Morocco earthquake: Race against time to find survivors/in /by
Faced with the scale of the destruction, solidarity is being organized in Marrakech, where many residents have rushed to hospitals to donate blood for the victims
France: Ladj Ly back with new film on life in Paris suburbs/in /by
Following his powerful critique of police brutality in 'Les Misérables,' the French filmmaker Ladj Ly returns to his hometown to capture the ongoing anger within a community he believes is still facing significant challenges.
Niger: ‘French forces will redeploy only at Bazoum’s requests’, President Macron/in /by
Niger's military regime, which took power in July, accused France of deploying forces in several West African countries with a view to military intervention. President Emmanuel Macron affirmed that there will only be redeployment at Bazoum's request.
Ethiopia completes filling of Nile Renaissance Mega-Dam/in /by
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia announced the successful completion of the fourth and final filling of the Grand Renaissance Dam on the Nile, on Sunday.
Gabon: PM unveils transitional government officials/in /by
Gabon's military leader, General Brice Oligui Nguema has unveiled his transitional government consisting of representatives from diverse political backgrounds.
Senegal: PM Chosen as Presidential Candidate for 2024 Elections/in /by
Senegalese President Macky Sall nominated his Prime Minister Amadou Ba as his camp's candidate for the February 2024 presidential election on Saturday, the presidency and the government coalition announced.
Earthquake in Morocco: expert says ‘not a surprise but infrequent’/in /by
Morocco has been struck by its most lethal earthquake in decades, resulting in the tragic loss of over 2,000 lives. According to Professor David Rothery, an expert in Planetary Geosciences at the Open University, the earthquake is not a surprise even though it is infrequent.
Earthquake in Morocco: an Atlas village mourns their dead/in /by
Lahcen sits in the corner of the village dispensary in Moulay Brahim in Morocco's High Atlas mountains. He's inconsolable after losing his wife and four children in Friday night's earthquake.
Ghana: President Akufo-Addo Commissions First Oil From Jubilee South East Oil Field Project/in /by
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Friday, 8th September 2023, commissioned First Oil from the Jubilee South East (JSE) Project, a project undertaken by Tullow, in collaboration with the Ghana National Petroleum Company (GNPC), Kosmos Energy, Jubilee Oil Holdings Limited, and Petro SA.
Gabon: water access remains difficult for population/in /by
Numerous residents of Gabon must travel long distances to access a standpipe in the hopes of filling a few jerry cans with water. Surprisingly, Gabon possesses abundant water resources, estimated at a potential 170 billion cubic meters annually.