Forest conservation summit kicks off in Gabon/in /by
The meeting aims to bring countries with large forest areas to collaboratively develop a platform of scientific and economic solutions; to combine forest consevation and economic development.
Kinshasa: Young Congolese protest upcoming visit of French leader/in /by
A group of demonstrators marched outside the French embassy in DRC, Wednesday (Mar. 1st). They opposed the upcoming visit of the French President to the central African country.
Sudan: One killed in latest anti-junta protest/in /by
A Sudanese protester was killed, Tuesday (Feb. 28) after being shot at by security forces, a medical group said. The man was taking part in an anti-government protest in the East Nile area, located just outside of Khartoum.
Burkina Faso: Protest for “more security” after deadly attack in east/in /by
A number of thousands of people demonstrated Wednesday in Diapaga, in eastern Burkina Faso, to demand "more security", three days after a deadly attack on a neighboring town...
Nigeria’s election: ‘A court case is inevitable’, political activist says/in /by
'It is beyond comprehension that some anomalies were allowed and the winner was still announced' Kunle Lawal, head of Electoral College Nigeria, says.
Nigerian gas, stake in an energy war in the Maghreb/in /by
Regional rivals Morocco and Algeria are engaged in two competing gas pipeline megaprojects linking them to Nigeria, targeting the European market, but in a context where the EU would like to do without gas by the end of the decade.
US increases military support for Somalia against al-Shabab/in /by
The United States is increasing its military assistance to Somalia as the country sees success in battling what the U.S. calls "the largest and most deadly al-Qaida network in the world."
Here are the countries that have bans on TikTok/in /by
The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week to ban the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices, as privacy and cybersecurity concerns grow over the short-video app.
Nigerians react to presidential election results/in /by
Nigerians awoke to a new president Wednesday (March 1st), with ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu declared the winner of the country's election. As he thanked his supporters he appealed for reconciliation with his rivals, who are already demanding a revote.
Bola Tinubu addresses supporters after being declared winner/in /by
Nigerian Tinubu on Wednesday spoke to supporters after officials declared him the winner of Saturday's election.