First Independent Mena Newspaper
Nigerien authorities discovered Tuesday a set of military equipment including sixteen uniforms of the Burkina Faso army, in a van coming out of the French embassy in capital Niamey, state-run news agency reported. The van reportedly brought furniture of a French man living in town to the mission but a search of the vehicle as […]
A landmark African Climate Summit (ACS) ended on Wednesday (6 September) after the political and business leaders adopted the Nairobi Declaration that seeks to address climate challenges in the continent and that represents a united front for Africa before negotiations for more funding at COP28. The ACS was dominated by discussions of how to mobilize […]
The Chadian army killed Wednesday September 6 two people who were trying to infiltrate a French military base in the northern city of Faya-Largeau amid protests against the death of a Chadian soldier at the hands of a French doctor. Protests erupted Tuesday September 5 in the city after Mahamat Dakou Hamid, a soldier in […]
A Nigerian appeals court Wednesday (6 September) dismissed a petition by the opposition Labor Party challenging the legitimacy of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February election. The court’s judges dismissed claims made by the opposition leader, Peter Obi, who alleged voter fraud, argued that the electoral authority broke the law, and that Tinubu was […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s economic capital will host on September 7-8 the fourth West Africa Liquefied Petrol and Gas (LPG) Summit. The gathering will bring the industry heavyweights, ranging from C-suite executives to officials from the world’s largest corporations and trade bodies in the LPG sector, provides delegates with the opportunity to learn from the best in […]
UAE has unveiled an initiative that will provide $4.5bn to help tap Africa’s clean energy potential amid increasing negative impacts of the climate change on the continent. COP28 President-Designate Sultan Al Jaber made the announcement during his keynote address at the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The initiative will bring together public, private, […]
Gabon’s new leader Gen. Brice Oligui Nguema received Tuesday September 5 Central Africa Republic (CAR) President and envoy of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Faustin Archange Touadéra, in a bid to defuse the political crisis in the central African country, after a junta deposed incumbent leader Ali Omar Bongo Ondimba. Touadera told […]
After years of campaigning, the African Union (AU) is likely to become a member of the Group of 20 (G20) largest economies during or even before the New Delhi G20 Summit (9-10 September), though not everyone is excited about India’s push for the inclusion, with many pointing to Africa’s being a large continent with diverse […]
Eritrean soldiers, allied with Ethiopia’s government, committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity despite the signing of an agreement to end hostilities, when they extra-judicially executed civilians and sexually enslaved women for months after the signing of the peace deal, according the a new report published by the Amnesty International. The new report released […]
Two former executives at a Swedish oil company Lundin Oil are going on trial on Tuesday (5 September), with both defendants accused of complicity in war crimes in present-day South Sudan, with prosecutors saying both were complicit in atrocities by Sudanese army and militias between 1999 and 2003, which both flatly deny. Swiss national Alex […]