Pics of the day: October 18, 2023/in /by
Pics of the day: October 17, 2023
Uganda hunting down gunmen who killed two tourists and guide/in /by
Uganda says efforts were underway on Wednesday to ensure that the perpetrators of an attack which killed three in a national park on Tuesday are "hunted down and killed".
East Africa: Standard Bank Ponders U.S.$120 Million Investment in East African Pipeline While Awaiting Clarifications/in /by
[Daily Maverick] Standard Bank, one of Africa's biggest banks, has been under fire for its potential involvement in the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline project. The bank says the project will not continue the destructive legacy of fossil fuel projects across the continent but will instead be a progressive development.
Nigeria: $1.1 Billion Malabu Oil Fraud – Judge Berates EFCC Over Delay in Trial of Adoke, Others/in /by
[Vanguard] Abuja -- Trial Justice Idris Kutigi of a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Jabi, on Wednesday, slammed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over its tardy prosecution of defendants involved in alleged $1.1 billion Malabu Oil fraud.
FIFA Museum presents new exhibition “Designing the Beautiful Game”/in /by
The exhibition, which debuted in London last year, is the first major exhibition focusing on the design aspects of football, and the FIFA Museum has incorporated additional objects from its own collection to create a special experience for fans.
Fuel prices surge in Congo amidst protests and economic struggles/in /by
Authorities in Brazzaville attribute the soaring fuel prices to recommendations made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2019 under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which provided financial assistance to the Republic of Co
Cameroon: Paris delivers classified colonisation files to historians/in /by
In a recent turn of events, Paris willingly delivered its classified files to a commission of historians from both countries charged by President Paul Biya of Cameroon and French President Emmanuel Macron to unveil the gruesome yet often ignored part of colonisation and decolonization.
Egypt’s Sisi rejects Gaza refugee influx, blames Israel for aid block/in /by
After talks with visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi blamed Israel's air strikes on the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for the failure to get aid to the territory's 2.4 million people.
Senegal: Ousmane Sonko to resume hunger strike/in /by
Senegalese opponent Ousmane Sonko, detained since the end of July on various charges including calling for insurrection, announced on Tuesday that he was resuming his hunger strike which he had stopped at the beginning of September.
South Africa´’s Handre Pollard expecting to face ruthless England in semi-final/in /by
South Africa trained in Paris as their preparations continued ahead of the Rugby World Cup semi-final against England. The defending champions reached the last four following an enthralling 29-28 win over hosts France with England beating Fiji earlier on Sunday.