Nigeria signs oil deal to unlock $10 bn investment
Abuja (AFP) – Nigeria has signed an offshore oil deal with Shell, Exxon, Total and Eni, that the state... Read more
27 May, 2021
Macron recognises France's responsibility in Rwanda genocide
Kigali (AFP) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday recognised his country’s role in the 1994 genocide in Rwanda,... Read more
27 May, 2021
Biden urges ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray, says rights abuses 'must end'
Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden condemned the six-month conflict in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region Wednesday, calling for... Read more
27 May, 2021
S.Africa's Zuma pleads not guilty in graft trial
Pietermaritzburg (South Africa) (AFP) – South Africa’s former president, Jacob Zuma, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in a much-postponed... Read more
26 May, 2021
Restive Nigeria town scores win for peace with football
Jos (Nigeria) (AFP) – For years, the central Nigerian city of Jos was a flashpoint for ethnic strife pitting... Read more
26 May, 2021
DR Congo volcano aftershocks rattle residents, damage buildings
Goma (DR Congo) (AFP) – The eastern DR Congo city of Goma was shaken Wednesday by a series of... Read more
26 May, 2021
Ethiopia says 22 officials assassinated in Tigray conflict
Addis Ababa (AFP) – Ethiopia said Wednesday that 22 officials from the interim administration in the country’s Tigray region... Read more
26 May, 2021
Kinshasa residents still banking on 'God's protection' from Covid
Kinshasa (AFP) – Experts are trying to figure out why Covid seems relatively absent in Kinshasa, the bustling, chaotic... Read more
26 May, 2021
Macron seeks reset with Rwanda on Africa visit
Paris (AFP) – France and Rwanda aim to definitively turn the page on a quarter century of tensions when... Read more
26 May, 2021
Mediators to meet detained Malian leaders as pressure on army builds
Bamako (AFP) – West African mediators will be allowed to meet with Mali’s detained president and prime minister Wednesday,... Read more
26 May, 2021
