🇳🇬 Around 200 people killed in Christmas Eve attacks on remote villages in Nigeria
At least 190 people were killed and others are missing after a series of attacks by gunmen on remote villages in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state.
Officials and survivors confirmed the Christmas Eve attacks. People said the gangs launched "well-coordinated" attacks in "not fewer than 20 different communities" and torched houses on Saturday and Sunday. Gunfire was still heard on Monday morning. Citizens already call it a "Black Christmas".
More than 300 wounded people have reportedly been taken to hospitals. There are fears of a higher death toll as some people remain unaccounted for.
Witnesses said it took more than 12 hours before security agencies responded.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, though blame fell on herders from the Fulani tribe, who have been carrying out such mass killings of Christians across the northwest and central regions.
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At least 190 people were killed and others are missing after a series of attacks by gunmen on remote villages in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state.
Officials and survivors confirmed the Christmas Eve attacks. People said the gangs launched "well-coordinated" attacks in "not fewer than 20 different communities" and torched houses on Saturday and Sunday. Gunfire was still heard on Monday morning. Citizens already call it a "Black Christmas".
More than 300 wounded people have reportedly been taken to hospitals. There are fears of a higher death toll as some people remain unaccounted for.
Witnesses said it took more than 12 hours before security agencies responded.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks, though blame fell on herders from the Fulani tribe, who have been carrying out such mass killings of Christians across the northwest and central regions.
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🇦🇪🇨🇬 UAE concludes trade talks with Republic of Congo
The United Arab Emirates has completed negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement with the Republic of Congo, the second such deal announced with an African state in a week.
"The breadth of the UAE's trade network continues to broaden as we conclude negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville - a thriving economy in West-Central Africa and valued trade and investment partner," Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE trade minister said.
Last week, the UAE, a major global oil exporter and OPEC member, completed talks for a trade deal with Mauritius, its first with an African country.
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The United Arab Emirates has completed negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement with the Republic of Congo, the second such deal announced with an African state in a week.
"The breadth of the UAE's trade network continues to broaden as we conclude negotiations toward a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with the Republic of Congo-Brazzaville - a thriving economy in West-Central Africa and valued trade and investment partner," Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE trade minister said.
Last week, the UAE, a major global oil exporter and OPEC member, completed talks for a trade deal with Mauritius, its first with an African country.
#UAE #Congo
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🇪🇬🇵🇸🇮🇱 Egypt says it is awaiting responses on plan to end Gaza war
Egypt confirmed on Thursday that it had put forward a framework proposal to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip that includes three stages ending with a ceasefire, and said it was awaiting responses on the plan.
Egypt would give further details of the plan once those responses are received, Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt's State Information Service, said in a statement.
The proposal is an attempt "to bring viewpoints between all concerned parties closer, in an effort to stop Palestinian bloodshed and the aggression against the Gaza Strip and restore peace and stability to the region," he said.
Egyptian security sources had previously said the proposal included a multi-stage ceasefire involving prisoner releases by Israel and Hamas.
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Egypt confirmed on Thursday that it had put forward a framework proposal to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip that includes three stages ending with a ceasefire, and said it was awaiting responses on the plan.
Egypt would give further details of the plan once those responses are received, Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt's State Information Service, said in a statement.
The proposal is an attempt "to bring viewpoints between all concerned parties closer, in an effort to stop Palestinian bloodshed and the aggression against the Gaza Strip and restore peace and stability to the region," he said.
Egyptian security sources had previously said the proposal included a multi-stage ceasefire involving prisoner releases by Israel and Hamas.
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🇸🇩🇺🇬 Sudan RSF leader visits Uganda in first known wartime foreign trip The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo said he met Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, his first confirmed appearance outside of Sudan…
🇸🇩🇪🇹 Sudan RSF leader visits Ethiopia in first public wartime tour
The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo visited Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Thursday in the second leg of a rare publicly-announced foreign tour.
Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen met Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti, at Ethiopia's Bole International Airport on Thursday.
There are also pictures of his arrival and a meeting with Demeke and the prime minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed. There a no information what sides will talk about. However, we can assume that Ahmed will try to raise the topic of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Maybe he will try to trade his help to RSF for convenient agreement regarding the dam if RSF win the Sudan's war.
Hemedti visited Uganda yesterday and met President Yoweri Museveni at his country home in Rwakitura and discussed, among other things, ways to put an end to the continued conflict in Sudan, said the Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation.
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The leader of Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo visited Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa on Thursday in the second leg of a rare publicly-announced foreign tour.
Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen met Dagalo, commonly known as Hemedti, at Ethiopia's Bole International Airport on Thursday.
There are also pictures of his arrival and a meeting with Demeke and the prime minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed. There a no information what sides will talk about. However, we can assume that Ahmed will try to raise the topic of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Maybe he will try to trade his help to RSF for convenient agreement regarding the dam if RSF win the Sudan's war.
Hemedti visited Uganda yesterday and met President Yoweri Museveni at his country home in Rwakitura and discussed, among other things, ways to put an end to the continued conflict in Sudan, said the Ugandan Broadcasting Corporation.
#Sudan #Ethiopia
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🇨🇩 DR Congo government rules out election re-run demanded by opposition
Democratic Republic of Congo will not cancel the results of last week's presidential election despite repeated calls from the opposition for a full re-run of the disputed vote, government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya said.
Police forcibly broke up a banned march on Wednesday in the capital Kinshasa by people protesting against the way the presidential and legislative election was conducted. The opposition has said there were widespread irregularities and fraud. The CENI election commission denies this.
Muyaya said that the opposition should wait until full results are published and challenge them in the courts if necessary.
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Democratic Republic of Congo will not cancel the results of last week's presidential election despite repeated calls from the opposition for a full re-run of the disputed vote, government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya said.
Police forcibly broke up a banned march on Wednesday in the capital Kinshasa by people protesting against the way the presidential and legislative election was conducted. The opposition has said there were widespread irregularities and fraud. The CENI election commission denies this.
Muyaya said that the opposition should wait until full results are published and challenge them in the courts if necessary.
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🇪🇹 Aerial strike on Ethiopia church grounds kills eight
An aerial strike on the grounds of a church in Ethiopia's Oromiya region killed eight people and injured five as they collected corn, two witnesses and an opposition political party said.
Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu dismissed the accounts of the air strike as "an absolute lie".
The compound of the Baro Full Gospel Church in the Horo Gudru Wellega zone, around 200 km northwest of the capital Addis Ababa, was attacked on Monday morning, when people were gathering to collect corn from a field, witnesses said.
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An aerial strike on the grounds of a church in Ethiopia's Oromiya region killed eight people and injured five as they collected corn, two witnesses and an opposition political party said.
Government spokesperson Legesse Tulu dismissed the accounts of the air strike as "an absolute lie".
The compound of the Baro Full Gospel Church in the Horo Gudru Wellega zone, around 200 km northwest of the capital Addis Ababa, was attacked on Monday morning, when people were gathering to collect corn from a field, witnesses said.
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🇳🇬 Nigerian crude exports set to dip in February
Exports of four main Nigerian crude oil grades in February are set to average about 657,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to preliminary programmes, down slightly from the previous month.
The scheduled loadings of Bonny Light, Bonga, Qua Iboe and Forcados crude oil streams stood at 792,000 bpd for January, according to Reuters calculations.
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Exports of four main Nigerian crude oil grades in February are set to average about 657,000 barrels per day (bpd), according to preliminary programmes, down slightly from the previous month.
The scheduled loadings of Bonny Light, Bonga, Qua Iboe and Forcados crude oil streams stood at 792,000 bpd for January, according to Reuters calculations.
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🇧🇯🇳🇪 Benin removes suspension of transiting goods to Niger
Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou, the port's director general said.
