Africa climate summit adopts ‘Nairobi declaration’ as it concludes/in /by
A landmark three-day African climate summit ends in Nairobi, Kenya after leaders adopt a declaration highlighting the continent's potential as a green powerhouse.
Nigeria: Anxious wait for court ruling on petitions against presidential election/in /by
Protesters gathered Wednesday (Sep. 05) outside Abuja's Court of Appeal. The opposition challenged the election results, arguing that Tinubu was not qualified to run for president because he was a citizen of Guinea and allegedly did not have the required academic credentials.
DRC: 6 soldiers tried for the bloody repression of a demonstration/in /by
The trial of six Congolese soldiers, including two senior officers, arrested after the repression of a demonstration that left around fifty dead on August 30, began Tuesday in Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Ethiopia: 15 arrests in Tigray before a local opposition demonstration/in /by
Around fifteen members of the opposition in Tigray were arrested on the eve of a planned demonstration against the “autocratic character” of the TPLF, the ruling party in this region of northern Ethiopia, which has just emerged from conflict, an opposition leader announced on Wednesday.
Tell es-Sultan nominated for the World Heritage List/in /by
The Palestinian Authority has nominated Tel Jericho, or Tell es-Sultan, on the western edge of the Jordan Valley just north of the Dead Sea, as a UNESCO World Heritage site due its significance as a key landmark of human history and culture
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah calls for measures to reduce birth rate/in /by
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called Tuesday for measures to slow the birthrate in the Arab world's most populous country, citing China's one-child policy as an example
Angola: IMF Executive Board Concludes First Post Financing Assessment Discussions With Angola/in /by
[IMF] Washington, DC : On August 29, 2023, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Post Financing Assessment (PFA)[1], and endorsed the Staff Appraisal on a lapse-of-time basis[2]. Angola's capacity to repay the Fund is adequate, despite elevated risks.
Uganda: Govt Says It Is Powerless to Stop Fuel Price Hike/in /by
[Nile Post] The Ministry of Energy has told parliament that the government has no control over the escalating fuel prices that have rocked the country in recent weeks.
Tunisia: two leaders of opposition party Ennahdha arrested/in /by
Two leaders of Tunisia's Islamo-conservative Ennahdha party, the bête noire of President Kais Saied, were arrested on Tuesday evening, nearly five months after the arrest of the movement's historic leader Rached Ghannouchi, the party said.
East African countries extend the mandate of their force in the DRC/in /by
The leaders of East African countries decided on Tuesday to extend the mandate of their force deployed in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in an attempt to bring peace to the region.