By Rédaction Africanews and AFP FRANCE Relief swept Senegal and its supporters on Tuesday after President Macky Sall declared he would not seek a contested third term in office, a move that defused fears of bloodshed. Reactions at home and abroad were almost universally positive after Sall, ending months of feverish speculation, said that after…
Allowing burning of Quran as part of freedom of expression is ‘mockery’ towards Islam and its followers, deputy Mufti Hamza Kyeyune KAMPALA, Uganda Deputy Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa has condemned the act of burning the Quran in Sweden as “barbaric and disrespectful” to a religion professed by over 2 billion people. Speaking…
Elias BiryabaremaReuters KAMPALA, July 4 (Reuters) – Uganda is seeking new funding for its planned crude oil refinery after negotiations with a consortium that included a unit of U.S. firm General Electric GE.N lapsed over its failure to mobilise financing in time, its energy and mining ministry said. The 60,000 barrels per day refinery would cost an estimated $3…
By AFP Three Chinese warships are visiting Nigeria as part of growing naval cooperation between the two countries, officials said on Monday. The visit comes after US defence officials last year expressed concern over Chinese plans for a military base on West Africa’s Atlantic coast. China is a major investor in infrastructure projects in Nigeria, including in…
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — A South African investigative journalism organization on Monday won a legal battle against a powerful businessman in a case that tested the country’s media freedom. The amaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism had earlier been barred from using documents acquired from a source in its reporting on controversial businessman Zunaid Moti, who…
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Monday ended months of tense uncertainty by saying he would not seek a third term next year, clearing the way for open elections in the West African nation, long considered a bastion of democracy in a troubled region. Text by : NEWS WIRES | Video by: Sam BRADPIECE Sall had…
UN peacekeepers set to complete departing from the West African country by December 31st. By Hamza Mohamed The UN Security Council voted on Friday to end its peacekeeping mission in Mali, following a request from Bamako to withdraw the soldiers. The peacekeeping mission, MINUSMA, was established by the United Nations Security Council in April 2013 to…
There is a buzz in the home of Esther Abu, where mother and daughters have just heard about a new law that will see poor Nigerian families given loans to send their children to university. Mrs Abu’s youngest, a teenager who speaks like she is rapping, is leaving secondary school next month. She loves computer…
By Rédaction Africanews CHINA The third China-Africa economic and trade expo on the theme of common development for a shared future concluded on Sunday in Changsha city, with 10.3 billion U.S. dollars’ worth of projects signed. Guided by the spirit of the 8th FOCAC Ministerial Conference, the Expo will focus on the “Nine Programs” for…
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Sunday the lifting of a near six-year ban on logging, despite the concerns of environmental campaigners. Text by : NEWS WIRES Ruto said the move was “long overdue” and was aimed at creating jobs and opening up sectors of the economy that rely on forest products. “We can’t have mature…