Pics of the day: September 28, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy, votes for parliament/in /by
Voters are called to choose 59 members of the lower house of parliament, which plays only an advisory role to the monarch, King Mswati III, who wields absolute power.
Nigeria: Taiwan Seeks Collaboration to Help Nigeria Grow Non-Oil Sector/in /by
[Daily Trust] The Representative and Head of Mission of the Taipei Trade Office in Nigeria, Mr Andy Liu, has expressed his country's willingness to support Nigeria to grow its non-oil sector to catalyse economic development.
Rugby World Cup 2023: Springboks draw fans to Toulon/in /by
Toulon's Stade Mayol was alive and kicking on Thursday morning for the South African rugby team's training session, which was open to the public.
Mali: attacks on three army posts in past two days/in /by
The Malian army has reported attacks on three of its posts in the north, west and center of the country since Wednesday, with separatists and jihadists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans (GSIM) each claiming temporary control of two of them.
Mali: 2 army posts attacked in the north and the west/in /by
The Malian army has reported an attack on two of its posts in the north and west of the country, with jihadists from the al-Qaeda-affiliated Groupe de soutien à l'islam et aux musulmans (GSIM) claiming temporary control of one of them.
Mozambique: TotalEnergies Reiterates Commitment to Work With Mozambique On Oil and Gas/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The French oil and gas company, TotalEnergies, has reiterated its commitment to work in Mozambique, taking into account that over the last 15 years the government has created effective regulations that are attractive to private investment.
Uganda: Cnooc Sends Ugandan Students to China Further Their Oil and Gas Studies/in /by
[Nile Post] The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) Uganda, the operator of the Kingfisher oil field in the Albertine region, has flagged off Ugandan students to China to further their studies in oil and gas .
Zambia: Zambia Set for a Fuel Pipeline Upgrade/in /by
[DW] The new pipeline is expected to receive 6.5 million litres of fuel from the Tanzania-Zambia Mafuta pipeline, built 54 years ago. Analysts say the cost of fuel will reduce when the new pipeline becomes operational.
Nigeria: Fuel Scarcity Looms As NUPENG Begins Mobilisation for Labour Unions’ Strike/in /by
[Premium Times] NUPENG directs its members to commence full mobilisation to ensure compliance with the directive of the Nigerian labour unions to embark on an indefinite strike over hardships occasioned by fuel subsidy removal.