Morocco: nearly 200 migrants intercepted off the Atlantic coast/in /by
On Tuesday, the Moroccan navy intercepted 190 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa aboard makeshift boats between the coasts of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and Dakhla in Western Sahara, according to a military source.
Nigeria: Tinubu As Oil Minister/in /by
[Vanguard] Nigerians received with mixed feelings the apportioning of portfolios to President Bola Tinubu's cabinet nominees. Some of the appointments were well-received because of the track records of those entrusted with vital posts.
Zimbabwe: Polls open in crucial presidential and legislative elections/in /by
"It is my right to vote so it's important for me to vote."
Niger: Group calls for withdrawal of French troops/in /by
"We won't give the French forces one second on our territory once this deadline has expired, as the CNSP itself has made clear. All the villages, all the surrounding communes will descend on the capital and we will get them out. They will leave Niamey. .." Abdoulaye Seydou, M62 national coordinator
Nigeria: IPMAN to Fed Govt – Deploy Local Technology to Tackle Nigeria’s Petroleum Refining Challenges/in /by
[Premium Times] "The new minister of state for petroleum who is from the Niger Delta should encourage the government to bring operators of the illegal refineries in the creeks to the national grid."
BRICS: Brazil President Lula da Silva defends closer ties with Africa/in /by
“The BRICS have a unique chance to shape the trajectory of global development. You, entrepreneurs, are part of this effort. Our countries together represent a third of the world economy.”
Nigeria: We Will Procure Electric Vehicles to Cover Fuel Subsidy Removal – Transportation Minister/in /by
[Leadership] The newly appointed Minister of Transportation, Senator Sa'idu Ahmed Alkali, has said that the ministry will look at procuring electric vehicles in order to tackle the effects of fuel subsidy removal in the country.
Nigeria: China Film Festival opens in Lagos/in /by
The first China film festival kicked off in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, on Monday.
Leaders kick off BRICS summit with Business Forum/in /by
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao and Russian delegations opened this year’s BRICS summit with the Business Forum on Tuesday.
Ramaphosa, Xi Jinping strengthen ties ahead of BRICS Summit/in /by
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed improvements to their economic partnership and the conflict in Ukraine ahead of the BRICS summit starting Tuesday in Johannesburg.