Nigeria on edge as appeals court decides disputed presidential election/in /by
An appeals court in Nigeria was to rule Wednesday on whether President Bola Tinubu's election victory in February was legitimate — a highly anticipated decision that has put Africa's most populous country on edge.
At least two killed in Guinea anti-junta protests on eve of coup anniversary/in /by
Guinea: ban on demonstrations and clashes on the anniversary of the putsch
Kenya bets on carbon credits as it hosts first Africa climate summit/in /by
"The restoration and expansion of Africa's natural carbon sinks are not just an environmental imperative, in fact. They are an un-parallelled economic goldmine. They have the potential to absorb millions of tons of CO2 annually, which should translate into billions of dollars..."
Pics of the day: September 5, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Eswatini receives Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen for a four day trip/in /by
Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, is the only African state recognizing Taiwan as an independent country. China has been upping diplomatic pressure on Taipei's allies since Tsai Ing-wen became the island's president in 2016.
“Transition to cleaner energy cannot be reversed” says US envoy to African Climate Summit, Nairobi/in /by
"The president (Joe Biden) and the administration have not yet embraced any particular carbon pricing mechanism, but the president has directed us to examine those that are the most prominent and the most possible, and to think hard about what the arguments are for and against, begin to work on it"
Central African president appears on Gabon state TV welcomed by Oligui/in /by
The transitional president of Gabon, General Brice Oligui Nguema, receives the president of the Central African Republic, Faustin Archange Touadéra, appointed by the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) as "facilitator of the political process" after the coup d'état against Ali Bongo
53 members of Burkina security forces killed in suspected jihadist attack/in /by
Fifty-three members of the security forces have been killed in an attack by suspected jihadists in northern Burkina Faso, the army said on Tuesday.
First EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Port Sudan lands/in /by
Passengers disembark from an EgyptAir Boeing 737 aircraft upon landing for the first time at Port Sudan International Airport following the inauguration of a new international flight route between Cairo and Port Sudan.
DR Congo: Violence, lack of aid foster despair among Congolese displaced in the east/in /by
Peace seems unattainable and help is in short supply. In the camps for displaced people of Ituri, a province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, despair feeds into a feeling of abandonment.