Controversial refereeing at a football game in Guinea Conakry sparked fan violence and a stampede that left 57 dead and dozens injured, local media said. Children were deplored among the deaths at the Nzerekore stadium in southern Guinea’s largest city. “Protests of dissatisfaction with refereeing decisions led to stone-throwing by supporters, resulting in fatal stampedes” […]
Three Nigerien police officers lost their lives in an attack last Sunday by unidentified men, in Maradi region, South-West of the West African country, amid rising insecurity. “During the night of October 30 to 31, the border post of Dabira, in the commune of Madarounfa was attacked by armed bandits”, the country’s state-run news agency […]
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency announced this Thursday it will fund a feasibility study to transform the power distribution infrastructure in Marrakech into a smart grid. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the 2022 U.S.-Africa Business Summit taking place in Marrakesh. The study will be carried out by Washington-based Africa Climate Solutions […]
