🇬🇳 Dozens injured as explosion hits Guinea's capital
Several people are feared killed and others injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry early on Monday, a senior police officer said.
Privately-owned Le Courrier de Conakry news website reports that at least four people have died and about 100 others have been injured in the incident.
The blast rocked the Kaloum district in downtown Conakry, blowing out the windows of several nearby homes, forcing hundreds to flee the area.
A huge fire and billowing black smoke can be seen from miles away as firefighters rushed to the area, while several tanker trucks hastily left the depot, escorted by soldiers and police.
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Several people are feared killed and others injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry early on Monday, a senior police officer said.
Privately-owned Le Courrier de Conakry news website reports that at least four people have died and about 100 others have been injured in the incident.
The blast rocked the Kaloum district in downtown Conakry, blowing out the windows of several nearby homes, forcing hundreds to flee the area.
A huge fire and billowing black smoke can be seen from miles away as firefighters rushed to the area, while several tanker trucks hastily left the depot, escorted by soldiers and police.
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🇨🇩🇰🇪🇹🇿 DR Congo recalls envoys to Kenya and Tanzania over rebels' alliance launch in Nairobi DR Congo recalled its ambassadors from Kenya and Tanzania for consultations after a new Congolese military alliance that includes rebels was launched in the Kenyan…
🇰🇪🇨🇩 Kenya rejects demand to arrest Congolese politicians
Kenyan President William Ruto says he rejected a demand to arrest DR Congo's politicians who launched an alliance with rebels in Nairobi on Friday.
Corneille Nangaa, the former head of DR Congo's electoral body, on Friday announced in a hotel in the Kenyan capital that he was creating a political-military alliance with M23 rebels and other armed groups.
The move sparked an angry response from the Congolese government who warned Kenya of “consequences” for hosting him.
President Ruto said he refused to heed the request to arrest the DR Congo politicians, terming it "undemocratic."
"Kenya is a democracy. We cannot arrest anybody who has issued a statement. We do not arrest people for making statements, we arrest criminals," Ruto added.
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Kenyan President William Ruto says he rejected a demand to arrest DR Congo's politicians who launched an alliance with rebels in Nairobi on Friday.
Corneille Nangaa, the former head of DR Congo's electoral body, on Friday announced in a hotel in the Kenyan capital that he was creating a political-military alliance with M23 rebels and other armed groups.
The move sparked an angry response from the Congolese government who warned Kenya of “consequences” for hosting him.
President Ruto said he refused to heed the request to arrest the DR Congo politicians, terming it "undemocratic."
"Kenya is a democracy. We cannot arrest anybody who has issued a statement. We do not arrest people for making statements, we arrest criminals," Ruto added.
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🇿🇦 Ramaphosa to challenge court ruling on Zulu king South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will appeal against a court ruling that his crowning of the new Zulu king was unlawful and invalid, his office has said. "During the course of these legal processes…
🇿🇦 SA leader accused of meddling in Zulu succession battle
A faction of South Africa's Zulu royal family has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of meddling in the family's affairs and fuelling divisions, days after the president said he would appeal against a court decision invalidating his coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini.
Prince Thokozani Zulu, a supporter of the king's half-brother Prince Simakade Zulu, told that President Ramaphosa's conduct had "foiled any possible attempt to engage" with the new king.
He also accused Ramaphosa of taking sides in the family succession feud.
Prince Simakade and King Misuzulu, who was officially crowned king by President Ramaphosa last year, have been battling for the throne since the 2021 death of their father King Goodwill Zwelithini.
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A faction of South Africa's Zulu royal family has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of meddling in the family's affairs and fuelling divisions, days after the president said he would appeal against a court decision invalidating his coronation of Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini.
Prince Thokozani Zulu, a supporter of the king's half-brother Prince Simakade Zulu, told that President Ramaphosa's conduct had "foiled any possible attempt to engage" with the new king.
He also accused Ramaphosa of taking sides in the family succession feud.
