Illegal refinery blast in Nigeria kills at least 12/in /by
The explosion in Emuoha council area of the southern Rivers state occurred along a pipeline targeted by illegal refinery operators who were trying to steal oil, state police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko said.
US offers up to $5M reward for leader of DR Congo ADF Militia/in /by
"The United States Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program ... offers a reward of up to $5 million for information that may lead to the identification or location of the leader" of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), the embassy said in a statement.
Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia celebrates victory against Italy invasion/in /by
Ethiopia was the only African country not colonized by a European power as a result of the victory, leaving it as one of the few Nations to remain free of the influences of Western colonization
DRC: M23-controlled roads reopened and closed/in /by
"The movement of goods and merchandise is now authorised" on a series of roads controlled by the M23, Lieutenant-Colonel Guillaume Ndjike, spokesman for the provincial governor, announced in a statement on Wednesday evening.
Opposition leader calls the Nigerian elections a ‘rape of democracy’/in /by
“It is my hope that the judiciary will redeem itself this time around and rise to the society’s expectation as the last hope of our people,” People’s Democratic Party candidate Atiku Abubakar said at a news conference in Abuja.
Gabon: Bongo, Macron take part in a summit to protect rainforests/in /by
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba hosted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Libreville with several Central African heads of state at a summit on the protection of tropical rainforests, at the start of a four-day tour of the region.
Gabon: Bongo, Macron take part in a summit to protect rainforests/in /by
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba hosted his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Libreville with several Central African heads of state at a summit on the protection of tropical rainforests, at the start of a four-day tour of the region.
Migrants made homeless in Tunisia purge plead for help/in /by
Just hours after Saied's February 23 speech, thousands of undocumented migrants were made homeless.
Mali: Expert weighs in on draft constitution/in /by
Mali's draft constitution which gives the president sweeping powers has elicited diverse views. The text which was presented to army ruler Assimi Goita on Monday (Feb. 27) is supposed to replace that of 1992.
African cholera cases falling but floods up risk – WHO Africa director/in /by
The UN agency WHO said that 2,880 cases of cholera were recorded across the continent in the week ending on February 26 - a 37 percent decline compared to the previous week. Twelve African countries are currently reporting cases, with South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe the latest to detect cholera.