Belgium has agreed to take in the former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo following his acquittal at the international criminal court in The Hague, a foreign ministry spokesman has said. Karl Lagatie confirmed the agreement on Saturday, and added that he did not know if the ex-president was already in Belgium. “That is also part of the framework of our support for international… Read more »
French oil and gas major Total’s South African offshore discovery could contain 1 billion barrels of total resources and is “probably quite big”, Chief Executive Patrick Pouyanne said on Thursday. Total said it had made a significant gas condensate discovery after drilling its Brulpadda prospects on Block 11B/12B in the Outeniqua Basin. “It is gas condensate and light oil. Mainly… Read more »
Community-run saving groups in Kenya allow entrepreneurial women to access informal loans away from banking bureaucracy. Nairobi, Kenya – Inside the rented workshop in West Nairobi, bright scraps of fabric lie on every available surface, and colourful dresses adorn the corrugated walls. The space, equipped with three sewing machines, belongs to Irene Obahiambo, a businesswoman who designs and makes clothes to… Read more »
With the armed group recruiting Kenyan nationals to carry out attacks in their own country, the tactics must be reevaluated. It is a week since the deadly hotel attack in Nairobi. Life appears to have returned to normal. But beneath the surface, Kenyan leaders have been left with a tough decision on how to proceed. Previously, every time a major attack by… Read more »
Friday’s attack was the 10th this year in the Horn of Africa country carried out by the US army. At least 13 al-Shabab fighters, have been killed in an air raid outside the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the US army said. In a statement released on Saturday, US Africom said that the attack happened in Gandarshe, 48km south of Mogadishu, on Friday. “To… Read more »
Six people detained and released on bail in connection with the killing of journalist know for his FIFA investigations. Six people have been arrested and released on bail in connection with last month’s killing in Ghana of undercover journalist, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who exposed a high-ranking official at FIFA as corrupt, police announced on Friday. David Eklu, director general of police… Read more »
Ugandan police arrested a team of BBC journalists for illegal possession of prescription drugs, but the country’s government spokesman said the reporters had been helping to expose corruption, and demanded their immediate release. Patrick Onyango, Uganda’s police spokesman, said on Thursday five suspects had been detained overnight. They included two Ugandans and one Kenyan working for the British broadcaster, as… Read more »
Growing visibility is making the world a bit less dangerous for people with albinism, say victims of violence like Pendo Noni, a shy Tanzanian teenager hunted and attacked for her body parts. A beauty contest, fashion shows and media coverage all featuring albino people are helping quell brutal superstition-driven violence in East Africa, said Noni and fellow albino victims visiting… Read more »
France said on Thursday its defense cooperation with Cameroon was continuing a day after the United States said it was halting some military assistance to the West African country over allegations of human rights violations by its security forces. “France is bound by a defense partnership agreement that it conducts according to the international standards,” Foreign ministry spokeswoman Agnes von… Read more »
Nigerians will on Feb. 16 choose between two septuagenarians to lead Africa’s largest democracy: President Muhammadu Buhari and former vice president Atiku Abubakar. The pair have run for president nine times between them.FILE PHOTO: Supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) attend a campaign rally in Lafia, Nigeria January 10, 2019. Picture taken January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde/File Photo There… Read more »