Prince Simakade and King Misuzulu, who was officially crowned king by President Ramaphosa last year, have been battling for the throne since the 2021 death of their father King Goodwill Zwelithini.
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🇰🇪🇪🇺 Kenya and EU sign new trade deal
Kenya and the European Union have signed a major economic partnership agreement (EPA) that will guarantee the East African country duty-free and unlimited access for select products into the EU, its biggest export market.
Kenyan President William Ruto and EU Commission chief Ursula Von Der Leyen were at a signing ceremony in Nairobi.
Kenya is required to reciprocate by gradually opening its market to EU products.
The EU is Kenya's leading export destination and second-largest trading partner, totalling about €3.3 of trade in 2022 - an increase of 27% compared to 2018.
Both the EU and Kenyan parliaments will have to ratify the deal to bring it into effect.
The EPA was initially meant for East African Community members but all countries in the regional bloc, barring Kenya, abandoned the trade pact in 2014.
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Kenya and the European Union have signed a major economic partnership agreement (EPA) that will guarantee the East African country duty-free and unlimited access for select products into the EU, its biggest export market.
Kenyan President William Ruto and EU Commission chief Ursula Von Der Leyen were at a signing ceremony in Nairobi.
Kenya is required to reciprocate by gradually opening its market to EU products.
The EU is Kenya's leading export destination and second-largest trading partner, totalling about €3.3 of trade in 2022 - an increase of 27% compared to 2018.
Both the EU and Kenyan parliaments will have to ratify the deal to bring it into effect.
The EPA was initially meant for East African Community members but all countries in the regional bloc, barring Kenya, abandoned the trade pact in 2014.
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🇬🇳 Dozens injured as explosion hits Guinea's capital Several people are feared killed and others injured following a blast at an oil terminal in Guinea's capital Conakry early on Monday, a senior police officer said. Privately-owned Le Courrier de Conakry…
🇬🇳 Schools closed in Guinea after oil depot blast hits capital
Guinea's military authorities have ordered the closure of all schools in the capital following an explosion at an oil terminal.
The blast at the main hydrocarbon depot of the Guinea Oil Company in the Kaloum neighbourhood of Conakry caused a huge fire, forcing residents to flee the area.
The junta has ordered all private and public schools in the area to be shut and urged workers to stay home.
It also said all petrol stations except for emergency services should be closed in the area.
The cause of the fire is unknown, authorities said, and its "scale and consequences could have a direct impact on the population".
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Guinea's military authorities have ordered the closure of all schools in the capital following an explosion at an oil terminal.
The blast at the main hydrocarbon depot of the Guinea Oil Company in the Kaloum neighbourhood of Conakry caused a huge fire, forcing residents to flee the area.
The junta has ordered all private and public schools in the area to be shut and urged workers to stay home.
It also said all petrol stations except for emergency services should be closed in the area.
The cause of the fire is unknown, authorities said, and its "scale and consequences could have a direct impact on the population".
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🇺🇬 Uganda court hears challenge to anti-gay law
Uganda’s Constitutional Court is hearing a case challenging the anti-homosexuality law that came into effect in May.
It imposes severe punishments on those convicted of same sex acts including the death penalty for some crimes.
The law is being challenged by a group of both individuals and human rights organisations who argue it violates constitutional rights and freedoms.
They want the law - which has triggered Western sanctions against Uganda - to be declared unconstitutional and annulled.
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Uganda’s Constitutional Court is hearing a case challenging the anti-homosexuality law that came into effect in May.
It imposes severe punishments on those convicted of same sex acts including the death penalty for some crimes.
The law is being challenged by a group of both individuals and human rights organisations who argue it violates constitutional rights and freedoms.
They want the law - which has triggered Western sanctions against Uganda - to be declared unconstitutional and annulled.
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🇪🇬 Egyptian president Sissi re-elected with 89.6% of the vote
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi won the country's presidential election with 89.6% of the vote, securing himself a new six-year term, the National Elections Authority announced.
The head of the Authority, Hazem Badawy, said that turnout had reached an "unprecedented" 66.8% among Egypt's 67 million voters.
