Chad’s Saharan cultures festival brings together desert nations
Chad hosts the sixth International Saharan Cultures Festival in Amdjarass, uniting artists from across the Sahara to celebrate shared heritage.
Iran sentences activist Mohammadi to six years in prison: Lawyer
An Iranian court sentenced human rights activist Narges Mohammadi to a six-year prison term for gathering and collusion to commit crimes, her lawyer said on Sunday
Dar es Salaam’s landmark Kariakoo market set to reopen four years after fire
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan inaugurated Dar es Salaam's newly rebuilt Kariakoo market, four years after it was gutted by fire.
More than 150,000 people evacuated in northern Morocco due to heavy rains and floods
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in northern Morocco due to heavy rains and flooding.
El-Sissi reaffirms Egypt’s support for Somalia’s territorial integrity at Cairo meeting
President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi welcomed his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to Cairo on Sunday, and reaffirmed Egypt's support for Somalia's territorial integrity.
Nigeria: NNPCL’s $1.5bn Refinery Failure Validates My Call for Privatisation – Atiku
[Leadership] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited's (NNPCL) admission that the $1.5bn rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt Refinery was a waste of scarce resources validated his long-standing call for the privatisation of state-owned refineries.
Nigeria: Nigeria’s Per Capita Oil Production Risks Serious Cutback in 2030
[Leadership] An energy communication researcher, Dr Adeola Yusuf, has called on the federal government to demand strategic communication plans from oil producers and contractors, detailing phase-by-phase progress on the 3 million barrels oil production target set for 2030.
Nigeria: Refineries As Monuments to Waste
[This Day] It's time to privatise them
South Africa to withdraw troops from UN mission in DR Congo
It said the decision to leave MONUSCO was influenced by the need to consolidate and realign the resources of the national defence force.
Catholic Pope Leo XIV calls for an end to violence in Nigeria
Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people Saturday, including a Catholic priest, while at least 170 were killed in Woro earlier in the week.