Africa: Dangote’s World Class Refinery and Nigeria’s Carbon Footprint/in /by
[allAfrica] Following the delivery of two million barrels of crude oil as part of the requirements for its takeoff, the Dangote refinery will steam to an historic start in early 2024.
Zambian foreign minister resigns over ‘Malicious’ Claims on business deal/in /by
Zambian Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigned on Tuesday following suspicions over a business transaction with a Chinese businessman, the presidency of the southern African country said.
Burkina: kidnapping of former foreign minister/in /by
Ablassé Ouédraogo, aged 70, "was taken by individuals claiming to be members of the national police force from his home in Ouagadougou on Sunday 24 December at around 6.30pm", wrote the party he chairs, Le Faso autrement, in a press release.
Private American military company in discussions with the Central African Republic/in /by
The American private military company Bancroft Global Development is in discussions with the Central African Republic, it told AFP, while the Russian mercenary group Wagner, established in the country since 2018, is in the process of reorganization.
Cholera Outbreak Ravages Port Sudan Amidst War/in /by
Port Sudan, which lies on Sudan's Red Sea coast, is facing a cholera outbreak exacerbated by a lack of medical supplies as the country remains in the grips of war.
Presidential election in Senegal: 79 candidates register their candidacies/in /by
Seventy-nine people filed their candidacy for the February 2024 presidential election in Senegal before the deadline of Tuesday evening (midnight local time and GMT), according to the Senegalese daily Le Soleil.
Egypt: Passport holders stranded in Rafah plead with authorities to be allowed home/in /by
Dozens of Egyptian passport and ID holders have been stuck in the Gaza Strip for weeks, increasingly desperate for the opportunity to leave the besieged territory and escape the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.
Guinea: fire at Conakry fuel depot “completely extinguished” (government)/in /by
"Cooling operations in all segments of the oil facility are continuing. However, the area affected by the fire remains closed to the public for investigation purposes", the government said.
DR Congo police fire tear gas at banned election protest/in /by
Five of President Felix Tshisekedi's challengers in the race as well as civil society organizations, called on their supporters to join a march on Wednesday against the poll, which they say was fraudulent and should be annulled.
Attacks kill at least 160 people in central Nigeria/in /by
Local government officials said on Monday that armed groups have killed at least 160 people in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions.