Mozambique unveils ambitious $80 billion energy transition plan/in /by
Mozambique aims to attract significant investments for renewable energy capacity and increased electricity accessibility.
Kenya: Raila Odinga Formally Writes to EACC, EPRA, Auditor General to Launch Probe Into Govt to Govt Petroleum Deal/in /by
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Azimio leader Raila Odinga has formally petitioned the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission and the Auditor General and the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority to launch an investigation into the Government to Government petroleum deal between Kenya and Saudi Arabia..
Moroccan gets three-year jail term on appeal for criticising King online/in /by
Moroccan justice on Monday sentenced an internet user to three years in prison on appeal for insulting the king, after publications on social networks in 2020 criticizing the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel.
Presidential election in Senegal: Karim Wade, one more step towards candidacy/in /by
Senegalese opponent Karim Wade took an important step towards the 2024 presidential election on Monday by posting the deposit required to run, despite persistent doubts about his candidacy, AFP learned from his party.
Prince William calls for climate action at Tusk Awards/in /by
The Tusk Conservation Awards was held in London on Monday, with Britain's Prince William in attendance.
Shots fired over the Nile in Khartoum, atrocities reported in Darfur/in /by
The Sudanese army and paramilitaries exchanged shells on Monday from opposite banks of the Nile in the capital, Khartoum residents reported, in the seventh month of a war whose atrocities have been denounced by NGOs.
Freed Palestinian prisoners celebrate in Ramallah after release/in /by
A truce between Israel and Hamas will be extended by two days, mediator Qatar said hours before the pause was due to end Tuesday, as more hostages were freed from Gaza in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners.
11 dead in platinum mine accident in South Africa/in /by
"Eighty-six employees were standing in the lift, eleven lost their lives and all the others were transferred to hospitals," a company spokesman told AFP, adding that some of them were seriously injured.
Niger repeals law aimed at slowing migration/in /by
Niger's ruling junta has signed a decree revoking a controversial 2015 law that was brought in to slow the smuggling of migrants travelling from African countries through a key migration route in the country en route to Europe, according to a government circular issued on Monday.
Pics of the day: November 27, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.