Parents of Gabonese student ‘killed’ in Turkey seek answers/in /by
The parents on Thursday also picked up their late daughters belongings from the house she was staying. The death of the 17 year old Gabonese student in Turkey reported in March continues to provoke strong emotion among the African students welcomed in increasing numbers in the country.
Guinea: Police deny death of seven people during protests/in /by
The police in Guinea denied on Thursday that seven people were killed during demonstrations against the junta the previous day, as the opposition has said.
Ethiopia issues mobile money transfer licence to Kenya’s Safaricom/in /by
The Central Bank of Ethiopia on Thursday granted Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom the first mobile money transfer licence to a foreign operator in the country's 100 percent Ethiopian banking sector, the institution and the company announced.
Nigeria’s President-elect visits Europe/in /by
Bola Tinubu left Nigeria for Europe for a working visit. He is expected to return soon for preparations for his official swearing-in as the country's 16th president on May 29.
Nigeria: Otedola Receives $19 Million in Arbitration Award From Ardova Over Forte Oil Sale/in /by
[Premium Times] The settlement followed a ruling last October by the London Court of International Arbitration.
Tunisian authorities say deadly synagogue attack in Djerba premeditated/in /by
Tunisian authorities say the national guardsman Wissam Khazri behind an attack that killed five people this week had intentionally targeted the ancient synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba in a premeditated act.
South Africa faces questions over weapons supply to Russia, US issues warning/in /by
“It's been half a year now since the scandal of The Lady R docking in Simon's Town broke. And I find it inconceivable that a president worth his salt would not have been briefed on the situation by now. Mr. President, can you confirm whether weapons of war were loa-ded onboard that Russian ship ..."
Angola: Angola Overtakes Nigeria As Top African Crude Oil Producer/in /by
[Vanguard] Angola has now emerged the topmost crude oil producer in Africa, upstaging Nigeria as the latter's output level hits a new low.
US, South Africa in spat over arms-to-Russia accusation/in /by
Is there trouble brewing between the USA and South Africa? The US ambassador to the southern African nation accused it of having provided weapons last December to Russia. The South African presidency said an investigation was ongoing, regretting the US's "counter-productive public posture."
Tunisia: Funeral for officer killed in synagogue attack/in /by
Officer Mohamed Abdelmajid Atigue died in a shooting by a gendarme near a synagogue on the island of Djerba. Tunisia's Interior Minister praised Thursday (May 11) the work of those he called "heroes" who managed to "control the situation... in less than 112 seconds" following the attack.