactivity, the state-owned company that buys artisanal cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo is preparing to designate pilot mines with which it will work, its boss Eric Kalala announced on Thursday.
UN: cautious support for an accelerated withdrawal of peacekeepers from the DRC/in /by
On Thursday (sept 28th) the member states of the UN Security Council took note of the Democratic Republic of Congo's request for an accelerated withdrawal of peacekeepers, although some expressed concern about the impact of a "hasty" departure on the civilian population.
French-Beninese activist, Kemi Seba, speaks in front of thousands in Niger/in /by
Engaged in a tug-of-war with the former colonial power, Niger's generals have demanded the departure of these soldiers and of the French ambassador to Niamey, Sylvain Itté.
RWC 2023: ‘Namibia doesn’t play enough against the big nations’, says Coetzee/in /by
The Namibians, who have once again failed in their dream of finally winning a World Cup match, will only be able to progress if they meet top-level teams more regularly, coach Allister Coetzee warned the press on Thursday as the players prepared to return to their base camp in Aix-les-Bains.
Guinea: international bodies hail progress towards justice in 2009 massacre trial/in /by
Rights activists and a number of organisations and countries have hailed the progress made towards justice in Guinea for the victims of a 2009 massacre.
DRC: one dead and 11 injured in a stadium explosion in Goma/in /by
A rocket accidentally exploded on Thursday in a stadium in the city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least one person and wounding eleven, according to the authorities.
Burundi: a former prime minister faces trial/in /by
A former all-powerful prime minister of Burundi, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, appeared in court on Thursday, accused of undermining national security and insulting the president, a judicial source and witnesses reported.
South Africa: Cape Town clean-up begins after flooding/in /by
Following heavy rains in Cape Town caused flooding in parts of the city, clean up operations have begun.
South Africa launches new HIV prevention method/in /by
A new HIV prevention method - a vaginal ring diffusing an antiretroviral drug - will soon be launched in South Africa, one of the world's most AIDS-affected countries, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS announced on Friday (sept 29th).