Egyptians vote on Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by war in neighbouring Gaza and with little doubt that the incumbent Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will secure a third term.In a country gripped by the most severe financial crisis in its recent history — inflation has hovered near 40 percent after the currency lost half its …

Egypt election offers more of the same despite crisisSun, 10 Dec 2023 06:39:30 GMT Read More »

Ethiopian migrants who crossed the sea in pursuit of a better life have one goal in mind as they hide in the Saudi mountains: avoid border guards, and their deadly shots.Only when night falls on this part of southern Saudi Arabia do the undocumented migrants dare venture into nearby villages to scavenge for food, returning …

Seeking Saudi opportunity, Ethiopian migrants ‘trapped between life and death’Sun, 10 Dec 2023 02:58:53 GMT Read More »

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed cooperation agreements during a visit to his Equatorial Guinean counterpart on Saturday as the isolated Kremlin ally seeks African support during the Ukraine war.Lukashenko met Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo in the capital Malabo as part of an African tour to bolster ties on the continent.Deals were signed …

Belarus, E.Guinea sign deals as Minsk seeks African alliesSat, 09 Dec 2023 22:09:13 GMT Read More »

A UN climate summit in Dubai made progress Saturday but deep divides persisted, negotiators said, following a last-minute push by the OPEC oil cartel to block a phase-out of fossil fuels.OPEC drew outrage from green-minded countries and activists when it joined Saudi Arabia and called on members to block an emerging declaration that would seek …

Progress but divisions persist as climate summit fights over fossil fuelsSat, 09 Dec 2023 21:30:06 GMT Read More »

A UN climate summit in Dubai made progress Saturday but deep divides persisted, negotiators said, following a last-minute push by the OPEC oil cartel to block a phase-out of fossil fuels.OPEC drew outrage from green-minded countries and activists when it joined Saudi Arabia and called on members to block an emerging declaration that would seek …

Progress but divides persist as climate summit takes up fossil fuelsSat, 09 Dec 2023 18:08:44 GMT Read More »

Zimbabwe held crucial by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists and President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s party looking to tighten its grip on power.Nine by-elections were scheduled to be held but most opposition candidates were taken off electoral lists by courts in a chaotic runup to the voting.No voting was …

Zimbabwe opposition condemn one-sided by-electionsSat, 09 Dec 2023 14:21:14 GMT Read More »

China said on Saturday it saw progress in reaching a climate deal at a key United Nations summit in Dubai, despite a last-minute push by the OPEC oil cartel to resist a phase-out of fossil fuels.OPEC drew outrage from green-minded countries and activists when it joined Saudi Arabia and called on members to block an …

China sees progress at climate talks as OPEC fights for fossil fuelsSat, 09 Dec 2023 14:18:08 GMT Read More »

Zimbabwe started a series of by-elections on Saturday with the opposition in turmoil after being excluded from voting lists.Zimbabwe’s election commission said on X, the former Twitter, that polling stations had opened at 7:00 am, without giving details.Nine by-elections were due to be held but most opposition candidates were taken off electoral lists by courts …

Zimbabwe by-elections start with opposition in turmoilSat, 09 Dec 2023 09:19:16 GMT Read More »

Nigeria’s huge oil refinery built by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote received its first crude deliveries, the company said on Saturday, in the latest step to starting up the delayed megaproject.Billed as Africa’s largest of its type, the 650,000 barrel-per-day Dangote refinery could be a game changer for Nigeria’s economy when fully operational by helping …

Nigeria loads first crude at huge new Dangote refinerySat, 09 Dec 2023 08:14:34 GMT Read More »

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Friday that he would run for re-election in 2024, allowing the Kremlin leader to extend his decades-long grip on power into the 2030s.The 71-year-old has led Russia since the turn of the century, winning four presidential ballots and briefly serving as prime minister in a system where opposition has become …

Putin says he will run for re-election in 2024Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:38:09 GMT Read More »