South Sudan: State Department, UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Norwegian Foreign Office Engage With Companies Operating in the South Sudanese Oil Market Regarding Sanctions and Due Diligence/in /by
[State Department] Today, State Department Sanctions Coordinator Ambassador James O'Brien and Bureau of African Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Peter Lord convened a discussion with companies and associations operating in or providing services to companies in South Sudan's oil sector. They were joined by UK and Norwegian Special Envoys to Sudan and South Sudan, Robert Fairweather and Jon Anton Johnson.
South Africa: German foreign minister in Pretoria for talks/in /by
Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock was in Pretoria on Tuesday to meet with her South African counterpart Naledi Pandor for the German-South African Binational Commission.
United Kingdom: nearly 200,000 euros per migrant sent to Rwanda/in /by
London's controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda will cost nearly 200,000 euros per person, the British government acknowledged on Tuesday.
At least 3 dead in building collapse in Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria, officials say/in /by
At least 3 people were killed when a 14-story apartment building collapsed in Egypt's northern coastal city of Alexandria, authorities said Tuesday.
Al Ahli close to signing Chelsea goalkeeper/in /by

Talks are ongoing but Mendy is expected to join the big-name players moving to the country.

In the Sahel, drug trafficking thrives thanks to armed groups/in /by
Drug trafficking continues to thrive in the Sahel thanks to non-state armed groups which are very active there, indicates the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in its 2023 report published Monday in Niamey.
Ugandan NGOs launch new legal action against TotalEnergies/in /by
Ugandan human rights defender Maxwell Atuhura, five French and Ugandan NGO’s alongside 26 civilians, have launched a new legal action in France on Tuesday against oil giant TotalEnergies for the alleged damage caused by its controversial oil mega projects in Uganda.
Ghana: Petroleum Tanker Drivers Declare Nationwide Strike/in /by
[Ghanaian Times] Tema -- The Ghana National Petroleum Drivers Union and the Gas Tanker Drivers Union declared an indefinite sit down industrial action nationwide yesterday.
Uganda: Uganda’s Oil Industry Flourishes – a Sneak Peek Into Kingfisher and Tilenga Projects/in /by
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“Wagner brings death and destruction to Africa”, according to the USA/in /by
The failed Wagner Group rebellion in Russia has shown the risk posed by organizing mercenaries in African states that partner with them, the US State Department said on Monday.