🇳🇬 In Nigeria, presidential hopeful Peter Obi holds campaign rally
Presidential hopeful, and chosen Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi held a campaign rally Wednesday (Nov 23) in Ibadan, south west Nigeria.
Large crowds gathered in the Oyo state capital to attend the electoral meeting.
Ahead of the February 2023 vote, Obi promised to bring about positive change.
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Presidential hopeful, and chosen Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi held a campaign rally Wednesday (Nov 23) in Ibadan, south west Nigeria.
Large crowds gathered in the Oyo state capital to attend the electoral meeting.
Ahead of the February 2023 vote, Obi promised to bring about positive change.
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🇹🇿 Tanzania begins rationing electricity due to drought
Tanzania has begun rationing electricity due to a drop in hydroelectric output after a severe drought, the national power company said, with some areas facing nine-hour blackouts.
It is currently facing a shortfall of 300 to 350 megawatts, said Maharage Chande, managing director of Tanesco, the national power company.
"There are two main reasons for the drop in production: a prolonged drought and ongoing maintenance of certain sites," he told reporters in the economic capital Dar es Salaam.
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Tanzania has begun rationing electricity due to a drop in hydroelectric output after a severe drought, the national power company said, with some areas facing nine-hour blackouts.
It is currently facing a shortfall of 300 to 350 megawatts, said Maharage Chande, managing director of Tanesco, the national power company.
"There are two main reasons for the drop in production: a prolonged drought and ongoing maintenance of certain sites," he told reporters in the economic capital Dar es Salaam.
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🇲🇱 In Mali, three soldiers killed in an explosion in Mopti
Three Malian soldiers were killed and two others injured on Tuesday, November 22, in an explosion in the locality of Toum (Diallassagou) in the Mopti region in central Mali, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) announced in a statement.
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Three Malian soldiers were killed and two others injured on Tuesday, November 22, in an explosion in the locality of Toum (Diallassagou) in the Mopti region in central Mali, the Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) announced in a statement.
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🇰🇲 Comoros seeks life sentence for ex-president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi for high treason
Prosecutors in the Comoros on Thursday sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason.
Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the alleged sale of Comorian passports to stateless people living in Gulf nations.
The former president, who led the small Indian Ocean archipelago between 2006 and 2011, passed a law in 2008 allowing the sale of passports at an exorbitant fee.
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Prosecutors in the Comoros on Thursday sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason.
Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the alleged sale of Comorian passports to stateless people living in Gulf nations.
The former president, who led the small Indian Ocean archipelago between 2006 and 2011, passed a law in 2008 allowing the sale of passports at an exorbitant fee.
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🇬🇭 Ghana plans to buy oil with gold instead of U.S. dollars
Ghana's government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday.
The move is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local cedi and increasing living costs.
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Ghana's government is working on a new policy to buy oil products with gold rather than U.S. dollar reserves, Vice-President Mahamudu Bawumia said on Facebook on Thursday.
The move is meant to tackle dwindling foreign currency reserves coupled with demand for dollars by oil importers, which is weakening the local cedi and increasing living costs.
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🇧🇯🇹🇬 Rising popularity of electric motorbike taxis in Benin and Togo
Motorcycle taxis are a popular and cheap form of transportation in West Africa. But increasingly in Benin and Togo, drivers and customers are swapping gasoline-powered motorcycles for electric models that are more environmentally friendly and, above all, less expensive.
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Motorcycle taxis are a popular and cheap form of transportation in West Africa. But increasingly in Benin and Togo, drivers and customers are swapping gasoline-powered motorcycles for electric models that are more environmentally friendly and, above all, less expensive.
#Benin #Togo
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🇺🇬 Uganda recording downward trend in Ebola cases - official
Uganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without registering new infections, health ministry officials said.
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Uganda has recorded a drop in the number of new Ebola cases, with some districts going for at least two weeks without registering new infections, health ministry officials said.
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🇧🇫 In Burkina Faso, a million students deprived of school because of the jihadists
More than 5,700 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso due to the security situation marked by jihadist attacks, depriving one million students of access to education, the NGO Save The Children warned Wednesday.
"Burkina has just crossed the dramatic threshold of one million children affected by the closure of schools due to the security crisis," the NGO wrote in a statement, noting that 5,709 schools are closed. This is twice as many as the figures announced by the government earlier this year.
