Mali: airstrikes kill several civilians/in /by
Several civilians, including children, were killed Tuesday in strikes attributed to the Malian army in Kidal, a possible foreshadowing of the battle to come for this bastion of the Tuareg rebellion and a major sovereignty issue for the central state.
Mozambique: Eni to Start Drilling Four More Wells in Cabo Delgado #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The Italian Energy Company ENI, which is already exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG), from Area 4 of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, is getting ready to drill four more hydrocarbon wells.
Madagascar: opposition protests, candidate briefly arrested/in /by
Madagascar's opposition once again attempted to protest on Monday, but demonstrators were dispersed and one of the candidates in the presidential election, the first round of which is scheduled for November 16, was briefly arrested, police said.
Nigeria: NNPCL Working With NEITI, Others to Reconcile 2021 Report/in /by
[Vanguard] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) will continue to collaborate with the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) and all relevant stakeholders in the Reconciliation Committee set up by President Bola Tinubu to investigate, review and reconcile the financial records on alleged indebtedness to the Federation by both NNPC Limited and the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee, FAAC.
Algeria: opponent Amira Bouraoui sentenced to 10 years in prison/in /by
The Constantine court on Tuesday sentenced Franco-Algerian opponent Amira Bouraoui to 10 years in prison in absentia, and to six months the journalist Mustapha Bendjama, accused of having helped her escape to France, according to Algerian media. and Khaled Drareni, representative of Reporters Withou
Tunisia: 5 convicted terrorists captured and escaped from prison (official)/in /by
"Various units of the national security, national guard (police, editor's note) and army forces were able to arrest four recently escaped terrorists at 5:00 am (4:00 GMT) on November 7," the ministry said.
Namibia: Reconafrica Gets New Exploration Approval #AfricaClimateCrisis/in /by
[New Era] Canadian company Reconnaissance Energy Africa and its joint venture partner, the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), have been granted approval to resume exploration in the northeast of the country.
Morocco win through to international event for short stature footballers/in /by
Morocco face Bolivia Tuesday in the inaugural international dwarf football competition which got underway in Argentina on Monday
NYC Marathon: Ethiopia’s Tola sets record; Kenyan Obiri wins women’s race/in /by
Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya won the 52nd New York City Marathon. 32-year-old Tola broke the 12-year-old record. He finished the 42.195 km race in 02:04:58 seconds on Sunday. Obiri pulled away in the final 400 meters to finish the women's race in 02:27:23.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister in South Africa/in /by
The Ukrainian Foreign Minister was traveling to South Africa. Dmytro Kuleba said he sought to take cooperation with South Africa to a “qualitatively new level”.