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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.
Former Ethiopian minister arrested for links with Oromo rebels/in /by
Ethiopian police announced the arrest on Tuesday of a former minister accused of "collaborating" with Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) rebels.
Attempted “coup” in Sierra Leone: ex-president Koroma “one of the suspects” – police/in /by
"Given the statement he voluntarily made to the police, he is one of the suspects," said Fayia Sellu, answering a question from Information Minister Chernor A. Bah, at a press conference.
Niger says all French troops will have left by December 22/in /by
All French soldiers deployed in Niger as part of the fight against jihadism will have left the country by December 22, announced the military regime that came to power in a coup in Niamey, the final stage of a departure that began in October.
COP 28: Delegates agree to ‘transition away’ from planet-warming fossil fuels/in /by
Nearly 200 nations meeting in Dubai on Wednesday approved a first-ever call for the world to transition away from the top culprit of climate change behind a global crisis. The agreement tackles only fossil use in energy though, not in industrial areas such as production of plastics and fertiliser.
Rwanda: presidential election set for July 15, 2024/in /by
Rwandans are set to go to the polls on July 15, 2024, to elect their next deputies and president, with current head of state Paul Kagame up for a fourth term, the Electoral Commission announced on Tuesday.
Pics of the day: December 12, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.