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More than 5,700 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso due to the security situation marked by jihadist attacks, depriving one million students of access to education, the NGO Save The Children warned Wednesday.
"Burkina has just crossed the dramatic threshold of one million children affected by the closure of schools due to the security crisis," the NGO wrote in a statement, noting that 5,709 schools are closed. This is twice as many as the figures announced by the government earlier this year.
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🇸🇳 Senegal to receive aid payouts from drought insurance - spokesperson
Senegal is due to receive around 330,000 pounds ($400,500) in insurance payments from aid organisations to protect against the risk of drought, a spokesperson for the aid groups said on Thursday.
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Senegal is due to receive around 330,000 pounds ($400,500) in insurance payments from aid organisations to protect against the risk of drought, a spokesperson for the aid groups said on Thursday.
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🇳🇬 Nigerian state-owned company starts oil drilling at field in north
Nigeria's state-owned NNPC Ltd on Tuesday started drilling for oil and gas at a field in northern Nigeria that has reserves of 1 billion barrels, as the country seeks to produce crude outside the Niger Delta for the first time.
NNPC said in a statement that phase one of the Kolmani project in the northeast would have an oil refinery, gas processing unit, 300-megawatt power plant and fertilizer plant producing 2,500 tonnes a day
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Nigeria's state-owned NNPC Ltd on Tuesday started drilling for oil and gas at a field in northern Nigeria that has reserves of 1 billion barrels, as the country seeks to produce crude outside the Niger Delta for the first time.
NNPC said in a statement that phase one of the Kolmani project in the northeast would have an oil refinery, gas processing unit, 300-megawatt power plant and fertilizer plant producing 2,500 tonnes a day
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🇬🇧🇿🇦 Britain and South Africa agree health partnership on second day of state visit
Britain and South Africa on Wednesday announced a new health and science partnership to mark the second day of President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit to London, the first such official guest hosted by Britain's King Charles.
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Britain and South Africa on Wednesday announced a new health and science partnership to mark the second day of President Cyril Ramaphosa's state visit to London, the first such official guest hosted by Britain's King Charles.
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🇺🇬 ICC prosecutor seeks to revive case against fugitive Kony
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said he wanted to launch proceedings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in his absence.
Prosecutor Karim Khan said he had requested authorisation to hold a hearing on the confirmation of charges against Kony, who is the ICC's longest standing suspect at large.
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The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday said he wanted to launch proceedings against fugitive Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony in his absence.
Prosecutor Karim Khan said he had requested authorisation to hold a hearing on the confirmation of charges against Kony, who is the ICC's longest standing suspect at large.
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🇿🇦 TotalEnergies about to submit its application to drill for gas along south coast of South Africa
French energy giant TotalEnergies is preparing to submit its final application for approval to drill up to five wells for oil or gas between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The project has met opposition from environmental groups but the company says it is part of South Africa's transition from coal.
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French energy giant TotalEnergies is preparing to submit its final application for approval to drill up to five wells for oil or gas between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The project has met opposition from environmental groups but the company says it is part of South Africa's transition from coal.
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🇲🇱🇷🇺 Mali signs new security cooperation agreement with Russia
The Malian government announced Monday (Nov.21) a new security cooperation agreement with Russia.
The cooperation agreement covers, among other things, security, intelligence, risk and disaster management, the fight against narcotics and staff training.
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The Malian government announced Monday (Nov.21) a new security cooperation agreement with Russia.
The cooperation agreement covers, among other things, security, intelligence, risk and disaster management, the fight against narcotics and staff training.
#Mali #Russia
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🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, the army has recruited more than 90,000 civilian defense volunteers
The Burkinabè army announced this Thursday, November 24 that it has managed to enlist more than 90,000 civilian defense volunteers. Civilians called to supplement the army in the fight against jihadism.
"Of the needs estimated at 50,000, more than 90,000 are registered," wrote the commander of the Patriotic defence and surveillance brigade (BVDP) Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Sawadogo.
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The Burkinabè army announced this Thursday, November 24 that it has managed to enlist more than 90,000 civilian defense volunteers. Civilians called to supplement the army in the fight against jihadism.
"Of the needs estimated at 50,000, more than 90,000 are registered," wrote the commander of the Patriotic defence and surveillance brigade (BVDP) Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Sawadogo.
