Mali’s junta creates a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector/in /by
Mali's military junta has created a new ministerial-level post to oversee the mining sector, tightening the government's direct grip on the country's crucial gold industry, and has appointed a former Barrick Mining executive to the job.
Nigeria’s strategy to combat illegal logging and poaching/in /by
Facing catastrophic deforestation, Nigeria is deploying an unconventional defense: recruiting the very poachers and loggers who once threatened its last wildlife refuges.
Eco-charcoal gains traction as a cleaner, cheaper alternative to firewood {Business Africa}/in /by
Clean cooking is gaining ground in Cameroon. Eco-charcoal is emerging as a practical response to health, energy and environmental challenges while Cocoa exports stall in Ivory Coast as 660 tonnes pile up without clearance. Farmers go unpaid while exporters demand compensation for losses.
Ghana’s multidimensional poverty rate declines for third consecutive quarter/in /by
The rate fell from 23.9% in the first quarter to 21.9% in Q3, confirming a steady improvement in living conditions nationwide.
Uganda election violence: Bobi Wine ally arrested/in /by
Police on Thursday detained a key ally of opposition figure Bobi Wine, accusing him of participating in bouts of violence in a remote part of central Uganda during last week's election.
New mass kidnapping, initially denied by police, shakes Nigeria/in /by
Residents of northern Nigeria's Kaduna state say kidnappers surrounded their village, beating up people, as they abducted dozens of Christian worshippers. "They took them from church on Sunday around 10am in the morning," says the mother of a kidnapped victim.
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ launched amid fears it will rival UN/in /by
It was initially designed as an initiative to cement the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Funerals held in Andalusia for victims of Spain’s deadliest train crash/in /by
Funerals for victims of Spain's train accident took place in Huelva province. Andrés Gallardo and David Cordon were among the mourned. The country is in national mourning with flags at half mast.
Sudan war blocks 8 million schoolchildren for nearly 500 days-NGO/in /by
Almost three years of war in Sudan have left more than eight million children out of school for nearly 500 days.
Jihadist attack claims lives of eleven police officers in Burkina Faso/in /by
At least eleven police officers were killed in a major jihadist assault in eastern Burkina Faso over the weekend, security sources confirmed, highlighting the persistent and deadly violence plaguing the country despite military claims of progress.