Google among investors putting $110 million into Nigeria’s Moniepoint
Nigeria based fintech Moniepoint has raised $110 million in new funding from investors including Google to scale up digital payments…
Senegal’s president fights for mandate in parliamentary race
With fireworks displays, packed rallies, and town-to-town caravans, Senegalese political parties are wooing voters in a parliamentary race that will…
Italian MM says ties with Libya a priority for Italy and EU
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arrived in Tripoli Tuesday to attend the Italy-Libya Business Forum, her fourth visit to the…
Burkina: Civilians needlessly exposed to danger, according to HRW
The government of Burkina Faso needlessly exposed civilians to danger during a militant attack earlier this year, Human Rights Watch…
African asylum seekers afraid ahead of US election
For the growing number of African asylum seekers and economic migrants in the US, the upcoming presidential election could reshape…
Widespread condemnation of Israel’s decision to ban UN relief agency
There has been widespread condemnation of Israel’s decision to ban UN relief agency, UNRWA, from operating in Israel and the…
Kenya’s supreme court reinstates 2023 finance law after appeals court nullification
Kenya’s Supreme Court overturned an appeals court decision on Tuesday that had nullified the 2023 finance law, a victory for…
TotalEnergies studies Moroccan project to export green ammonia to Europe
French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA), opens new tab will study plans for a renewable energy project to produce hydrogen and…
Egypt President, Eni CEO discuss moves to support gas production
Egypt’s president met with Eni CEO on Monday to discuss moves aimed at supporting gas production, the Italian energy group…
Engie and Morocco’s OCP renewables deal worth billions, says source
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer giant OCP and French energy firm Engie (ENGIE.PA), opens new tab signed a preliminary agreement on…
Ongoing violence delays U.N. peacekeepers’ departure from DRC scheduled for December
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, who were meant to leave in December, are staying put for…
Pope Francis calls for empathy and justice in welcoming Migrants
Pope Francis emphasized the need for empathy and justice toward migrants in a recent address to the St. Charles Borromeo…
Guinea: opposition placed “under observation” and 53 parties dissolved
Guinean authorities dissolved dozens of political parties and placed two major opposition parties under observation late Monday, as the transitional…
South Africa accuses Israel of genocide in legal claim to UN court
The South African legal team delivered a nearly 5,000-page document to the United Nations’ top court on Monday, the latest…
Egyptian migrant boat to Europe capsizes off Libya, 12 dead
A boat carrying 13 Egyptian migrants to Europe has capsized off Libya’s coast, killing all on board except for one…
Brides-for-cash suspects arrested in South Africa
Three people who are accused of making fake marriage documents to help foreign nationals become South African citizens have been…
France, Morocco sign agreements worth €10 billion on investment, infrastructure, energy
During President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Morocco, he and Moroccan King Mohammed VI signed new deals at the Royal…
Senior Malawi politician accused of plotting to kill president
A leading member of Malawi’s opposition has been charged with plotting to kill the country’s President, Lazarus Chakwera. Patricia Kaliati,…
Nigerian MP apologises after viral taxi slapping video
Nigerian MP Alex Ikwechegh has apologised after a video went viral of him slapping and verbally abusing a taxi driver…
Around 40 killed in attack on Chad military base, presidency says
Around 40 soldiers were killed in an attack on a military base in Chad’s Lake region on Sunday, the central…