The retail price of petrol in Nigeria has dropped to 860 naira ($0.57) per litre, as a major local refinery drives down prices in a country long forced to import its gasoline.The 650,000 barrel-per-day capacity Dangote Refinery cut depot prices twice in February, helping knock down costs from a five-month high of 1,030 naira. The Nigerian …
The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences opened on Tuesday, with lawyers and relatives denouncing the case as politically motivated.The around 40 high-profile defendants include activists, politicians, lawyers and media figures, some of whom have been vocal critics of President Kais Saied.They face charges including “plotting against the state …
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The DR Congo city of Bukavu on Tuesday mourned those killed in two explosions that followed a meeting of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has seized the city in the conflict-ridden eastern region.The death toll from the February 27 blasts — which sent spectators fleeing and left pools of blood across the scene — has now …
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Prayers at home and smaller gatherings to break the fast — Muslims in a city recently captured by Rwanda-backed fighters in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face a more subdued holy month of Ramadan this year.The M23 captured Bukavu in South Kivu province in mid-February in a lightning offensive after resurfacing in late 2021 …
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Lema Tefera’s voice broke as he described losing four children to malaria in just one month — deaths that could likely have been prevented if not for the conflict in Ethiopia’s Oromia region.”There was no malaria medication and treatment in our village due to the fighting,” the farmer told AFP by phone.Africa accounts for about …
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When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all that had survived the fighting was a crumbling wall and sagging metal roof.Shell casings from automatic weapons littered the plot, leftovers from the conflict between the Congolese army and the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group that had until …
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The trial of several prominent Tunisian opposition figures accused of national security offences is set to begin Tuesday, with rights groups denouncing the case as politically motivated.The around 40 high-profile defendants include former diplomats, politicians, lawyers and media figures, some of whom have been outspoken critics of President Kais Saied.The charges against them are “plotting …
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Gabon’s military leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, who led a 2023 coup to end 55 years of Bongo dynasty rule, announced Monday that he would run for president in April.Oligui had pledged to hand power back to civilians in the oil-rich central African nation after an interim period following the ousting of president Ali Bongo …
Waxing down his board at the beach where he grew up, Souleymane Sidibe is determined to show the judges in Ivory Coast’s first surfing competition that he’s a future champion. The west African country is known internationally for its cocoa. With its 570-kilometre (355-mile) coastline and its impressive waves, it now wants to make a name …
Nigeria centre-back Calvin Bassey marked his first FA Cup match for Fulham by scoring as the Londoners eliminated holders Manchester United at the weekend.He headed past United and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana just before half-time in a fifth-round tie at Old Trafford, which Fulham won on penalties after a 1-1 draw.Gambian Yankuba Minteh was another …
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