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Category: Africa
Air pollution a “silent killer” in African cities, says study in run-up to COP27
With the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, starting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week, a recent study has found that air pollution in ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire: Guillaume Soro’s supporters urge Ouattara to let ex-PM to return unconditionally
Sié Coulibaly, lawmaker and former leader of Pro-Soro initiative “Initiative Libérale de Côte d’Ivoire (ILCI)”, has called on Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara to allow the ... Read More
Niger: Three police officers killed in an attack in Maradi
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 ... Read More
Somalia: at least 100 killed, 300 injured in “heinous” Mogadishu car bombing
There has been huge increase in death toll from the two successive car bombings in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Saturday (29 October), blamed on the Al-Qaeda-allied ... Read More
AU ‘extremely concerned’ over security situation in DRC as Rwandan ambassador expelled
The African Union (AU) has said it was worried about the deteriorating security situation in the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where rebels ... Read More
French-Australian citizen abducted in Chad freed
Chad Sunday announced the release of Jérôme Hugonnot, a French-Australian citizen, kidnapped Friday by unidentified men in Wadi Fira province, north-east of the central African ... Read More
Morocco-Guinea Bissau: Royal message to president Umaro Sissoco Embaló
King Mohammed VI has sent a message to President of Guinea-Bissau, Mr. Umaro Sissoco Embaló, on the strengthening of relations between the two countries. The ... Read More
Namibia inks deal with EU on sustainable raw materials, its exports to EU up 50%
Ahead of the COP27 in Egypt, Namibian and European Union officials say they have reached an agreement for Namibia to export rare earth materials to ... Read More
Namibia asks Germany to renegotiate ‘flawed’ genocide payment deal
Namibia has called on Germany to go back to the negotiating table to discuss again and review the genocide agreement reached in May 2021 between ... Read More
DR Congo: Fighting flares up as army clashes with M23 rebels around strategic highway
Congolese army clashed with M23 rebels around a strategic highway in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday (27 October), following a recent flare-up between ... Read More