Incumbent Touadéra submits candidacy for third presidential term/in /by
President Faustin-Archange Touadéra was the first to submit his candidacy for the presidential and legislative elections scheduled to take place in the Central African Republic on December 28.
Nigeria: Oil Refineries Owners Seek End to Frequent Disruption of Downstream Operations/in /by
[This Day] The Crude Oil Refineries Owners Association of Nigeria (CORAN) yesterday warned that the Nigerian petroleum industry may suffer imminent collapse if steps are not taken to stop the disruptions in the sector by key stakeholders.
Ethiopia: Ethiopia’s PM Abiy Launches Gode Oil Refinery in Somali Region/in /by
[Horn Diplomat] Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed today laid the foundation stone for two landmark industrial projects in Ethiopia's Somali Region -- a multi-billion-dollar urea fertilizer plant and the Gode Oil Refinery.
Ethiopia: PM Abiy Lays Cornerstone for Construction of Fertilizer Plant, Gode Oil Refinery/in /by
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the construction of urea fertilizer plant and an Oil Refinery in Gode, Somali region of Ethiopia.
PM Akhannouch says government ready for ‘dialogue and debate’ after week of protests/in /by
The Moroccan government says it’s ready to address grievances fueling the youth-led protests that have engulfed the country for days. The announcement comes a day after three people were killed by security forces as rioters tried to storm a police station.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid rejected by immigration judge/in /by
A US immigration judge has denied a bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a proxy for the partisan power struggle over immigration policy. Garcia has 30 days to appeal the decision, but may be deported to Uganda.
Somaliland: eleven cheetah cubs rescued from illegal trade in exotic pets/in /by
Eleven cheetah cubs were rescued from illegal trade in Somaliland in what a conservationist described on Thursday as “one of the largest confiscations of the species.”
Ukraine and Russia exchange 185 soldiers each in latest prisoner swap/in /by
Moscow and Kyiv exchanged more than 300 soldiers and 20 civilians, which were returned to Ukraine, on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of prisoner swaps that started in the summer.
Ivory Coast sets new cocoa price ahead of upcoming elections/in /by
President Alassane Ouattara has announced a record-high farm gate price for cocoa, setting the cost at 2,800 CFA francs (4.26 euros) per kilogram for the upcoming main harvest, ahead of presidential election on October 25 in which Mr. Ouattara is a candidate, seeking a fourth term.
Sudan army claims Colombian, Ukrainian mercenaries killed in Darfur/in /by
These claims have not been independently verified. Both the RSF and foreign governments alleged to be involved have not made immediate responses.