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Africa

DRC: Incumbent President inaugurates new financial center amidst elections

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The new Kinshasa financial center, a product of Turkish-Congolese cooperation, was inaugurated by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi ahead of the presidential elections, with construction commencing in November 2022. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

DRC: elections to continue on Thursday

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Hundreds of voters turned up early to cast their ballots but had to wait for over three hours for officials to start the election processSourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

World News in Brief: WFP forced to halt some food aid in Sudan, DR Congo elections, peacekeeping chief visits CAR

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterUN Africa News

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday that it has temporarily suspended assistance in some parts of Al Jazirah State in Sudan as conflict has spread south and east of the capital, Khartoum. UN Africa News Read More

Africa

Ethiopia, Egypt say no agreement in latest talks over contentious dam on the Nile

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Egypt’s Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said the talks were unsuccessful due to Ethiopia’s “persistent refusal” to accept any compromise. The Ethiopian Foreign Ministry accused Egypt of putting up “roadblocks” in the discussions that prevented any consensus.Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

South Africa: Fire fighters in battle of blaze on slopes of mountain near Cape Town

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

“We saw the, we heard the vehicles go along the road when it started and then later on yesterday helicopters were coming up and down. That ended when it got dark and then started again this morning. Last night we saw the flames all along the side of the mountain and we heard the crackling of the flaSourced from Africanews Read More

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Cocoa farmers illegally encroach on Nigerian rainforest

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

The government in Ogun state, which owns the forest, said in a statement to AP that the “menace of cocoa farming” in the reserve dates back decades and that “all the illegal farmers were forcefully evicted” in 2007 before they found their way back. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

DRC: Presidential opponent Martin Fayulu warns against electoral fraud

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Martin Fayulu, opposition presidential candidate in the Democratic Republic of Congo general elections, votes at a polling station in Kinshasa on Wednesday. Sourced from Africanews Read More

Africa

Morocco: 3 French tourists arrested in possession of counterfeit euros

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

Three young French tourists were arrested Monday in Marrakech, the tourist capital of Morocco, in possession of counterfeit euro notes, and a judicial investigation was opened against them, announced police sources cited by the Moroccan agency MAP. The tourists aged 29 to 30, whose identity was not communicated, “had used several fake currency notes for payment of service invoices” in… Read More

Pacific

DPR Korea urged to ‘embrace diplomacy’ after latest ballistic missile launch

December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAsia News

Repeated long-range ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) represent a serious threat to international air and sea transportation, a senior UN official told the Security Council on Tuesday. “At this particularly difficult moment in securing global peace and security, it is imperative to deescalate the situation on the Korean Peninsula so that it once again… Read More

Africa

EU concerned over “hate speech” during the DRC campaign

December 20, 2023 Village ReporterAfricaglobalvillage, africanews

If the bloc welcomed the active participation of all stakeholders in the campaign which ended on Monday (Dec.18), it still noted “serious human rights violations and abuses”.Sourced from Africanews Read More