More than 70 people have been killed after a tunnel collapsed at a Malian gold mining site last week, local sources told AFP Wednesday, the latest disaster in a region prone to mining accidents.Mali, which is among the world’s poorest countries, is one of Africa’s leading gold producers.Gold mining sites are regularly the scene of …
Mali gold mine collapse kills more than 70Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:14:23 GMT Read More »
The EU on Wednesday launched a “European Ports Alliance” to harmonise methods in the fight against drug smuggling and to combat the hubs’ infiltration by criminal groups.The initiative — inaugurated at Belgium’s Antwerp port, the main gateway for cocaine into Europe — was attended by EU interior ministers and representatives from 16 of the bloc’s …
EU ports join up to fight drug smugglingWed, 24 Jan 2024 17:41:12 GMT Read More »
The UN’s top court said it would hand down its landmark ruling on Friday in the case against Israel over alleged genocide in Gaza, a verdict likely to be watched closely around the world.The International Court of Justice in The Hague could potentially order Israel to stop its military campaign in Gaza, sparked by the …
Ruling in Israel Gaza genocide case on Friday: courtWed, 24 Jan 2024 17:34:04 GMT Read More »
The Comoros’ supreme court on Wednesday confirmed the re-election of President Azali Assoumani, whose victory in a disputed vote last week was followed by deadly protests.Rafik Mohamed, president of the court’s constitutional and electoral section, said Assoumani had won with 57.2 percent of the vote, revising the victor’s previous score downwards slightly while greatly boosting …
Italian MPs on Wednesday approved a controversial migrant deal under which asylum seekers rescued at sea would be held in two migrant centres in Albania.The decision comes despite a legal challenge in Albania against the accord, struck by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government in November.Italy’s lower chamber of parliament backed the protocol by 155 …
Italian MPs approve contested Albanian migrant dealWed, 24 Jan 2024 13:37:29 GMT Read More »
Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Wednesday for greater US investment in Nigeria, but called on Africa’s largest economy to reassure investors that they can repatriate their funds. A day after meeting President Bola Tinubu in the capital Abuja, Blinken toured the commercial metropolis Lagos where he visited a complex of IT startups and inaugurated …
Blinken nudges Nigeria on capital flows for US businessesWed, 24 Jan 2024 12:53:12 GMT Read More »
Francis Ngannou can cause a “massive upset” by defeating Anthony Joshua in their heavyweight showdown in Saudi Arabia, according to veteran promoter Frank Warren.British boxer Joshua heads into the March 8 fight looking to back-up his commanding stoppage-win over Sweden’s Otto Wallin in December as he continues his quest to become a three-time world champion.But …
Thousands of people protested in Tanzania on Wednesday against proposed changes to electoral laws, in the largest public demonstration since the government lifted a ban on opposition political rallies a year ago.Tanzania’s main opposition party, Chadema, organised the rally in the main city of Dar es Salaam as lawmakers prepare to debate next month a …
Tanzania opposition protests against electoral reformsWed, 24 Jan 2024 12:14:53 GMT Read More »
With shovels and garden hoes, villagers dig where a house once stood in Rwanda to reveal a mass grave filled with bones — victims of the genocide still being found 30 years on.Around 100 volunteers, many wearing face masks and rubber gloves, turn over the red soil in Ngoma village with a sombre determination as …
Victims of genocide in Rwanda still being found 30 years onWed, 24 Jan 2024 11:33:48 GMT Read More »
The head of Guinea’s ruling junta, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, has been elevated to the rank of general, the presidency said on social media.Colonel Doumbouya, 43, has ruled Guinea since overthrowing the country’s first democratically elected president, Alpha Conde, in September 2021.Conde had selected Doumbouya to lead the country’s special forces group, which was supposed to …
Guinea military leader promoted to rank of generalWed, 24 Jan 2024 11:27:15 GMT Read More »
