Pics of the day: October 3, 2023
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Ethiopia, EU sign €650m cooperation agreement
The so-called multi-annual indicative programme (MIP) should have been concluded in 2021 but was suspended due to the Tigray conflict. Signed every seven years, MIPs define priority areas of cooperation between the EU and its partners, including financial allocations.
East Africa: Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over ‘Devastating’ East Africa Oil Pipeline
[RFI] Four environmental groups have filed a law suit against the French group TotalEnergies and its EACOP oil project in Tanzania and Uganda. They maintain that it threatens the region's fragile ecosystem and the people who live there.
Rwanda: Fuel Prices Rise Following Adjustments in Global Oil Market
[New Times] Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) on Tuesday, October 3, announced a rise in prices for petrol and diesel, citing the adjustments in the global oil market.
South Africa: Does Standard Bank’s Clean Energy Funding Outweigh Its Controversial Dirty Energy Deal Facilitation?
[Daily Maverick] Lungisa Fuzile, Standard Bank South Africa's chief executive, maintains that the bank has a strong commitment to renewable energy, financing R5 in renewable energy for every R1 lent to non-renewable power in 2022.
South Africa: Fuel Prices to Increase From Wednesday October 1, 2023
[SAnews.gov.za] South Africans will once again have to tighten their belts as the fuel prices are set to increase on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Blast at illegal oil refinery kills at least 18
At least 18 people, including a pregnant woman, died in southern Nigeria when an illegal oil refinery exploded into flames, a security official and residents said on Tuesday (Oct. 03).
Nigeria: Illegal Oil Refinery Explosion Kills 37 – Report
[Premium Times] The explosion incident occurred at an illegal refinery site in the early hours of Monday.
Ghana: opposition led demonstration denounces economic crisis
Several hundred opposition protesters rallied in Ghana's capital Accra on Tuesday to denounce the country's lingering economic crisis, blaming it on the central bank governor's policies.
New documentary on Tupac murder features audio of arrested suspect
A few days ago, the news of the arrest of a former gang leader implicated in the 1996 death of rapper Tupac generated a great deal of interest. Almost 30 years after his murder, the mystery surrounding him remains almost incomplete.