Nigeria: Subsidy Removal – Why We Are Taking Time to Roll Out Palliatives – Presidency/in /by
[Leadership] In response to the recent outcry over the removal of fuel subsidy and the subsequent increase in the price of premium motor spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, the Presidency has come forward to explain the delay in rolling out palliatives to cushion the effects.
Nigeria: Reps to Probe $4bn Debt Owed NDDC By Oil Companies/in /by
[Leadership] The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the flagrant disobedience of International Oil Companies to the Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Act which culminated in $4 billion indebtedness to the Commission.
Putin meets Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed/in /by
African leaders arrive in Russia for summit as Kremlin seeks allies amid fighting in Ukraine
Niger: Presidential guards disperse demonstrators with warning shots/in /by
The presidential guard behind an attempted coup d'état in Niger dispersed demonstrators supporting President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey on Wednesday with warning shots, an AFP journalist observed.
African leaders should compel Russia to get the grain deal online-US Rep. to NATO/in /by
Stakes are high as African dignitaries met Russian president Vladimir Poutine in St Petersburg for the second edition of the Russia-Africa Summit on July 27th. Growing pressure from US and EU diplomats to stand against the war in Ukraine has raised concerns about the massive destruction of property
Swimming lessons at sea to reconcile migrants with the water/in /by
In Canet-en-Roussillon (southern France), the Welcome 66 association gives swimming lessons at sea to refugees and asylum seekers to reconcile them with the sea, often needed after they undergo a difficult sea crossing or have been traumatised
Russia-Africa Summit: African leaders arrive in St. Petersburg/in /by
African leaders have begun to arrive in Saint Petersburg, ahead of the second Russia-Africa Summit which kicks off this Thursday.
Mali drops French as official language/in /by
Under the new constitution passed overwhelmingly with 96.91% of the vote in a June 18 referendum, French is no longer the official language.
Kenya: timid hope for dialogue after months of protests/in /by
Residents of Kenya's capital Nairobi hoped Wednesday for a dialogue between the president and the opposition, who said they were ready to talk after months of deadly protests against the government and the rising cost of living.
“Crisis in the Sahel, a sum of complex circumstances”- UN security council/in /by
“The 6.3 million people displaced... increasing numbers of these forced-to-move populations find refuge in coastal countries, including Ivory Coast and Ghana. I make a call to all stakeholders for pooling our efforts to preserve the dignity of refugees and the security of host countries or transit.”