Egyptian FM hosts Turkish counterpart to discuss Israel-Hamas war/in /by
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, hosted his Turkish counterpart in Cairo, on Saturday, allocating a significant portion of their discussions on developments in the Gaza Strip.
Nigeria: NNPC Jettisons Oil Swap Deals, Pays Cash for Fuel Imports/in /by
[This Day] The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has begun buying petrol via cash tenders, rather than oil swaps, for the first time in nearly a decade, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Madagascar: Opposition candidates protest “institutional coup”/in /by
In Madagascar, proponents of a coalition consisting of 11 opposition contenders in the presidential election came together for a protest in Antananarivo, while supporters of incumbent president and candidate Andry Rajoelina assembled to show their support for him.
Nigeria: Oil Pipeline Contracts – Uneasy Calm As Niger-Delta Stakeholders Renew Resource Control Agitation/in /by
[Vanguard] ·Youths point a finger at North, South-West cabal
Egypt: Volunteers collect humanitarian aid to channel to Gaza/in /by
Volunteers from Resala charity organisation collect humanitarian aid to be delivered to Gaza as an aid convoy is set to head to Rafah on Egypt's eastern border with the Gaza Strip.
DRC: An “unwelcome” presidential election for painter Chéri Samba/in /by
Just over two months before the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Congolese painter Chéri Samba, whose work is the subject of a retrospective at the Musée Maillol in Paris starting Tuesday, says he is pessimistic about the upcoming election.
Sudan: Hope fades as war enters sixth month/in /by
Six months since conflict broke out, Sudan's brutal war continues to inflict immeasurable suffering: endangering lives, displacing millions from their homes, and causing deaths even in areas far from frontlines.
Egypt: Main opposition hopeful abandons presidential race/in /by
Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed al-Tantawi declared on Friday that he would withdraw from the presidential race. This decision followed weeks of accusations of harassment and arrests by the authorities.
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Targets 2 Million Bpd Oil Output/in /by
[Premium Times] "I want to assure you, we've just been here for a few weeks. I've been here for less than two months. I assure you that by the end of the year, there will be a visible difference in performance and productivity," he said.
Israel-Hamas war triggers wave of solidarity in North Africa/in /by
Pro-Palestinian rallies, both organized and spontaneous, in response to the conflict between Israel and Gaza-based militant groups have taken the MENA region by storm. In North Africa, demonstrators gathered in Algeria, Libya, and Morocco to show support in favour of Palestine.