Sudan’s government on Monday refused to participate in a regional meeting to resolve the crisis in the conflict-wracked nation, accusing Kenya, which chaired the talks, of favouring rival forces.Around 3,000 people have been killed since mid-April when fighting erupted between Sudan’s rival generals, while nearly three million have been forced to flee their homes.The east …

Sudan refuses to attend regional peace talks in EthiopiaMon, 10 Jul 2023 14:43:12 GMT Read More »

Two leading jihadists from the Islamic State’s Sahel affiliate have been arrested in a joint operation by Niger and French forces, a senior security source said Monday.The two members of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) were captured in western Niger on separate days last week after being “very actively sought”, the source said.The …

Two IS jihadists arrested in Niger joint operation: security sourceMon, 10 Jul 2023 13:46:57 GMT Read More »

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday urged a halt to a major East African oil project led by French giant TotalEnergies, warning of dire consequences for the environment and local communities.TotalEnergies and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation signed a $10-billion agreement last year to develop Ugandan oilfields and ship the crude through a 1,445-kilometre …

HRW says TotalEnergies oil project ‘a disaster’ for UgandansMon, 10 Jul 2023 11:17:46 GMT Read More »

Sporting a pair of sunglasses, Asisat Oshoala celebrated Barcelona’s UEFA Champions League triumph with her team-mates in early June, but Nigeria was already on her mind.Standing on the balcony of the historic palace in Placa de Sant Jaume in the city’s Gothic neighbourhood before several thousand jubilant fans, Oshoala was handed the microphone.”Visca Barca and …

Barcelona’s Oshoala leads World Cup charge for ever-present NigeriaMon, 10 Jul 2023 03:59:46 GMT Read More »

Conflict-torn Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war” that could destabilise the entire region, the United Nations warned Sunday, after an air strike on a residential area killed around two dozen civilians.The health ministry reported “22 dead and a large number of wounded among the civilians” from what it described as an …

UN warns Sudan faces ‘full-scale civil war’ as air raid kills 22Mon, 10 Jul 2023 02:08:27 GMT Read More »

West African heads of state on Sunday chose Nigeria’s new President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to lead their regional bloc for the next year, replacing Guinea-Bissau’s leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo, AFP journalists reported.Speaking at a summit in Bissau after being named chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Tinubu said democracy was “the …

West African bloc names Nigeria’s Tinubu as new headSun, 09 Jul 2023 22:43:38 GMT Read More »

Pope Francis said on Sunday he would appoint 21 new cardinals from across the world at the end of September as he seeks to leave his imprint on the papacy.The upcoming assembly of cardinals, scheduled for September 30 and known as a consistory, will be the ninth for Pope Francis, 86, who became pope a …

Pope to create new cardinals who will choose his successorSun, 09 Jul 2023 18:42:01 GMT Read More »

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said Sunday that next month’s BRICS summit, which Vladimir Putin has been invited to attend, will be held in-person despite an arrest warrant on the Russian leader.South Africa is the current chair of the BRICS, a grouping of heavyweights that also includes Brazil, Russia, India and China to challenge the …

BRICS summit to be ‘physical’ despite Putin warrant: S.AfricaSun, 09 Jul 2023 18:04:49 GMT Read More »

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba has defied doubters after years in his father’s shadow and dispelled rumours of his demise due to ill health with the announcement Sunday that he will run for a third term.The 64-year-old Bongo, who suffered a stroke five years ago, has been the subject of fevered speculation around his health …

Gabonese President Ali Bongo defies illness, father’s shadowSun, 09 Jul 2023 17:02:51 GMT Read More »

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo Ondimba said on Sunday that he would seek a third term as the oil-rich African nation’s head of state.The Bongo family has ruled the country for 55 years already and is branded a “dynastic power” by the opposition after Bongo, 64, took over from his father, Omar Bongo Ondimba in 2009.”I …

Gabon President Ali Bongo says will run for third termSun, 09 Jul 2023 16:16:46 GMT Read More »