African policymakers will kick off a landmark climate summit in Kenya on Monday aimed at reframing the continent as a budding renewable energy powerhouse and calling for international financial help to unlock its potential.Kenyan President William Ruto says he wants the first Africa Climate Summit to help “deliver African solutions” to the November COP28 climate …

Africa climate summit to urge investment in continentMon, 04 Sep 2023 03:12:51 GMT Read More »

The general who came to power in Gabon’s coup last week is to be sworn in as “transitional president” on Monday, taking control for an unspecified period after overthrowing the country’s 55-year Bongo dynasty.General Brice Oligui Nguema, the head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a military coup on Wednesday against President Ali …

Gabon coup leader to be sworn in as ‘transitional president’Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:51:32 GMT Read More »

Invasive species that destroy forests, ravage crops and cause extinctions are a major and growing threat worldwide, a landmark UN-backed assessment is poised to report.From water hyacinth choking Lake Victoria in East Africa, to rats and brown snakes wiping out bird species in the Pacific, to mosquitoes exposing new regions to Zika, yellow fever, dengue …

Invasive species a growing and costly threat, key report to findMon, 04 Sep 2023 02:25:01 GMT Read More »

Peace seems out of reach and aid is in short supply. In camps for displaced people in DR Congo’s war-torn eastern province of Ituri, despair is growing on the back of violent horrors experienced amid a feeling of abandonment.”I had six children, three were hacked to death by machete by ADF” rebels, said Henriette Lofaku, …

Violence, lack of aid foster despair among DR Congo displacedMon, 04 Sep 2023 02:08:43 GMT Read More »

Algeria said Sunday its security forces had opened fire this week after a group of jet skiers from Morocco ignored warning shots and refused to comply with orders to stop.Lawyers for two men shot dead in the incident plan to file a complaint in France. One was French-Moroccan and the other held a residence permit …

Algiers: jet skiers ‘refusal to comply’ led to shootingMon, 04 Sep 2023 00:07:49 GMT Read More »

Ivory Coast’s ruling party appeared set for a landslide victory according to partial results Sunday from local elections expected to gauge support two years from presidential elections, electoral commission data showed.The ruling RHDP won in two-thirds of the 112 communes where results have so far been tallied, according to the partial results.A total of 201 …

I.Coast ruling party looks set for big win in local pollsSun, 03 Sep 2023 21:49:13 GMT Read More »

Thousands of demonstrators in Niger on Sunday held a third day of rallies calling for former colonial ruler France to withdraw its troops, as sought by the junta which seized power in July.”Down with France! France get out,” the demonstrators chanted, repeating slogans heard at various rallies in Niamey since the coup d’etat on July …

Third day of rallies in Niger demanding withdrawal of French troopsSun, 03 Sep 2023 21:09:44 GMT Read More »

The needs of South Africans are better met today than they were at the end of the apartheid era, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the ruling ANC’s first campaign rally on Sunday.Ramaphosa admitted mistakes along the way but urged voters not just to look at the ANC’s record of recent years. The party has …

S.Africa leader hails post-apartheid progress, admits errorsSun, 03 Sep 2023 16:51:09 GMT Read More »

Five civilians were killed by bombs that “fell on their homes” in Khartoum, a Sudanese medical source told AFP, a day after an air strike in the city’s south killed at least 20 civilians.Residents of the war-torn capital reported the city was again pummelled by artillery and rocket fire Sunday, in the fifth month of …

At least 25 civilians killed in 48 hours in Sudan: activists, medicSun, 03 Sep 2023 15:27:18 GMT Read More »

Residents of Khartoum awoke Sunday to artillery and rocket fire, hours after an air strike in the city’s south killed at least 20 civilians including two children, according to Sudanese activists.”The death toll from the aerial bombardment” in southern Khartoum “has risen to 20 civilian fatalities,” according to a statement by the  neighbourhood’s resistance committee. …

Air strike in Khartoum kills 20 civilians: activistsSun, 03 Sep 2023 10:33:21 GMT Read More »