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Activists demonstrate against Africa Climate Summit in Nairobi/in /by
As African leaders come together for the landmark to foster new era and policies towards clean energy during the African climate summit held in Nairobi, a group of young African environmentalist stage a protest in the city center to demand immediate reforms and action on Monday (Sep. 04)
Russia open to negotiating on Black Sea Grain Intiative/in /by
Turkish president Erdogan is hoping to revive the Black Sea Grain deal and use it as a basis for restarting peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv. He met his Russian counterpart on Monday (Sep. 4) in Sochi, Russia.
Nigeria to attend G20 summit, plans to apply for membership/in /by
Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, will attend the G20 summit in New Delhi next weekend and is considering applying to become a member of this group of countries, the presidency has announced.
Kenya’s Ruto envisions ‘a climate proof future for all’ lead by Africa/in /by
Kenya's president said Africa had a chance to "guide the globe" on climate action as he prepared to open a landmark climate summit in Nairobi on Monday aimed at reframing the continent as a budding renewable energy powerhouse.
Niger reopens its airspace after almost a month’s closure/in /by
"The airspace of the Republic of Niger is open to all national and international commercial flights", said a spokesman for the Ministry of Transport, quoted by the ANP, adding that ground services had also resumed.
Gabon’s Gen. Oligui Nguema sworn in as ‘transitional’ head of state/in /by
Gabon's new military leader was sworn in as the head of the transition on Monday (Sep. 04). In so doing, he closed the door to the opposition coalition candidate who urged him to hand over power. General Oligui Nguema promised to hold "free [...] transparent elections" after an undisclosed period.
South Africa: Inquiry reveals no arms deal with Russia as claimed by U.S. ambassador to SA/in /by
"The panel found that there was no evidence to support the claim that the ship transported weapons from South Africa destined for Russia", President Ramaphosa said on Sept. 03. South Africa's Rand crashed after the US accused Pretoria of arming Russia.
Gaming-obsessed Saudi seeks homegrown blockbuster hits/in /by
"Video game development is a very difficult field, it is not even taught in universities. But with the new developments in the kingdom, I feel like there is a great future for this field with a lot of new job opportunities."
Sudan’s top general in South Sudan for talks on the war/in /by
General al-Burhan will meet Monday (Sep. 4) with President Salva Kiir on his second trip abroad since war began after visiting Egypt last week
Gabon’s former opposition faces a military “transition” test/in /by
"The current situation is causing a lot of confusion", says Bernard Christian Rekoula, a civil society figure. But "what we are unanimous about is the satisfaction that it is no longer a Bongo in power", sums up the opposition leader who has taken refuge in France.