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🇸🇹 Failed coup attempt in Sao Tome and Principe - Prime Minister
A coup attempt failed on Thursday night in Sao Tome and Principe, a small Gulf of Guinea island nation considered a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa, Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada said.
Four men, including the former president of the outgoing national assembly Delfim Neves and a former military officer who had already attempted a coup in 2009, were arrested and tried to attack the army headquarters, Trovoada said in a video authenticated and sent to AFP in Libreville by Justice Minister Ilsa Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz.
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A coup attempt failed on Thursday night in Sao Tome and Principe, a small Gulf of Guinea island nation considered a model of parliamentary democracy in Africa, Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada said.
Four men, including the former president of the outgoing national assembly Delfim Neves and a former military officer who had already attempted a coup in 2009, were arrested and tried to attack the army headquarters, Trovoada said in a video authenticated and sent to AFP in Libreville by Justice Minister Ilsa Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz.
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🇩🇿 Algerian court sentences 49 to death for mob killing amid wildfires
An Algerian court on Thursday (Nov. 24) sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of Djamel Ben Ismail, a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires in August last year.
The North African nation has, however, maintained a moratorium on carrying out death sentences since the last executions in 1993. Which means that the 49 people will likely serve life in prison instead.
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An Algerian court on Thursday (Nov. 24) sentenced 49 people to death over the lynching of Djamel Ben Ismail, a man falsely accused of starting deadly forest fires in August last year.
The North African nation has, however, maintained a moratorium on carrying out death sentences since the last executions in 1993. Which means that the 49 people will likely serve life in prison instead.
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🇱🇾 Over 200 illegal migrants deported to home countries from Libya
Libya on Thursday (Nov. 24) expelled more than 200 migrants who'd entered its terrtory illegaly.
Embassy staff from the migrants' home nations watched the process. The group of returnees included "105 Egyptians, 101 Chadians and 20 Sudanese".
Libya is a much travelled by route for people fleeing conflict and poverty across the continent, seeking refuge across the Mediterranean in Europe.
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Libya on Thursday (Nov. 24) expelled more than 200 migrants who'd entered its terrtory illegaly.
Embassy staff from the migrants' home nations watched the process. The group of returnees included "105 Egyptians, 101 Chadians and 20 Sudanese".
Libya is a much travelled by route for people fleeing conflict and poverty across the continent, seeking refuge across the Mediterranean in Europe.
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🇬🇶 No irregularities recorded during the elections in Equatorial Guinea
International observers have announced that no irregularities were recorded in the November 20 elections in Equatorial Guinea.
Preliminary reports by observers from the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) stated that "the electoral process took place in an atmosphere of peace" and "no irregularities" were recorded.
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International observers have announced that no irregularities were recorded in the November 20 elections in Equatorial Guinea.
Preliminary reports by observers from the African Union (AU), the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) stated that "the electoral process took place in an atmosphere of peace" and "no irregularities" were recorded.
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🇷🇺 Russia to France: Africa can speak for itself, doesn't need Paris' 'mediation services' - Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
Africa can speak for itself, but when France tries to speak for Africa, this reflects its neo-colonialist mentality, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told in a news briefing on Thursday.
Commenting on remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron claiming that Moscow is pursuing "a predatory policy" in Africa, Maria Zakharova said today all countries are sovereign and independent and have the right to pursue their own policies, internally and externally, and have the right to develop bilateral ties.
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Africa can speak for itself, but when France tries to speak for Africa, this reflects its neo-colonialist mentality, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told in a news briefing on Thursday.
Commenting on remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron claiming that Moscow is pursuing "a predatory policy" in Africa, Maria Zakharova said today all countries are sovereign and independent and have the right to pursue their own policies, internally and externally, and have the right to develop bilateral ties.
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🇳🇪 In Niamey, African leaders vow on industrialization, trade
African leaders meeting in Niger's capital Niamey have called for a doubling of efforts to promote industrialization in Africa.
The leaders also urged increased private sector participation areas such as agriculture, agro-industry, health, education, infrastructure, and especially energy, which are key to advancing industry.
The summit later held a discussion on trade with a focus on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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African leaders meeting in Niger's capital Niamey have called for a doubling of efforts to promote industrialization in Africa.
The leaders also urged increased private sector participation areas such as agriculture, agro-industry, health, education, infrastructure, and especially energy, which are key to advancing industry.
The summit later held a discussion on trade with a focus on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
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