By The EastAfrican Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have escalated with counter-accusations of supporting armed rebel groups. On Wednesday, Rwanda issued a statement dismissing, again, allegations that it is supporting UN-sanctioned M23 rebels in the eastern DRC. “Accusing Rwanda of support to the Congolese armed group M23 is wrong and…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an 819.5 billion naira ($2 billion) supplementary budget for 2022 to help deal with the impact of recent flooding, after the widespread destruction of farmland, the Senate President said on Wednesday. Severe flooding this year has destroyed farmland, roads and dams, raising food security concerns as high food prices…
By Rédaction Africanews CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, says that there has been a ‘ relative, but not insignificant’ improvement in the security climate of the Central African Republic, (CAR). Lacroix said this Wednesday during an official visit to Bangui, the capital of the CAR. “As far as constitutional developments…
By Rédaction Africanews DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO There was anger and disappointment in Goma on Wednesday after the United Nations Security Council voted unanimously to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo known as MONUSCO. The force was the target of deadly summertime protests by Congolese who said armed groups were still roaming the country’s…
By ARNALDO VIEIRA Mozambique President Filipe Nyusi on Tuesday cancelled the December bonus pay for contracted civil servants, ending an annual trend where government staff often got extra perks at the end of the year. In a speech to parliament, President Nyusi cited harsh economic challenges but said all pensionable employees will receive their extra…
By PATRICK ILUNGA The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday ended the arms purchase ban on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), freeing the country’s military to buy new weapons without having to seek permission from the global body’s sanctions committee. The unanimous decision also extended the mandate of the UN Stabilisation Mission in the…
Nelson BanyaReuters HARARE, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Zimbabwe has imposed a ban on the export of unprocessed lithium, according to a government notice seen by Reuters on Tuesday, in a bid to stop artisanal miners who the government says are digging up and taking the mineral across borders. The southern African country holds some of the world’s…
France has openly condemned Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebel movement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo who are suspected of massacring at least 131 civilians in late November. In a statement released on Monday, French foreign ministry spokeswoman Anne-Claire Legendre said: “We condemn Rwanda’s support for the M23 group and we ask that the Luanda and Nairobi…
A parliamentary committee in The Gambia has recommended prosecution of the Indian manufacturer of cough syrups suspected of causing the deaths of at least 70 children in the country. It said Maiden Pharmaceuticals should be held accountable for exporting what it called contaminated medicine. The WHO had issued an alert in October advising regulators to…
Since oil was discovered in commercial quantities in Nigeria in 1958, thousands of oil spill incidents have happened. By Ekpali Saint In the oil-rich Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria, the people are worried about the health and environmental impacts of the crude oil spills that have been happening since oil was discovered there in 1958.…