Ghana: New oil refinery in Tema to open in August/in /by
Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, K.T. Hammond, conducted a tour of the facility and said the company was in discussions with the Ministry of Energy to acquire 500,000 barrels of crude oil from Ghana's oil fields for its first production.
Africa World Cup qualifiers 2026: Nigeria, South Africa to slug it out/in /by
Morocco, semi-finalists at the last edition of the World Cup, inherit a group including Congo, Zambia and Eritrea. The Malians and Ghanaians are in Group I.
Tunisians protest for the release imprisoned opposition members/in /by
Around a hundred demonstrators and relatives of the detainees gathered outside the Court of Appeal in Tunis.
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa urges nations targeted by Western sanctions to unite/in /by
"It is critically important that, we, the two, the victims of Western sanctions are talking to each other. The authors of these sanctions would not want us to talk to each other, but because we are both victims it is critically important that we show them that we are united." Emmerson Mnangagwa
Zimbabwe, Iran sign agreements as Ebrahim Raisi ends Africa tour/in /by
The 12 MOUs include plans to create a tractor manufacturing plant in Zimbabwe with an Iranian company and a local partner. The two countries also signed co-operation agreements for energy, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications as well as research, science and technology projects.
UN reports newly discovered mass grave in Darfur/in /by
Sudan has been rocked by violence since April 15 when tensions between the military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces erupted into open fighting.
Congo opposition spokesman Chérubin Okende, shot dead months before election/in /by
According to the entourage of Moïse Katumbi, Mr. Okende went to the Constitutional Court on Wednesday and his relatives had not heard from him since. According to the same source, he was found dead Thursday morning in his car on a main avenue in Kinshasa.
Sudan: at least 87 bodies in a mass grave in Darfur/in /by
The bodies of at least 87 people believed to have been killed last month in Sudan by paramilitary forces and their allies have been buried in a mass grave in Darfur, the UN said on Thursday.
Africa sees new wall in EU’s carbon border scheme [Business Africa]/in /by
The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the European Union's measure to encourage countries where it sources imports to adopt cleaner manufacturing. Experts say the scheme will cut Africa's GDP by $25 billion a year and hurt the competitiveness of the continent's exports
Man accused of torching South Africa parliament says he ‘burned it intentionally’/in /by
The huge blaze badly damaged the historic Parliament complex in January last year as it ripped through various buildings, including the main chamber where lawmakers sit. It hasn't been fully repaired, with estimates saying it will cost around $120 million and take at least three years