Posts

TotalEnergies ready to invest $6 billion in Nigeria/in /by
French energy giant TotalEnergies is ready to invest $6 billion (around €5.5 billion) over several years in Nigeria's energy industry, particularly in gas and offshore projects, the Nigerian presidency has said.
Authorities accuse jihadist groups of massacres of civilians in Burkina Faso/in /by
Burkina Faso's ruling military regime on Monday accused jihadist groups of carrying out massacres against civilians in the north of the country, urging people to "give no credence" to images of abuses committed by armed men portrayed as Burkina Faso soldiers.
Rwanda: Construction of first mRNA vaccine factory reaches key phase/in /by
African leaders including Rwanda's Paul Kagame, Ghana's Nana Akufo-Addo and the African Union chiarperson Moussa Faki Mahamat attended Monday (Dec. 18) the inauguration of the first BioNTech site in Rwanda. The end of the building process is scheduled for 2024.
Congo: Torrential rains spark fears of epidemic/in /by
The torrential rains that have recently fallen in Brazzaville have had serious consequences. Dozens of residents have lost their homes in landslides caused by the rains.
DRC: the UN prepares the early departure of the Blue Helmets/in /by
Despite concerns about violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the UN Security Council is expected to launch on Tuesday an early but gradual withdrawal of peacekeepers from the country from the end of 2023, as requested by Kinshasa.
South Africa: new underground occupation by miners/in /by
More than 2,200 miners working in platinum mines on Monday launched the fourth underground protest to hit the South African mining industry in less than two months.
EXPLAINER: How can Catholic priests bless same-sex unions?/in /by
Nothing has changed about the church's position on marriage, its firm opposition to gay marriage, or its belief that any extramarital sex — gay or straight — is sinful.
Kenya fines Carrefour franchise Majid al Futtaim $7m/in /by
Kenya fines Carrefour franchise Majid al Futtaim $7m
Israeli military faces increasing calls for cease-fire from allies/in /by
"Hamas knows who they're dealing with. They know very well that the IDF is committed to international law and values. So Hamas goes to great lengths to use this against us. Hamas is weaponizing international law. Hamas is using our humanity to wage war." Major Keren Hajioff, Israeli army spokespers
Pics of the day: December 18, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.