Nigeria: Nigerian Analysts Skeptical About Oil Refinery Deals With Saudi Arabia/in /by
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian experts are hopeful that deals reached last week with Saudi Arabia will boost local oil production and help grow the economy. The deals included a pledge by Saudi officials to fix Nigeria's four broken oil refineries, which haven't worked in years, forcing Africa's second-largest oil producer to import all of its fuel.
Vote counting underway in first round of Madagascar presidential elections/in /by
Electoral observers say provisional figures suggest there was a very low voter turnout in Madagascar's presidential polls boycotted by most opposition candidates.
Malawi: President suspends foreign flights for gov’t officials among austerity measures/in /by
Speaking in a televised address on Wednesday (Nov. 16) night, Lazarus Chakwera also announced restrictions on local travel and reduction by half of fuel allocation to cabinet ministers and senior government officials.
Pics of the day: November 16, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Floods: at least 111 dead and 700,000 displaced in the Horn of Africa – NGO/in /by
At least 111 people, including 16 children, have died and 700,000 have been displaced by floods caused in recent weeks by torrential rains in the Horn of Africa, the NGO Save the Children announced on Thursday.
South Africa refers Israel to ICC over Gaza attacks/in /by
“We have put through a referral because we believe that war crimes are being committed there. And of course we do not condone the actions that were taken by Hamas earlier, but similarly we condemn the actions that are currently underway and believe that they warrant an investigation by the ICC,”
AfDB files complaint after staff in Ethiopia arrested/in /by
The African Development Bank says it has filed a formal complaint with the Ethiopian government after two of its staff members were arrested in Addis Ababa last month.
South Africa: Ruling ANC in favour of closing Israeli embassy over onslaught in Gaza/in /by
"We cannot stand idly by in the face of the genocidal actions of the Israeli regime," said ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri. "The African National Congress will approve a parliamentary motion calling on the government to close the Israeli embassy in South Africa."
What is the future for Saudi Arabia in Africa? [BusinessAfrica]/in /by
Investing in Africa is certainly nothing new for Riyadh, but this time it seems that the Saudis are determined to catch up on the African continent.
Madagascar votes for a new president despite opposition boycott/in /by
Ten out of the 12 opposition candidates are boycotting the presidential polls saying conditions for a fair vote have not been met.