More than 39 million voters cast their ballots for Sissi, who has been at the helm of the country for a decade.
Sissi's victory guarantees him a third term in office, starting in April and supposed to be his last, under the Egyptian Constitution.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi won the country's presidential election with 89.6% of the vote, securing himself a new six-year term, the National Elections Authority announced.
The head of the Authority, Hazem Badawy, said that turnout had reached an "unprecedented" 66.8% among Egypt's 67 million voters.
More than 39 million voters cast their ballots for Sissi, who has been at the helm of the country for a decade.
Sissi's victory guarantees him a third term in office, starting in April and supposed to be his last, under the Egyptian Constitution.
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🇧🇫 Slight reshuffle in the transitional government of Burkina Faso
The president of the transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, carried out a partial reshuffle of his government, notably concerning the head of diplomacy, according to a presidential decree.
Under this decree, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivia Rouamba, in office since March 2022, gives way to Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré who was until now in charge of the Regional cooperation.
Traore also named Yacouba Zabre Gouba a new mining and energy minister, replacing Jean-Pierre Boussim. In July, Parliament adopted a modification of the mining code allowing the government to use part of mining taxes to support security and development efforts.
No official reason was given for this reshuffle.
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The president of the transition of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, carried out a partial reshuffle of his government, notably concerning the head of diplomacy, according to a presidential decree.
Under this decree, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivia Rouamba, in office since March 2022, gives way to Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré who was until now in charge of the Regional cooperation.
Traore also named Yacouba Zabre Gouba a new mining and energy minister, replacing Jean-Pierre Boussim. In July, Parliament adopted a modification of the mining code allowing the government to use part of mining taxes to support security and development efforts.
No official reason was given for this reshuffle.
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🇿🇦 Zuma says he will not vote for ANC in South Africa's election Former South African president Jacob Zuma said he will not campaign for the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party in the 2024 general election and will vote for a new party. Zuma, who…
🇿🇦 Zuma is free to express himself said the president of South Africa
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he has “noted” his predecessor’s statement about voting for a new party rather than the African National Congress (ANC).
On Saturday, Jacob Zuma said he would campaign for the newly registered Umkhonto We Sizwe party.
He also launched highly personal attacks on President Ramaphosa, including calling him a “proxy” for white capitalist interests.
Asked what the ANC would do about the announcement, President Ramaphosa said: “What I can say to you is that we all listened to that announcement and we have noted what he has said, what he has announced, and that is as far as we are prepared to go at this point in time. And everyone in our country is free to express themselves in relation to who they will vote for and why they will vote for them".
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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has said he has “noted” his predecessor’s statement about voting for a new party rather than the African National Congress (ANC).
On Saturday, Jacob Zuma said he would campaign for the newly registered Umkhonto We Sizwe party.
He also launched highly personal attacks on President Ramaphosa, including calling him a “proxy” for white capitalist interests.
Asked what the ANC would do about the announcement, President Ramaphosa said: “What I can say to you is that we all listened to that announcement and we have noted what he has said, what he has announced, and that is as far as we are prepared to go at this point in time. And everyone in our country is free to express themselves in relation to who they will vote for and why they will vote for them".
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🏴🇿🇦 Al-Qaeda militants free South African hostage after 6 years
Militants linked to the Al-Qaeda have released South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer, who was kidnapped in Libya six years ago, the non-governmental organization that facilitated his release said.
"Gift of the Givers announces the unconditional release of Gerco van Deventer, taken in Libya on Friday, 3 November 2017, sold to an al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali in 2018 and finally released unconditionally on the border between Mali and Algeria after a period of six years and one month, making him the longest held South African hostage in captivity," said the charity.
It added that Deventer was taken to a hospital in Algeria for health checks and would be sent to his country later.
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Militants linked to the Al-Qaeda have released South African paramedic Gerco van Deventer, who was kidnapped in Libya six years ago, the non-governmental organization that facilitated his release said.
