Nigeria: Navy Intercepts 127 Bags of Narcotics, Petroleum Products On Lagos Waters/in /by
[Leadership] The Nigerian Navy has intercepted 127 bags of cannabis sativa worth N254 million and drums of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), worth several millions of naira.
Nigeria: To Ramp Up Oil Production, Govt Moves to Resolve Dispute Over Sale of $1.3bn ExxonMobil’s Assets/in /by
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government has met with a team from Seplat Energy, to resolve the stalemate arising from the proposed $1.3 billion ExxonMobil's oil asset sale which has now been held up for close to two years.
Egypt: EU commission president discusses Gaza humanitarian crisis/in /by
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Saturday that she opposed the "forced displacement of Palestinians" during a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Zimbabwe: banking sector faces 75% job decrease Since 2000/in /by
The Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) reports that 75% of jobs in the sector have been lost since the beginning of the millennium.
Mali: Minusma hands over 9th base to authorities/in /by
The UN mission in Mali announced on Saturday that it had left its camp 80 kilometres off the city of Gao in the north as part of its complete withdrawal from the jihadism plagued west African country.
DRC: campaigning for presidential elections officially launched/in /by
Tens of thousands of candidates, including the 26 candidates running for the highest office, officially launched a month-long election campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, in a tense political climate and against the backdrop of armed conflict in the east.
Chad: is Succès Masra being rejected by the opposition?/in /by
On October 31rst, 2023, an agreement in principle was signed between the president of the Les Transformateurs party, Masra, and the Chadian government. Signed under the aegis of ECCAS facilitator Félix Tshisékédi, it allowed Masra Succès to return to Chad, one year after the events of October 2022.
Who is President-elect Joseph Boakai, political veteran set to lead Liberia ?/in /by
Who is Liberia's President-elect Joseph Boakai ? At 78, Joseph Boakai is Liberia's new president and the country's third democratically elected head of state. The former vice-president under Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took his revenge on incumbent president George Weah, who defeated him in 2018.
Senegal: polarized public opinion in Sonko case/in /by
Senegal's Supreme Court on Friday overturned a judgment by the Ziguinchor court that had put detained political opponent Ousmane Sonko back in the 2024 presidential race, last month ruling that the case should be retried by the Dakar court.
Liberia: citizens hail Weah’s concession in light of election results/in /by
Liberian leader and football legend George Weah conceded defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight presidential run-off, saying it was time to put national interest above personal interest.