Ugandan government minister jailed for corruption/in /by
A Ugandan court on Thursday charged a government minister and her brother with fraud and detained them in a rare corruption case against the country's top official.
Gunmen kill at least 50 in attacks on village in Nigeria/in /by
Ruben Bako, chairman of the Otukpo local government where the massacre happened, said that gunmen killed 47 people on Wednesday in Umogidi village in Benue state. A day earlier, three other people had been slain in the same place, he said.
UN urges investments in agriculture, infrastructure to close development gap/in /by
In the 2023 Report on Financing Sustainable Development released Wednesday, the UN says urgent and massive investments are needed to accelerate growth, including in electricity supply, industry, agriculture, and infrastructure
DR Congo: Kimbanguists celebrate holiday in memory of church movement/in /by
"It is a day that marks the struggles of Papa Simon Kimbangu and the African conscience, so it is all of Africa that is in joy because the Congolese government has taken the conscience, has taken the step of decreeing this day to be a day among many others to be celebrated.” Rev. Charles Mayombo
United Arab Emirates rejects extradition of Gupta brothers/in /by
"We were shocked and dismayed to learn that the extradition hearing was held in the Dubai court on 13 February 2023 and that our extradition request was denied," Lamola said in a statement.
UN ‘deeply troubled’ by Burkina media clampdown/in /by
The junta in Burkina Faso on March 27, 2023 suspended all broadcasts by the France 24 news channel in the west African country after it interviewed the head of Al-Qaeda North Africa. Burkina Faso is battling a jihadist insurgency that spilled over from neighbouring Mali in 2015.
Nigeria: Nigeria Secures $800 Million Ahead of Fuel Subsidy Removal/in /by
[VOA] Nigeria has secured an $800 million relief package from the World Bank to help cushion the impact of a plan to remove in June a long-held fuel subsidy.
Nigeria: Kyari to IOCs – If You Walk Away, We Will Stay to Explore Our Resources/in /by
[This Day] The Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, yesterday told International Oil Companies (IOCs) that Nigeria would continue to explore its hydrocarbon resources, even if the multinationals take a walk.
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied rejects IMF ‘diktats’/in /by
"The world must understand, as well as the financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund, that human beings are not figures or a set of numbers for subtraction and addition. There is civil peace. We want the world to respect the will of the people." Kais Saied, Tunisian President
Hundreds protest in Khartoum as government deal delayed/in /by
Security forces met the demonstrations in Khartoum with tear gas and stun grenades