Guinea: Police deny death of seven people during protests/in /by
The police in Guinea denied on Thursday that seven people were killed during demonstrations against the junta the previous day, as the opposition has said.
Ethiopia issues mobile money transfer licence to Kenya’s Safaricom/in /by
The Central Bank of Ethiopia on Thursday granted Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom the first mobile money transfer licence to a foreign operator in the country's 100 percent Ethiopian banking sector, the institution and the company announced.
Nigeria’s President-elect visits Europe/in /by
Bola Tinubu left Nigeria for Europe for a working visit. He is expected to return soon for preparations for his official swearing-in as the country's 16th president on May 29.
Tunisian authorities say deadly synagogue attack in Djerba premeditated/in /by
Tunisian authorities say the national guardsman Wissam Khazri behind an attack that killed five people this week had intentionally targeted the ancient synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba in a premeditated act.
South Africa faces questions over weapons supply to Russia, US issues warning/in /by
“It's been half a year now since the scandal of The Lady R docking in Simon's Town broke. And I find it inconceivable that a president worth his salt would not have been briefed on the situation by now. Mr. President, can you confirm whether weapons of war were loa-ded onboard that Russian ship ..."
US, South Africa in spat over arms-to-Russia accusation/in /by
Is there trouble brewing between the USA and South Africa? The US ambassador to the southern African nation accused it of having provided weapons last December to Russia. The South African presidency said an investigation was ongoing, regretting the US's "counter-productive public posture."
Tunisia: Funeral for officer killed in synagogue attack/in /by
Officer Mohamed Abdelmajid Atigue died in a shooting by a gendarme near a synagogue on the island of Djerba. Tunisia's Interior Minister praised Thursday (May 11) the work of those he called "heroes" who managed to "control the situation... in less than 112 seconds" following the attack.
Nigeria: A new football pitch for Kebbi’s youth/in /by
The project was undertaken by the Nigerian Football Federation NFF and funded by the FIFA. The NFF aims to develop football in the state bordering Niger and Benin and which is home to over 4 million people. The new facility is available for young boys and girls to use and a blessing for players.
UN rights body approves tighter scrutiny of abuses in Sudan/in /by
During the opening speech of the session, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk accused both sides of violating international humanitarian law
Africa prepares for space industry boom [Business Africa]/in /by
Long considered a latecomer, Africa is launching itself into space with ambition and drive. The African space industry is expected to top $22 billion by 2026. In 2022, countries allocated a total of $539 million to their respective space programs