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Record trade deals between Africa and US worth $14.2 billion – White House/in /by
"We've had a record year for U.S.-Africa relations," said Judd Devermont, White House official in charge of sub-Saharan Africa, during an online press conference organized a year after a summit with African leaders at which U.S. President Biden pledged to "pull out all the stops" on the continent
DR Congo: Faulty voters’ cards raise concern ahead Dec 20 election/in /by
“Look is this a card or just a piece of paper? My name is no longer visible, my face has faded, look this is a card, we used to have good cards but look at this one, the authorities lied to us.” Neema Simba, Goma resident
Ugandan serial killer sentenced to 105 years in prison/in /by
The High Court in Kampala, Uganda, has sentenced 25-year-old Musa Musasizi to 105 years in prison for the heinous murders of three women and a three-month-old infant. The victims were identified as his girlfriends, and the infant was the child of one of the victims.
Somalia: President Mohamud highlights progress made on security/in /by
“The drawdown of ATMIS (African Transition Mission in Somalia), we are witnessing today is a testament to the progress we've made together in building a more stable Somalia with a stronger security apparatus working towards transitioning full security responsibilities to Somali forces." President
New Gaza crossing opens for aid truck inspections/in /by
Egypt on Tuesday sent 80 truckloads of humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip to a checkpoint just opened by Israel, which has been relentlessly bombarding the Palestinian territory since a bloody Hamas attack on October 7, humanitarian sources told AFP.
Benin: two soldiers killed by homemade bomb in the north/in /by
Two soldiers on motorcycle patrol in northern Benin were killed on Tuesday by an improvised explosive device, military and police sources said on Wednesday.
US hails ‘Record’ year for trade with Africa/in /by
“We have had a record year for US-Africa relations,” said Judd Devermont, head of sub-Saharan Africa at the White House, during an online press conference organized a year after a summit with African leaders during which US President Joe Biden pledged to “pull out all the stops” on the continent.
South Africa to build new nuclear plants that will come on stream in a decade/in /by
we are going out to ensure that we are able to get to that additional 2500 megawatts of nuclear capacity to ensure that we are able to meet the issues of national security and energy sovereignty. This is a significant milestone because we know that historically., the process was mired in controversy
Attack in southern Nigeria: 6 dead and 2 South Koreans kidnapped/in /by
Four Nigerian soldiers and two civilians were killed and two South Korean employees kidnapped by gunmen who ambushed them in southern Nigeria, the police announced on Wednesday.
UK lawmakers vote in favour of Rwanda migration bill/in /by
The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill passed a first vote in the British House of Commons on Tuesday (Dec.12). Mps voted 313-269 to approve the government’s Rwanda bill in principle, sending it on for further scrutiny.