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South Africa is experiencing the pinch of petrol price increases due to the global energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the Brent crude oil price. The impact is also being felt in neighbouring Zimbabwe and other African countries, including the east African nation of Uganda. Africa’s most developed economy avoided record fuel price increases on… Read More

Energy experts have called for the funding of finance gas infrastructure for Africa at a summit convened to encourage the development and financing of sustainable and green natural resource and energy projects in Africa. The experts make the call at at the Nigeria-Africa Natural Resource & Energy Summit in Abuja, Nigeria. The summit also focuses on exploring natural gas projects,… Read More

Ten ‘most neglected’ displacement crises are for the first time all in Africa, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) says in a report on Wednesday, expressing concern over the consequences of the war in Ukraine on the continent. The NRC publishes an annual list of the ten “most neglected displacement crises”, based on three criteria: the international community’s lack of political… Read More

Kenya celebrated Wednesday 59 years of self-rule. Thousands had gathered at the Uhuru Gardens of Nairobi to mark Madaraka Day. It is before a large crowd, dignitaries such as the first couple of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the diplomatic corps, VP William Ruto and politician Raila Odinga that the President addressed the nation. “Madaraka Day is significant in our… Read More

Namibian sprinters Christine Mboma and Beatrice Masilingi will not compete in the upcoming African Senior Athletics Championships in Mauritius due to their injuries according to coach Henk Botha. According to their coach, the race that is scheduled for 8th June is so close and 19-year old duo will not have recovered yet. Olympic silver medalist Masilingi first suffered a hamstring… Read More

A church in Nigeria’s southern city of Port Harcourt is still trying to trace relatives of some of the victims of Saturday’s stampede that killed 31 people. The tragedy occurred when a crowd reportedly rushed to receive food and other gift items being given away to the poor, resulting in a stampede. One of the youngest victims of the deadly… Read More

Dozens of Africans seeking asylum continue to camp outside the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) offices, demanding that they be relocated to other countries, claiming they have been victims of xenophobia in South Africa. Prior to this, the group has been living in Lindela repatriation and detention center, where they complained that the living conditions were very poor. Some of… Read More

Hundreds of Sudanese protesters rallied Wednesday in front of the United Nations mission in the capital, Khartoum, to call for its dismissal. The protestors included supporters of Islamist groups critical of efforts by UN envoy Volker Perthes to resolve the political crisis in the country since last year’s military coup. “Volker must leave today, before tomorrow. If he doesn’t, we… Read More

A special anti-corruption court on Tuesday decided to keep in detention two former ministers of deposed Guinean President Alpha Conde, imprisoned for alleged embezzlement of public funds, their lawyers said. The Court of Repression of Economic and Financial Offences (CRIEF) set up by the junta that overthrew Alpha Conde in September 2021 rejected the request for the release of Ibrahima… Read More

It’s a devastating outlook for millions of people affected by drought in Somalia was the warning left by the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia. The alert came on Tuesday as officials visited a camp for internally displaced people in the Baidoa district. “The situation is extremely dire and grim: 7.1 million people are going to be affected by this drought… Read More