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Climate crisis: Solutions by, for and on African terms, Vanessa Nakate advocates/in /by
Africa is a continent with solutions for the world that is faced with the climate crisis. That is a core belief of Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate. She was in Nairobi Monday (Sep. 04) where the inaugural African Climate Summit kicked off.
Gabon: a jubilant transition to make a “clean slate” for the Bongos/in /by
Gabonese people celebrated Monday with jubilation the inauguration of the new president of the transition, General Brice Oligui Nguema, in Libreville, their capital, hoping that his arrival and the transition he announced would mark the end of " asphyxiation ".
Gabon: Brice Oligui Nguema promises to return power to civilians/in /by
Gabon: Brice Oligui Nguema promises to return power to civilians
Two military officers arrested in Congo for leading protest that killed 43 people/in /by
Interior Minister Peter Kazadi said police arrested Commanders Mike Mikombe and Donat Bawili, who respectively headed the Republican Guard unit and the Congolese armed forces regiment in Goma, the eastern city where the violence unfolded.
Moroccans rally against killing of two jet skiers by Algerian coastguard/in /by
"We call on the Moroccan government to take a very firm stance in the face of these crimes, whether through declarations, through possible actions before international bodies, to challenge them (Algeria), at least in the media, with official statements, with diplomatic acts."
Pics of the day: September 4, 2023/in /by
Africanews samples the best pictures of the day’s news.
Nigeria: Passengers celebrate as Lagos metro rail project begins operations/in /by
“it will allow people to be able to reach their destination faster, it will also reduce the environmental pollution because it’s run by electricity and of course, it will make transportation more seamless, and more comfortable” Engineer Joseph Akinpelu, Rail Track Engineer
Niger’s post-coup PM hopes for ‘agreement’ with ECOWAS/in /by
"We have received delegations on four occasions, we ourselves have made a visit and we are confident that in a few days' time we will be able to reach an agreement very quickly so that all these measures can be lifted." Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine , military-appointed PM
Comorian president wants to accelerate intra-African trade/in /by
Accelerate the construction of a large African trade zone free of customs duties in particular... This is what Comorian President Azali Assoumani, who this year holds the presidency of the African Union, is committed to.
Zimbabwe’s President Mnangagwa sworn in after disputed poll/in /by
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa was on Monday sworn in for a second term after being declared the winner of last month's disputed election, as he promised to lift millions out of poverty.