Burkina Faso expels correspondents from French newspapers/in /by
These expulsions of Sophie Douce from Le Monde and Agnès Faivre from Liberation, who arrived in Paris on Sunday morning, came five days after the suspension of the France 24 television channel and four months after that of Radio France Internationale (RFI).
Nigeria: Christian faithful in Lagos hold Palm Sunday procession/in /by
“Palm Sunday means love. Palm Sunday for me also means willingness to be used.” Tolu Piero, Art Curator
Troops film boys’ killings in Burkina Faso/in /by
Burkina Faso's military has denied responsibility for the killings, which is a potential war crime under international law. Usingsatelite images and a cell phone video, the AP has concluded the military executed seven teenage boys in February after accusing them of being Islamist militants
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Oil Production Was OPEC’s Biggest Increase in March – Reuters Survey/in /by
[This Day] Nigeria's crude oil production for March 2023 edged up to about 1.6 million barrels per day (mbpd), with the country recording the biggest Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) biggest increase last month, a survey by Reuters has revealed.
Mozambique: Exxonmobil Consortium Wants to Update Onshore Gas Project/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The US oil and gas company ExxonMobil says that the consortium it heads, in Area Four of the Rovuma Basin, off the coast of the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, wants to upgrade the project for a natural gas liquefaction plant.
Mozambique: Mozambique Sends Fuel to Malawi/in /by
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican government is sending aid of 40,000 litres of fuel to Malawi, in response to the appeal launched by Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera, following the passage of tropical cyclone Freddy, which devastated southern Malawi, killing at least 438 people.
Rwanda: Kagame re-elected as head of the ruling party/in /by
Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president for 22 years, has been elected for another five years as head of the Rwandan Patriotic Front, the political party he has led since 1998. The 2,000 supporters present at a congress in Kigali voted on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the ruling party
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga calls off anti-government protests/in /by
"Mr Ruto has asked me and Azimio to enter into a constitutional open ended and binding dialogue with his government to find a resolution to the issues that we in Azimio have raised about the last years elections and key governance and cost of living issues facing our country.
Nigeria: Nigeria, U.S., Mexico Top List of Leaders in Global Reduction of Gas Flaring – World Bank/in /by
[This Day] Nigeria, Mexico, and the United States of America accounted for most of the decline in global gas flaring in 2022, new satellite data compiled by the World Bank's Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFR), has revealed.
First batch of South Sudanese troops land in eastern DRC/in /by
The group of at least 45 soldiers joined Sunday (Apr. 2nd) a regional military force in the eastern region of DRC that is wracked by the M23 rebellion. Troops part of the East African Community (EAC) military force due to oversee the withdrawal of M23 fighters from occupied territories.