Sanctions by ECOWAS have led to the closure of the border with Benin, which has seen a fall in revenues after the transport of goods to Niger via its ports was halted.
"The measure relating to the suspension of imported goods destined for Niger at the port of Cotonou has been lifted," said the port's director general Bart Jozef Johan Van Eenoo.
The measure was taken "in view of the substantial improvement in the operational conditions for handling goods at the port of Cotonou, in particular the reduction in the rate of congestion," he added.
The move comes almost a week after Benin President Patrice Talon called for relations to be swiftly re-established between his country and neighbouring Niger.
#Benin #Niger
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Benin has lifted its suspension of imported goods transiting to Niger through the port of Cotonou, the port's director general said.
Sanctions by ECOWAS have led to the closure of the border with Benin, which has seen a fall in revenues after the transport of goods to Niger via its ports was halted.
"The measure relating to the suspension of imported goods destined for Niger at the port of Cotonou has been lifted," said the port's director general Bart Jozef Johan Van Eenoo.
The measure was taken "in view of the substantial improvement in the operational conditions for handling goods at the port of Cotonou, in particular the reduction in the rate of congestion," he added.
The move comes almost a week after Benin President Patrice Talon called for relations to be swiftly re-established between his country and neighbouring Niger.
#Benin #Niger
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🇷🇺🇧🇫 Russia reopens embassy in Burkina Faso
Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to reopen the embassy during the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg in July.
The embassy was closed in 1992 as Moscow reduced its involvement in Africa following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The embassy was reopened at a ceremony in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, Russia's state-owned news agency Tass reported.
Russia has not yet named the head of the mission.
#Russia #BurkinaFaso
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Russia has reopened its embassy in Burkina Faso after it was shut more than 30 years ago, officials have said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced plans to reopen the embassy during the Russia-Africa summit in St Petersburg in July.
The embassy was closed in 1992 as Moscow reduced its involvement in Africa following the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The embassy was reopened at a ceremony in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, Russia's state-owned news agency Tass reported.
Russia has not yet named the head of the mission.
#Russia #BurkinaFaso
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🇪🇹 Fitch downgrades Ethiopia on rising default risk Fitch downgraded Ethiopia deeper into junk territory on Thursday to CC from CCC-, citing gaps in the country's external financing that it said increased its likelihood of a default. Ratings in the CC bracket…
🇪🇹 Fitch cuts Ethiopia's Eurobond to 'default' after missed payment
Fitch downgraded the rating on Ethiopia's only international government bond to "default" from "near default" after the east African country failed to make a $33 million coupon payment.
Ethiopia became Africa's third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make the payment on the $1 billion Eurobond.
While the payment was due on December 11, a 14-day grace period clause meant it technically had until Tuesday to provide the money.
The agency also lowered Ethiopia's long-term foreign currency rating to "RD" or restricted default, from "C". It does not assign outlooks to sovereigns rated "CCC+" or below.
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Fitch downgraded the rating on Ethiopia's only international government bond to "default" from "near default" after the east African country failed to make a $33 million coupon payment.
Ethiopia became Africa's third default in as many years on Tuesday after it failed to make the payment on the $1 billion Eurobond.
While the payment was due on December 11, a 14-day grace period clause meant it technically had until Tuesday to provide the money.
The agency also lowered Ethiopia's long-term foreign currency rating to "RD" or restricted default, from "C". It does not assign outlooks to sovereigns rated "CCC+" or below.
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🇿🇲 Zambia facing a double epidemic of cholera and anthrax Zambia, already facing its worst anthrax epidemic in more than a decade, has recorded new deaths caused by cholera, health authorities reported. The number of victims of cholera rose to 64 for the…
🇿🇲 Zambian Government steps up anti-cholera campaign as deaths near 100
The Zambian authorities announced that they were stepping up their health campaign to combat cholera, a disease that has been on the rise since October and has already claimed the lives of nearly a hundred people in country this year.
The Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo, called for more drastic hygiene measures in households, and her counterpart in charge of Water, Mike Mposha, said that chlorine would be more widely distributed to disinfect contaminated water in the regions most affected by cholera.
Five deaths and 111 new cases of contamination were recorded in 24 hours, due in particular to heavy rainfall, which accelerates the transmission of the bacterial disease through infected water and food, said Sylvia Masebo. This is the highest daily total in 2023.
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The Zambian authorities announced that they were stepping up their health campaign to combat cholera, a disease that has been on the rise since October and has already claimed the lives of nearly a hundred people in country this year.
The Minister of Health, Sylvia Masebo, called for more drastic hygiene measures in households, and her counterpart in charge of Water, Mike Mposha, said that chlorine would be more widely distributed to disinfect contaminated water in the regions most affected by cholera.
Five deaths and 111 new cases of contamination were recorded in 24 hours, due in particular to heavy rainfall, which accelerates the transmission of the bacterial disease through infected water and food, said Sylvia Masebo. This is the highest daily total in 2023.
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🇨🇩 Felix Tshisekedi edges toward victory in presidential election in DR Congo
A sweeping victory for incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi in the December 20-21 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo seemed assured on Thursday evening, as partial results became increasingly consistent, officially giving him 76% of the vote.
Of the 12.5 million votes counted by the electoral commission (Céni), 60-year-old Félix Tshisekedi, who is seeking a second five-year term, obtained 9.5 million.
He was followed by businessman and former governor of Katanga (south-east) Moïse Katumbi (16.5%) and another opponent, Martin Fayulu (4.4%). The twenty or so other candidates on the ballot failed to reach 1%.
However, no official statement was made on Thursday evening. The Céni's long-established timetable calls for the publication of the full provisional results of the single-round presidential election on December 31. The Constitutional Court is due to have the final say in January.
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A sweeping victory for incumbent President Félix Tshisekedi in the December 20-21 elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo seemed assured on Thursday evening, as partial results became increasingly consistent, officially giving him 76% of the vote.
Of the 12.5 million votes counted by the electoral commission (Céni), 60-year-old Félix Tshisekedi, who is seeking a second five-year term, obtained 9.5 million.
He was followed by businessman and former governor of Katanga (south-east) Moïse Katumbi (16.5%) and another opponent, Martin Fayulu (4.4%). The twenty or so other candidates on the ballot failed to reach 1%.
However, no official statement was made on Thursday evening. The Céni's long-established timetable calls for the publication of the full provisional results of the single-round presidential election on December 31. The Constitutional Court is due to have the final say in January.
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🇩🇪🇲🇦 German bank provides 257 million euros in loans and grants for Morocco
Rabat has concluded three loan contracts totaling 250 million euros, as well as two grant contracts worth 7 million euros with the German Development Bank. They concern financing relating to social protection, sustainable mobility, and irrigation.
Improving the living conditions of the population via a program to support the social protection project, it is around this axis that a first subsidized loan of 120 million euros, accompanied by a donation of 2 million euros has been allocated.
The second concerns the financing of the Fund to support urban and interurban road transport reforms (FART). In this context, the loan amounts to 100 million euros, backed by a donation of 5 million euros.
It will be used to promote and finance the development of a modern and climate-friendly public transport offer in Moroccan cities and towns.
#Germany #Morocco
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Rabat has concluded three loan contracts totaling 250 million euros, as well as two grant contracts worth 7 million euros with the German Development Bank. They concern financing relating to social protection, sustainable mobility, and irrigation.
Improving the living conditions of the population via a program to support the social protection project, it is around this axis that a first subsidized loan of 120 million euros, accompanied by a donation of 2 million euros has been allocated.
The second concerns the financing of the Fund to support urban and interurban road transport reforms (FART). In this context, the loan amounts to 100 million euros, backed by a donation of 5 million euros.
