Liberia: UN “concerned” by election violence/in /by
The United Nations expressed concern on Wednesday about the violence in Liberia ahead of the 10 October elections and called on all parties to refrain from inciting hatred or bloodshed.
S.A’s mining is the country’s main exports contributor but may only have decades left/in /by
The PWC report released Tuesday (Oct. 3) also estimated that South Africa's iron ore mining industry may only last 13 more years without further commitment from companies to identify, pursue and extract new deposits.
Nigeria: Nigeria Must Break Shackles of Over-Reliance On Oil, Harness Non-Oil Potential for Export – Shettima/in /by
[This Day] Vice President Kashim Shettima, yesterday said the country must take urgent steps to drastically reduce its over-dependence on oil and focus more on harnessing the untapped potential in the non-oil export sector.
Nigeria: Niger Bans Export of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Nigeria Impacted/in /by
[This Day] Niger has banned all exports of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) until further notice, the government said in a statement on Tuesday, a decision that will impact Nigeria which gets some LPG imports from the country.
Burkina: gendarmerie chief of staff sacked/in /by
The chief of staff of Burkina Faso's gendarmerie was sacked on Wednesday, a week after four officers, including two of his former close associates, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in a "plot against state security".
R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! kick off reunion tour/in /by
The legendary R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné! have reunited for their first tour in 25 years.
Pics of the day: October 4, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
French opposition leader calls on Paris to “turn the page on arrogance” as he visits Morocco/in /by
Jean-Luc Mélenchon visited Wednesday (Oct. 04) a camp housing families affected by the September 8 earthquake.
Nigeria: Experts Say Tackling Corruption Key to Stopping Crude Oil Theft/in /by
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- Nigerian authorities are investigating the deaths of at least 15 people in the explosion of an illegally tapped oil pipeline on Sunday, an often-deadly practice that has been going on for decades.
Moroccans “proud” to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup/in /by
Morocco WILL HOST the 2030 men's World Cup with, Spain and Portugal, with staging games in 3 South American countries, the FIFA announced.