Several hundred people have been injured in a major fire that broke out at a fuel depot in the city of Abéché, Chad, according to the Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization. The fire occurred near the Higher Institute of Science and Technology of Abéché. Material damage is estimated at over 600 million CFA francs (approximately...

A federal court in Nigeria has sentenced former Minister of Energy Saleh Mamman to 75 years in prison over a case involving the misappropriation of funds totaling more than €21 million, Nigeria's anti-corruption agency (EFCC) reported. "In 2019 in Abuja, ... while serving as Minister of Energy, Mamman conspired with other ministry officials and som...

Niger's authorities have unveiled a project for the administrative reorganization of the country, which includes the creation of 11 new regions and 19 departments, ActuNiger reports, citing the Director General for Territorial Administration at the Ministry of Interior, Hamou Abdoulkadri. According to Abdoulkadri, the reform will allow for a strong...

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama has announced the launch of a national artificial intelligence (AI) development strategy aimed at transforming the country into a leading AI hub in West Africa and across the continent, according to a statement from the presidential administration. "[Mahama] emphasized that the key question for the country is n...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides signed a joint declaration during a meeting in Nicosia on April 24, elevating bilateral relations to the level of strategic partnership, the Egyptian presidency's statement read. "The meeting began with the two presidents signing a joint declaration raising re...

Mali's Prime Minister Abdoulaye Maïga and his counterpart from Niger, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, have arrived in Burkina Faso to take part in events for the 22nd National Culture Week. This was announced by the information service of Burkina Faso's government. The Prime Ministers of Mali and Niger, along with their delegations, were met at Bobo-Diou...

An embassy of the Seychelles is planned to open in Moscow in 2026, TASS reports, citing materials for talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of the Republic, Patrick Herminie, at the Kremlin. The documents note that the Seychelles remains an important partner of Russia in Africa, and relations between the countries have a ...

Algeria's National Independent Election Commission (ANIE) has disqualified 14 parties from contesting the parliamentary elections scheduled for July 2, announced interim ANIE President Karim Helfan at a forum organized by the state-run newspaper El Moudjahid. Helfan stated that these 14 parties currently do not meet the requirements established by ...

The foreign ministers of Mali and Niger, Abdoulaye Diop and Bakary Yaou Sangaré, have accused neighboring countries and Western nations of supporting terrorist groups in the Sahel region, Reuters reports, citing the two countries' foreign ministers. "Currently, neighboring countries are harboring terrorist groups, supporting terrorist groups, or of...

The Republic of Congo has officially submitted a request to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a new financing program, Reuters reports, citing three unnamed sources. According to the agency's sources, representatives of the Congolese authorities held a series of meetings with investors on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank spring meeti...

 Germany will provide South Africa with a new concessional loan of €200 million ($234 million) for the implementation of climate projects, Reuters reported, citing South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola. The loan will be directed toward developing South Africa's energy sector and expanding renewable energy capacity. According to Lamola, ...

 Exports of Russian wheat to Sudan in the 2025-2026 agricultural year have more than doubled amid demand recovery, according to the Federal Center for the Development of Agricultural Product Exports (Agroexport). By early April, exports had reached 1.7 million tons, whereas total wheat exports for the entire 2024-2025 agricultural year amounte...

 South African state-owned transport and logistics company Transnet plans to expand the Port of Durban by 22.4 hectares, local newspaper Business Day reported, citing Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA). The new area will be created by dredging and depositing approximately 4 million cubic meters of soil. "TNPA proposes to build a new cont...

 The United Nations has called for stepped-up aid to Sudan on the fourth anniversary of the outbreak of hostilities, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan Denise Brown said at a briefing. "Don't call [the situation in Sudan] a 'forgotten crisis.' I refer to it as a crisis that has been neglected. ... We really need to focus on finding a soluti...

 Nigerian energy company Oando plans to raise $750 million to drill up to 100 new wells and quadruple its oil production, company CEO Wale Tinubu told Reuters. He emphasized that rising energy prices due to the conflict in the Middle East are helping to attract funding sources for producers in the West African region. "We are making every effo...

 Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia have discussed the creation of a consortium to manage oil and gas transportation through the Strait of Hormuz amid the conflict in the Middle East, Reuters reported, citing sources. The talks took place in Islamabad with the participation of Pakistan. Participants addressed issues of conflict de-escalation and ...

 The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced changes to its regulations following the controversial final of the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN-2025), the organization's press service reported. "These changes and improvements to the CAF Statutes and Regulations will also ensure the prevention of a recurrence of the incidents that occ...

 Kenya will begin sea exports of avocados on April 2 following improved fruit maturity indicators in key production regions, the country's Agriculture and Food Authority announced. "Avocado harvesting for sea export will commence on April 2, 2026," the communiqué stated. Following inspections conducted from March 1 to 6, authorities decided to...

 China's Vice President Han Zheng will visit Kenya, South Africa, and the Seychelles from March 22 to 30 at the invitation of the host countries, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs press service announced. "At the invitation of Kenyan Vice President Kithure Kindiki, South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile, and Seychelles Vice President ...

 A fire broke out on a pipeline at Libya's largest oil field, Sharara, on March 18, and the blaze was successfully extinguished, the National Oil Corporation of Libya (NOC) reported on March 19. The cause of the fire on March 18 was an oil leak through a valve at the 538-kilometer mark of the export pipeline south of Zintan. Firefighting and e...