Months of political infighting in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers State have culminated in the federal government declaring a state of emergency, putting residents on edge and throwing the country into constitutional uncertainty.The region is prone to street gang violence and theft from crude pipelines, but it’s also a key economic lifeline for the west African fossil …
The terms of a possible ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo were unclear Wednesday, a day after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame held surprise talks in Doha.Fighting in the mineral-rich east of the DRC has recently intensified with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group launching a lightning offensive and …
Three cyclones have battered Mozambique in three months, pounding one of the world’s most impoverished regions, pushing thousands of people into distress and leaving experts wondering whether more frequent storms will become the norm.The unusually clustered series of cyclones has also piled pressure on aid groups assisting people in the area, where the repeated disasters …
Mozambique cyclone cluster raises fears of new normWed, 19 Mar 2025 15:44:42 GMT Read More »
Six people died and 40 are missing after a migrant shipwreck in the Mediterranean, the United Nations said Wednesday, as Italian authorities searched for survivors off the island of Lampedusa.”Still too many dead in a new shipwreck in the Mediterranean,” Chiara Cardoletti, the Italy representative of the UN refugee agency UNHCR, said on X.An inflatable …
Italy says six dead, 40 missing after migrant shipwreckWed, 19 Mar 2025 12:47:42 GMT Read More »
Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif, at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Games, is targeting a second gold in Los Angeles and says she will not be intimidated by Donald Trump.The US president last month signed an executive order barring transgender women from competing in the female categories of sports.Trump had …
Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee climate disasters last year, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting the urgent need for early warning systems covering the entire planet.Poorer countries are severely affected by cyclones, droughts, wildfires and other disasters, according to the State of the Global Climate annual report by the World Meteorological …
Record numbers forced to flee climate disasters: UNWed, 19 Mar 2025 12:26:36 GMT Read More »
Groups from five African countries filed fraud and corruption complaints Wednesday accusing French billionaire Vincent Bollore and one of his sons of illegally obtaining and benefitting from port concessions.Bollore Group’s African ports and logistics business, which the tycoon sold off in 2022, employed more than 20,000 people in 20 African countries, running 16 ports as …
Uganda’s role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to secure long-standing security and economic interests in the mineral-rich area, experts say.Backed by Rwanda, the M23 armed group has swept through the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, taking two regional capitals.It is …
Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflictWed, 19 Mar 2025 07:57:00 GMT Read More »
US President Donald Trump’s return to office has triggered a surge in disinformation about Africa, researchers say, warning of a radical shift in online media driven by geopolitical disruption and mistrust.Here are some examples from three African powerhouses in recent weeks, including some claims debunked by AFP Fact Check.- South Africa: ‘genocide?’ -South Africa has …
Trump’s return feeds Africa disinformationWed, 19 Mar 2025 07:51:12 GMT Read More »
The presidents of Rwanda and DR Congo have expressed their support for a ceasefire after holding surprise talks in Qatar, hours after peace talks in Angola failed.Rwandan leader Paul Kagame and DRC President Felix Tshisekedi met Tuesday with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, a statement from the three countries said.The Rwanda-backed M23 …