"Gift of the Givers announces the unconditional release of Gerco van Deventer, taken in Libya on Friday, 3 November 2017, sold to an al-Qaeda affiliate in Mali in 2018 and finally released unconditionally on the border between Mali and Algeria after a period of six years and one month, making him the longest held South African hostage in captivity," said the charity.
It added that Deventer was taken to a hospital in Algeria for health checks and would be sent to his country later.
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🇸🇩 Thousands flee as battle for Sudan's Wad Madani opens up new front Sudan's Rapid Support Forces battled the army outside the central city of Wad Madani on Saturday, pressing an attack that has opened a new front and forced thousands to flee, witnesses…
🇸🇩🇺🇸 RSF seize Sudan army base in Wad Madani while the US calls for the end of violence
Residents of the Sudanese city of Wad Madani say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have attacked a hospital and have taken over an army base.
The area is home to hundreds of thousands of civilians who have fled the violence further north in the capital, Khartoum.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, the US State Department called on the RSF to cease its advance on Wad Madani.
Washington said the group's actions were inconsistent with its stated aim of protecting Sudanese civilians.
There are also reports of renewed fighting in the city of Nyala in Sudan's western Darfur region.
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Residents of the Sudanese city of Wad Madani say the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have attacked a hospital and have taken over an army base.
The area is home to hundreds of thousands of civilians who have fled the violence further north in the capital, Khartoum.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, the US State Department called on the RSF to cease its advance on Wad Madani.
Washington said the group's actions were inconsistent with its stated aim of protecting Sudanese civilians.
There are also reports of renewed fighting in the city of Nyala in Sudan's western Darfur region.
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🇷🇼🇩🇪 BioNTech aims to start mRNA vaccine output in Rwanda in 2025
COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech aims to start production at its mRNA vaccine factory site in Rwanda in 2025, company officials said. It would be the first foreign company mRNA vaccine manufacturing site on the continent.
The German company's first modular factory elements, based on shipping containers, were delivered to the Kigali construction site in March and were then assembled into so-called BioNTainers.
“Africa will have one of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world," BioNTech co-founder and chief executive officer, said.
The company said in a statement it had fully funded the facility, committing a total of $150 million.
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COVID-19 vaccine maker BioNTech aims to start production at its mRNA vaccine factory site in Rwanda in 2025, company officials said. It would be the first foreign company mRNA vaccine manufacturing site on the continent.
The German company's first modular factory elements, based on shipping containers, were delivered to the Kigali construction site in March and were then assembled into so-called BioNTainers.
“Africa will have one of the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the world," BioNTech co-founder and chief executive officer, said.
The company said in a statement it had fully funded the facility, committing a total of $150 million.
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🇵🇸🇹🇳 Demonstrators commemorate Hamas executive's killing in Tunisia in 2016
Nearly a thousand protesters, many shouting Free Palestine, marked the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Hamas executive and aircraft engineer Mohamed Zouari in Sfax, central-eastern Tunisia.
Zouari was shot dead in the city on December 15, 2016. At the time, Tunisian authorities blamed foreign agents for the engenieer's murder.
On Saturday, the march coordinator highlighted the context of this year's commemoration. "Every year we commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of the martyr Mohamed Zouari, but on a limited scale. This year's commemoration is special because it coincides with the flooding of al-Aqsa (Hamas attack on 7 October)," Mourad Ayedi said.
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Nearly a thousand protesters, many shouting Free Palestine, marked the seventh anniversary of the assassination of Hamas executive and aircraft engineer Mohamed Zouari in Sfax, central-eastern Tunisia.
Zouari was shot dead in the city on December 15, 2016. At the time, Tunisian authorities blamed foreign agents for the engenieer's murder.
On Saturday, the march coordinator highlighted the context of this year's commemoration. "Every year we commemorate the anniversary of the assassination of the martyr Mohamed Zouari, but on a limited scale. This year's commemoration is special because it coincides with the flooding of al-Aqsa (Hamas attack on 7 October)," Mourad Ayedi said.
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