Africa
Poor infrastructure, smuggling, funding gap crippling Africa’s petroleum downstream
With a growing population, huge energy demand, and projected industrial and agricultural boom, cross-border infrastructural deficits, funding gaps, smuggling, and lack of harmonized taxes The post Poor infrastructure, smuggling, funding
Ugandan Opposition Leader Bobi Wine Arrested Over Leading Protest
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine was arrested on Monday as he took part in a protest in the capital, according to a post on his Twitter page. The 39-year-old
15 Killed In East DR Congo
A DR Congo flag. At least 15 civilians were massacred overnight in eastern DR Congo, a monitoring group in the region said Monday, saying the notorious ADF militia was
Senegalese Music Legend Thione Seck Dies Aged 66
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 9, 2012 Senegalese singer and Culture Minister Youssou Ndour (R) and Senegalese singer Thione Seck (L) perform at a relief concert for
Kenya Withdraws From ICJ Hearing Over Somalia Border Dispute
Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. Kenya will not attend International Court of Justice hearings that begin this week over a long-running
UN Calls For Withdrawal Of Foreign Troops, Mercenaries From Libya
Soldiers from the Rwandan battalion of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) scan the horizon during a patrol on the road to Damara,
South Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Dies At 72
In this file photo taken on October 07, 2018 Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini greets his supporters at The Moses Mabhida Football Stadium in Durban during Umkhosi Welembe, an annual commemoration
Ivory Coast PM Hamed Bakayoko Dies In Germany
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 10, 2017 Ivory Coast’s Defence Minister Hamed Bakayoko, stands in the grunds of the French Ministry of Defence in Paris before to
Mauritanian Ex-President Summoned In Corruption Case
Former Mauritanian President Ould Abdel Aziz in Nouakchott on 1 August 2019 .(SEYLLOU/AFP) Mauritania’s ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was interviewed by prosecutors Wednesday over potential corruption charges,
Equatorial Guinea Military Camp Blasts Toll Rises To 105
This video grab obtained by AFPTV from TVGE on March 7, 2021 shows of smoke rising above buildings in Bata, Equatorial Guinea. TVGE / AFP The death toll from
