More than 90,000 Sudanese take refuge in Chad to flee the fighting/in /by
The number of refugees in Chad who have fled the fighting between the forces of the two rival generals in Sudan for more than a month is "increasing very quickly" and is around 90,000, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was alarmed on Monday. refugees (UNHCR).
Liberia: 4 suspects disappear in a big drug case/in /by
The Liberian authorities admitted on Monday that they had lost track of four men recently tried and exonerated after the seizure of 100 million dollars worth of cocaine, a judgment that shocked even the Minister of Justice.
Christ the Redeemer statue goes dark in support of Vinicius/in /by
In solidarity with Brazilian footballer Vinicius Junior, who was targeted with racist abuse, the Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro turned off its lights for one hour
Nigeria: Navy holds last parade for outgoing president Muhammadu Buhari/in /by
"The Navy has put its vessels into effective use as evidenced in successes recorded in the fight against resource thefts, counter drug operations and piracy." Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's President
DRC’s North Kivu: Polio, measles vaccination campaign kicks off/in /by
If the Immunization coverage in the Democratic Republic of Congo has progressed particularly thanks to the Mashako 2.0 plan, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said this year saw a “particularly virulent" measles epidemic.
DRC: Bishops condemn police crackdown on opponents/in /by
The Congolese episcopate on Monday condemned a police crackdown in Kinshasa on Saturday on opposition supporters who were demonstrating against the high cost of living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where there has been much outrage since.
Nigeria: $21bn Revenue, 100,000 Jobs Coming From Our Refinery – Aliko Dangote/in /by
[Vanguard] Amid encomiums from eminent personalities, including President Muhammadu Buhari and presidents of five other African countries, founder and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, yesterday expressed optimism that the newly commissioned 650,000pbd refinery would employ over 100,000 Nigerian youths and generate over $21 billion in revenue.
Sudanese hopeful new truce will end “suffering”/in /by
Sudanese people are hopeful that a one-week humanitarian ceasefire will end the "suffering", hours before the ceasefire was to take effect after a series of previous truce announcements were all violated
South Africa: Man arrested for porn images with president’s face superimosed on them/in /by
The man will appear in court in the capital, Pretoria, on Tuesday on charges of contravening the Cyber Crimes Act, which relates to unlawfully accessing or processing computer data.
West Africa: U.S.$19 Billion Dangote Refinery Will Make West Africa Stronger – President Akufo-Addo/in /by
[GhanaToday] Ghana's President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called for support for the Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Complex to succeed as it would surely make West Africa and Africa better, stronger and prosperous.