African News
Kenya court convicts two for aiding Islamist assault on shopping mall
By: Reuters 7th October 2020 A Kenyan court convicted two men on Wednesday for helping al Qaeda-linked gunmen storm Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall, killing at least 67 people... →
Libya’s rival groups agree on choosing sovereign positions
By: News24Wire 7th October 2020 Delegates from Libya’s two rival administrations have announced that the second round of talks culminated on criteria to select the heads of... →
West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali
By: Reuters 6th October 2020 Leaders of the West African regional bloc have lifted sanctions imposed on Mali following the August 18 military coup that ousted President Ibrahim... →
Nigeria aims to revamp refineries, end oil-for-fuel swaps
By: Reuters 6th October 2020 Nigeria aims to end the country's so-called oil-for-fuel swaps system in the near future and rely instead on oil products from local refineries,... →
UN chief Guterres: Libya’s future is at stake
By: News24Wire 6th October 2020 Libya’s future “is at stake” and world powers and those with interests in its long-running civil war should stop sending arms to the country’s... →
Covid-19 pandemic disrupts mental health services – WHO
By: African News Agency 6th October 2020 Global health authority the World Health Organisation says that the Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted or halted critical mental health services in 93... →
Mali announces new government following August coup
By: Reuters 6th October 2020 Mali announced a new government on Monday, with some of the top posts going to military officials following a coup on August 18 that deposed... →
Ethiopia bans flights over dam for security reasons – aviation chief
By: Reuters 5th October 2020 Ethiopia has banned all flights over its giant new hydropower dam on the Blue Nile for security reasons, the head of its civil aviation authority... →
