ECOWAS summit scheduled for December 10 in Abuja/in /by
The next summit of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), in crisis after a series of recent military coups, will take place on December 10th in Abuja, the Ivorian presidency announced on Thursday.
Four migrants pushed out of a boat die just yards from Spain’s southern coast/in /by
A video shot by a man who works in the area showed migrants being pushed overboard from the boat and others in the choppy waters trying to swim to shore.
Gambian Death Squad Member Convicted in Germany for Crimes Against Humanity/in /by
In a landmark trial in Germany, a Gambian implicated in a death squad connected to President Yahya Jammeh's regime was sentenced to life imprisonment on Thursday.
70-year-old Ugandan woman gives birth to twins/in /by
"It's an extraordinary feat to give birth to twins" for a 70-year-old mother, Dr. Edward Tamale Sali, who supervised her pregnancy and delivery,
Uganda: Regional Court Throws Out Multi-Billion EACOP Challenge/in /by
[allAfrica] Harare -- On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a regional court reportedly dismissed a legal challenge to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project between Tanzania and Uganda, which has drawn criticism from human rights and environmental organisations.
Ethiopia: Migrant returnees recount traumatic experiences in search of better life/in /by
"Many of our friends died on the road and a boat sank and many drowned in the sea. After we crossed the sea, in Yemen, we had a car accident. Many of our friends were injured and many lost their lives. We laid them on the road because there was no cemetery. Vultures preyed on their dead bodies."
Green Banks: game changer in climate finance? [Business Africa]/in /by
This week: Financial Revolution - Green Banks Leading the Climate Challenge; the Agrishare mobile app aims to simplify the lives of Ugandan farmers, and the boom in the used car market in Morocco.
Rescue operation for 15 lions in war-torn Sudan/in /by
"Many shells and bombs fell on the refuge, damaging the infrastructure and injuring some of the animals", continues the 39-year-old engineer.
Floods in Somalia: more than a million people displaced/in /by
More than a million people have been displaced by flooding caused by heavy rains that have been affecting Somalia for several weeks, the Somali president announced on Wednesday evening.
Nigeria: 4 soldiers and militiamen killed in a jihadist ambush/in /by
"ISWAP terrorists ambushed the patrol team and opened fire on them in Lingir village, leading to a shootout. There were so many of them that the team had to flee," it said. Musa Kaka, leader of an anti-jihadist militia in Monguno.