Dubai prepares to host climate summit/in /by
As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to host this year's COP28 from November 30 to December 12, final preparations are underway.
Togo: Over 30 dead in “terrorist attacks” in 2023/in /by
“Our country experienced an ambush attack, 11 clashes with armed terrorist groups, 9 explosions of improvised explosive devices and 20 discoveries and neutralization of improvised explosive devices,”
Police release photos and names of 34 Sierra Leone fugitives/in /by
Sierra Leone police on Tuesday published the photos and identities of 34 men and women wanted in connection with the clashes that left around 20 people dead in the capital Freetown on Sunday.
ICC concludes investigation into deadly post-election violence in Kenya/in /by
The 2007-2008 post-election violence claimed over 1,200 lives and displaced thousands from their homes. In 2010, the Hague-based tribunal started probing the violence. The office's investigations led to charges against six suspects in two separate cases.
Kenya: court overturns unpopular payroll levy/in /by
A Kenyan court ruled on Tuesday that a salary levy introduced by President William Ruto in June was illegal, dealing a major blow to the government's aim of bolstering the state coffers.
Mozambique unveils ambitious $80 billion energy transition plan/in /by
Mozambique aims to attract significant investments for renewable energy capacity and increased electricity accessibility.
Moroccan gets three-year jail term on appeal for criticising King online/in /by
Moroccan justice on Monday sentenced an internet user to three years in prison on appeal for insulting the king, after publications on social networks in 2020 criticizing the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel.
Presidential election in Senegal: Karim Wade, one more step towards candidacy/in /by
Senegalese opponent Karim Wade took an important step towards the 2024 presidential election on Monday by posting the deposit required to run, despite persistent doubts about his candidacy, AFP learned from his party.
Prince William calls for climate action at Tusk Awards/in /by
The Tusk Conservation Awards was held in London on Monday, with Britain's Prince William in attendance.
Shots fired over the Nile in Khartoum, atrocities reported in Darfur/in /by
The Sudanese army and paramilitaries exchanged shells on Monday from opposite banks of the Nile in the capital, Khartoum residents reported, in the seventh month of a war whose atrocities have been denounced by NGOs.