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Fuel tanker accident kills at least 147 in Nigeria

YoopyaOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

Oct 16 (Reuters) – A fuel tanker overturned late on Tuesday in Nigeria’s northern state of Jigawa after the driver lost control of the vehicle,

Kenya senate opens impeachment hearings against deputy president

YoopyaOct 16, 2024October 16, 20240

NAIROBI, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Kenya’s senate began impeachment hearings against Kenya’s deputy president on Wednesday, hours after a court said the proceedings were constitutional,

Senegal unveils 25-year economic and social development plan

YoopyaOct 15, 2024October 15, 20240

DIAMNIADIO, Senegal, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty

Africa’s ageing leaders: succession race in Cameroon, Congo and Equatorial Guinea could destabilise the region

YoopyaOct 11, 2024October 11, 20240

Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea is 82 and has been in power for 45 years. Denis Sassou Nguesso of Congo, 79, has held on to power

Who is Freeman Mbowe? Why Tanzania’s ruling party is targeting the opposition leader

YoopyaOct 8, 2024October 8, 20240

Tanzania’s opposition leaders have recently been the target of government crackdowns against political dissent. A planned march in late September 2024 to protest against the abduction and murder of

Nigeria recalled all its ambassadors a year ago and has not replaced them – international isolation looms

YoopyaOct 6, 2024October 6, 20240

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has yet to replace the ambassadors he recalled a year ago, leaving only the country’s UN permanent representative. Nigeria has 109 diplomatic missions worldwide,

Africa on the UN security council: why the continent should have two permanent seats

YoopyaSep 21, 2024September 21, 20240

Africa’s desire to be fully represented in all decision-making organs of the United Nations (UN), particularly in the security council, is informed by three factors. First, repairing the

Africans who apply for Schengen visas face high rejection rates – migration scholar explains why

YoopyaSep 20, 2024September 20, 20240

Africans face a high rejection rate for visas to enter the Schengen group of countries. The group is made up of 29 European countries that have officially

Is ‘Africa’ a racial slur and should the continent be renamed?

YoopyaSep 19, 2024September 19, 20240

Should African people be called black – or is the categorising of people by skin colour a racist practice? How about Africa? Is the name

Mali says capital under control after insurgent attack

YoopyaSep 17, 2024September 17, 20240

BAMAKO, Sept 17 (Reuters) – Mali said on Tuesday that the capital Bamako was under control after insurgents attacked a gendarmerie training school and other