Nine people were killed in protests following the sentencing of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko, authorities in Senegal said early on Friday June 2, 2023. Deutsche Welle reports that Interior Minister Antoine Felix Abdoulaye Diome made the announcement on state television, adding that the deaths happened in Dakar and Ziguinchor. On May 31, a court sentenced sentenced former…
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Significant Step Towards Vaccine Manufacturing Autonomy in Africa
Fratmat Info The Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) brings together key capabilities and functions to address public health challenges in Africa. The Institut Pasteur de Dakar plays an important regional role through its various specialized reference laboratories and its partnership with WHO in the fight against infectious diseases. The Institut Pasteur de Dakar is one…
Bola Tinubu – The Kingmaker Becomes Nigeria’s President.
By Bakare Majeed Mr Tinubu and his running mate, Kashim Shettima, were inaugurated as president and vice president yesterday After he joined the Peoples Front, a political movement headed by Shehu Yar’adua, a retired general and former chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters, in 1992, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu , spent the next two years working…
South Africa: Former Mozambican Finance Minister Faces Extradition to U.S. After Failed South African Court Bid
By Andre van Wyk Cape Town — South Africa’s Constitutional Court has blocked an attempt by former Mozambican finance minister Manuel Chang to stop his extradition to the U.S. where he faces charges of grand corruption and the plundering of state resources relating to a U.S.$2 billion sovereign debt scandal, News24 reports. Chang sought to appeal a…
Dangote Launches Africa’s Biggest Oil Refinery
History was made as President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated the first indigenous refinery in Nigeria, the U.S.$18.5 billion Dangote Petroleum Refinery, in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos. Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, owns the new refinery, which aims to address the ongoing fuel shortages in Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer. The refinery is expected to boost domestic refining capacity, getting rid…
Best Performances of African Nations in U-20 World Cup
Confederation of African Football From the prowess of Nigeria in 1989 to the triumph of Ghana in 2009, and the performances of Senegal and Mali in 2015, here are the greatest feats of African countries at the FIFA U-20 World Cup. Over the last 22 editions, Africa has been present in the last four of…
“It was not right for a single leader from one developed country to summon over 50 African Heads of State for a meeting which will most likely end up being a photo op.” Ruto Attacks the West for Treating African Presidents like School Children
Updated by Earnest Kivumbi Benjamin at 0707 EAT on Monday 21st May 2023 President William Ruto has been outspoken on the plight of African leaders at the hands of counterparts from the so-called developed world, saying that at times they are treated like “school children” when they attend international meetings to which they are invited. His…
Malawi – Over 500,000 Children At Risk of Malnutrition, Unicef Warns
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is seeking nearly $88 million to assist 6.5 million people in Malawi, including at least 573,000 boys and girls who are at risk of malnutrition. Although the southern African country has made recent progress in reducing chronic malnutrition, the agency said these gains have been threatened by acute food insecurity, compounded by other challenges…
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