Ivory Coast’s main opposition party is set to nominate businessman Tidjane Thiam on Wednesday as its candidate for a presidential election expected in October.Currently out of the west African country, the former Aviva and Credit Suisse executive is the only contender for the centre-right Democratic Party (PDCI).Tensions are already high six months from the scheduled …
Solar panels like the ones on the roof of Elhadj Abdou’s house are an increasingly common sight in Niger’s capital, which is often hit by power cuts.”There are no more power cuts here and there are no bills to pay, everything works on solar energy,” said Abdou, who lives in Niamey’s Lazaret neighbourhood.Solar energy is …
Solar boom counters power shortages in NigerWed, 16 Apr 2025 07:22:01 GMT Read More »
A rat-a-tat percussion and keyboard riff, and Youssou N’Dour’s voice tore through the dark Dakar sky, as the world music legend geared up to do what he does best — rock through the night.With a new album out and a world tour starting this week, the Senegalese icon and Grammy Award winner — who confesses …
Worldwide consumption of wine fell in 2024 to its lowest level in more than 60 years, the main trade body said Tuesday, raising concerns about new risks from US tariffs.The International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) said that 2024 sales fell 3.3 percent from the previous year to 214.2 million hectolitres.The OIV, whose report …
Wine consumption falls heavily into the redWed, 16 Apr 2025 05:31:39 GMT Read More »
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.After more than three years of talks and one last marathon session, weary delegates at the World Health Organization’s headquarters sealed the …
Two years into a war that has left tens of thousands dead, Sudan’s RSF paramilitary force on Tuesday announced its own government to rival the army-backed administration it is battling.The United Nations says the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 13 million people displaced — including more …
Two years into a war that has left tens of thousands dead, Sudan’s paramilitary force on announced its own government to rival the army-backed administration it is battling.The United Nations has said that the conflict that erupted on April 15, 2023 is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with 13 million people displaced — including more …
A US jury on Tuesday convicted a Gambian man for torturing opponents of the African country’s former president by burning and beating them, including with molten plastic.Michael Sang Correa, 46, served in an armed unit known as the “Junglers,” which answered to The Gambia’s then-president, Yahya Jammeh. A trial in Denver, Colorado, found that Correa and …
US jury convicts Gambian ‘death squad’ member for tortureTue, 15 Apr 2025 22:11:59 GMT Read More »
Sudan’s paramilitary declared on Tuesday the establishment of government rivalling the army-backed administration, two years into a war that has triggered the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.The war that erupted on April 15, 2023 has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced 13 million, with no sign of peace on the horizon.The fighting has pitted …
Britain and European Union countries led international calls Tuesday for “an immediate and permanent ceasefire” to end the devastating war in Sudan, as nations pledged more than 800 million euros in fresh humanitarian aid.The international community also “stressed the necessity of preventing any partition of Sudan,” a statement at the end of a London conference …
