CAF2023 draws: Group A pits Ivory Coast, Nigeria in West African affair/in /by
"The most difficult group, it seems to me, is group C, where reigning African champions, Senegal, play, and where we meet Cameroon, and everyone knows what a Senegal-Cameroon match is like. We still have in mind what happened in 2017 when Senegal was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Cameroon...."
Senegal: Judge overturns removal of opposition figure Ousmane Sonko from electoral roll/in /by
"The Ziguinchor District Court ruled on the law and only on the law (...) There was no justification for removing President Ousmane Sonko from the electoral roll," said El Malick Ndiaye, a leading figure in Mr. Sonko's dissolved party.
Two South Africans Killed in escalating Israel-Hamas war/in /by
The situation has rapidly escalated into a full-scale war, with Israel responding by launching a barrage of rockets into Gaza, resulting in the tragic loss of thousands of lives.
Over 4,000 residents flee their homes as major Ghana dam spills over/in /by
This crisis has been triggered by the overflowing of the Akosombo Dam, resulting in the devastating destruction of homes and farmlands along the banks of the River Volta.
Nigeria: military carry out air strikes killing 100 in northwest/in /by
Nigerian military jets have carried out air strikes on a gathering of bandit militias, killing around 100 gunmen in the country's northwest, two army sources and local residents said on Friday.
DRC president eases restrictions in conflict-hit east ahead of elections/in /by
Democratic Republic of Congo President, Félix Tshisekedi, to ease restrictions in two conflict-hit eastern provinces ahead of elections.
Namibia: Canada’s ReconAfrica Could Start Drilling Near Protected Okavango Delta in 2024/in /by
[allAfrica] Harare -- The newly appointed CEO of Canada's Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) Brian Reinsborough, rejected environmental groups' criticism of the project on Thursday, October 12, 2023 announcing that the company will launch a new drilling campaign early in 2024 close to Namibia's protected Okavango Delta, Reuters reports.
Nigeria: Shell Admits Crude Oil Spill From Peremabiri Flow Station in Bayelsa/in /by
[Premium Times] Shell says an investigation into crude oil from Peremabiri flow station in Bayelsa to unravel the cause and volume of oil discharged is underway.
Nigeria: Minister Demands Timely Completion of Akk Gas Pipeline Project/in /by
[Leadership] The minister of state Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, has charged contractors handling the 614 kilometer Ajaokuta, Kaduna, Kano (AKK) gas pipelines project not to default on the promised July/August 2024 completion deadline.
Former Gabonese First Lady Incarcerated Amidst Corruption and Forgery Allegation/in /by
Sylvia Bongo's lawyer, Me Gisèle Eyue-Bekale, obtained a ten-day postponement for a hearing to argue for her release.