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Nigeria: 4,000 inmates released to ease prison overcrowding/in /by
More than 4,000 Nigerian prisoners were released on Saturday as part of a drive to reduce prison overcrowding in the country, Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo announced on Sunday.
32 dead in attacks in disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan/in /by
The attacks, carried out on Sunday in two counties by armed militias and soldiers wearing South Sudanese army uniforms, were condemned by a government representative from Abiye, an oil-rich territory on the border between the two countries.
Chad opposition leader urges reconciliation with military regime/in /by
One of Chad's main opposition leaders, recently returned from exile, on Sunday (Nov. 19) called for "reconciliation" with the military regime, a month before a constitutional referendum.
Nairobi: delegates seek to end plastic pollution/in /by
A week-long summit tackling global plastic pollution concluded on Sunday at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment in Nairobi, Kenya. With over 2,000 delegates in attendance, the talks focused on drafting a treaty to combat the growing problem of plastic.
S.Africa seeks to tempt disaffected voters back to elections/in /by
Polling stations across the country opened their doors to let would-be-voters register or check their details as part of a two-day exercise to woo electors back to the ballots after years of dwindling participation.
Egypt: EU commission president discusses Gaza humanitarian crisis/in /by
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated on Saturday that she opposed the "forced displacement of Palestinians" during a meeting in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Zimbabwe: banking sector faces 75% job decrease Since 2000/in /by
The Zimbabwe Banks and Allied Workers Union (ZIBAWU) reports that 75% of jobs in the sector have been lost since the beginning of the millennium.
Mali: Minusma hands over 9th base to authorities/in /by
The UN mission in Mali announced on Saturday that it had left its camp 80 kilometres off the city of Gao in the north as part of its complete withdrawal from the jihadism plagued west African country.
DRC: campaigning for presidential elections officially launched/in /by
Tens of thousands of candidates, including the 26 candidates running for the highest office, officially launched a month-long election campaign in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, in a tense political climate and against the backdrop of armed conflict in the east.
Chad: is Succès Masra being rejected by the opposition?/in /by
On October 31rst, 2023, an agreement in principle was signed between the president of the Les Transformateurs party, Masra, and the Chadian government. Signed under the aegis of ECCAS facilitator Félix Tshisékédi, it allowed Masra Succès to return to Chad, one year after the events of October 2022.