Nigeria court rejects bid to overturn Tinubu’s victory/in /by
An appeals court in Nigeria rejected two out of the three petitions Wednesday challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu's victory in the February election, with the last petition still under deliberation in a case that has put Africa’s most populous country on edge.
Four dead in Cairo building collapse/in /by
A building collapse on Wednesday killed four Egyptians from the same family in a Cairo neighbourhood where a similar tragedy occurred earlier this summer, state media reported.
Arms-to-Russia inquiry: what has the South African investigation revealed/in /by
"Available evidence only confirmed the offloading and that there was nothing loaded," an inquiry into the incident that caused diplomatic tensions between South Africa and the U.S has concluded. An executive summary of the panel’s report was released Tuesday (Sep. 04) night.
Africa climate summit adopts ‘Nairobi declaration’ as it concludes/in /by
A landmark three-day African climate summit ends in Nairobi, Kenya after leaders adopt a declaration highlighting the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.
Nigeria: Anxious wait for court ruling on petitions against presidential election/in /by
Protesters gathered Wednesday (Sep. 05) outside Abuja's Court of Appeal. The opposition challenged the election results, arguing that Tinubu was not qualified to run for president because he was a citizen of Guinea and allegedly did not have the required academic credentials.
DRC: 6 soldiers tried for the bloody repression of a demonstration/in /by
The trial of six Congolese soldiers, including two senior officers, arrested after the repression of a demonstration that left around fifty dead on August 30, began Tuesday in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ethiopia: 15 arrests in Tigray before a local opposition demonstration/in /by
Around fifteen members of the opposition in Tigray were arrested on the eve of a planned demonstration against the “autocratic character” of the TPLF, the ruling party in this region of northern Ethiopia, which has just emerged from conflict, an opposition leader announced on Wednesday.
Tell es-Sultan nominated for the World Heritage List/in /by
The Palestinian Authority has nominated Tel Jericho, or Tell es-Sultan, on the western edge of the Jordan Valley just north of the Dead Sea, as a UNESCO World Heritage site due its significance as a key landmark of human history and culture
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah calls for measures to reduce birth rate/in /by
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Tuesday for measures to slow the birthrate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example
Angola: IMF Executive Board Concludes First Post Financing Assessment Discussions With Angola/in /by
[IMF] Washington, DC : On August 29, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Post Financing Assessment (PFA)[1], and endorsed the Staff Appraisal on a lapse-of-time basis[2]. Angola's capacity to repay the Fund is adequate, despite elevated risks.