Posts

Pics of the day: November 28, 2023/in /by
Africanews focuses on the most striking images of the day's news.
S.Africa platinum mine lift plunge kills 11/in /by
Impala Platinum said 14 of the injured workers remained in "critical condition" after the disaster on Monday as the elevator brought the miners up after the end of their shift.
Togo opposition alerts about “constitutional vacuum”, calls for talks with govt ahead of vote/in /by
Togo's government on Monday (Nov. 27) said the next legislative and regional elections would take place "at the latest " at the end of the first quarter of 2024. This delay was criticized Tuesday (Nov. 28) by the coordinator of the DMP coalition of opposition parties.
Cote d’Ivoire’s first retirement home still waiting for residents/in /by
According to Ivorian sociologist specializing in aging, Arnaud Dayoro, the elderly in Cote d'Ivoire are cared for by family members in 80% of cases in other cases neighbours step in. In addition to deeply rooted values, Nina Zougo, the director of the retirement home, would point to the stigma face
Burkina Faso: jihadist attack in the north, against the town of Djibo/in /by
The national armed forces of the west African nation released these images, which were broadcasted on national television, purportedly showing jihadists launching an attack on an army detachment in Djibo, with the army responding to the assault.
ECOWAS ready “to deploy elements” in Sierra Leone “if need be”/in /by
“The Chair of Authority has [...] asked us to underscore the readiness and commitment of ECOWAS to support the people of Sierra Leone, including to strengthen their national security by all means and the deployment, if need be, of regional elements in Sierra Leone,” ECOWAS commission president said.
13 Sierra Leone military officers are under arrest for trying to stage a coup/in /by
Attacks on Sierra Leone's main military barracks and prisons were a failed coup attempt and have resulted in the arrest of 13 military officers, the government's spokesman said Tuesday.
Coup attempt in Sierra Leone – Authorities/in /by
Sierra Leone: authorities treat Sunday's clashes as coup attempt
Madagascar: two colonels charged with attempting to “destabilise power/in /by
Two colonels in Madagascar's army have been charged and detained on suspicion of attempting to "contest" the presidential election and "destabilise the government" ahead of the recent poll, which was held in a tense atmosphere, the prosecutor's office and the gendarmerie said on Tuesday.
Dubai prepares to host climate summit/in /by
As the United Arab Emirates gets ready to host this year's COP28 from November 30 to December 12, final preparations are underway.