It will be used to promote and finance the development of a modern and climate-friendly public transport offer in Moroccan cities and towns.
#Germany #Morocco
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🇨🇮🇬🇳 Ivory Coast will deliver 50 million liters of gasoline monthly to Guinea
Ivory Coast will deliver 50 million liters of gasoline per month to Guinea, following the explosion and fire at the country's main fuel depot, Ivorian national television announced.
“The practical terms of the contract and the security of the convoys will be signed this Thursday,” said journalist from Radiotélévision Ivoirienne from the channel, specifying that Guinea had a monthly need of 70 million liters of gasoline.
The Guinean Minister of the Economy, Moussa Cissé, met on Wednesday in Abidjan with the Ivorian Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly.
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Ivory Coast will deliver 50 million liters of gasoline per month to Guinea, following the explosion and fire at the country's main fuel depot, Ivorian national television announced.
“The practical terms of the contract and the security of the convoys will be signed this Thursday,” said journalist from Radiotélévision Ivoirienne from the channel, specifying that Guinea had a monthly need of 70 million liters of gasoline.
The Guinean Minister of the Economy, Moussa Cissé, met on Wednesday in Abidjan with the Ivorian Minister of Mines, Oil and Energy, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly.
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🇹🇩 Chad votes yes to new constitution Chadians have voted in favour of a new constitution that critics say could help cement the power of junta leader Mahamat Idriss Deby. The referendum held earlier this month was approved by 86% of voters, the government…
🇹🇩 Chad's supreme court approves 'yes' referendum vote
Chad's Supreme Court definitively validated the results of the referendum for a new constitution organized by the military junta, a key step intended to pave the way for elections in the country at the end of 2024.
According to the final results, the "yes" side won with 85.90% of the vote, while the "no" side won 14.10%, with a turnout of 62.8%, the president of the Supreme Court told a press conference.
For some members of the opposition and civil society, the result of this ballot resembles a plebiscite designed to pave the way for the election of the transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Bloc Fédéral, an opposition coalition which had called for the results to be annulled on the grounds of several irregularities in the voting process.
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Chad's Supreme Court definitively validated the results of the referendum for a new constitution organized by the military junta, a key step intended to pave the way for elections in the country at the end of 2024.
According to the final results, the "yes" side won with 85.90% of the vote, while the "no" side won 14.10%, with a turnout of 62.8%, the president of the Supreme Court told a press conference.
For some members of the opposition and civil society, the result of this ballot resembles a plebiscite designed to pave the way for the election of the transitional president, General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno.
The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the Bloc Fédéral, an opposition coalition which had called for the results to be annulled on the grounds of several irregularities in the voting process.
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🇩🇿🇫🇷 Algerian president’s visit to France still not finalized
The state visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to France is "still the subject of preparations", affirmed the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, specifying that it depends on the settlement of five files.
“In all sincerity, the conditions of this visit are not suitable,” declared Attaf. He listed the issues of memory, mobility, economic cooperation, the French nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara, return of the restitution of the sword as well as the burnous of Emir Abdelkader.
“We have not reached agreements on five major and heavy issues. But we continue to work on them,” reiterated the minister.
At the beginning of August, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared that his state visit to France was "still maintained" but depended "on the program" of the Élysée, specifying that a "state visit has conditions" and "no "It's not a tourist visit. "
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The state visit of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to France is "still the subject of preparations", affirmed the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, specifying that it depends on the settlement of five files.
“In all sincerity, the conditions of this visit are not suitable,” declared Attaf. He listed the issues of memory, mobility, economic cooperation, the French nuclear tests in the Algerian Sahara, return of the restitution of the sword as well as the burnous of Emir Abdelkader.
“We have not reached agreements on five major and heavy issues. But we continue to work on them,” reiterated the minister.
At the beginning of August, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared that his state visit to France was "still maintained" but depended "on the program" of the Élysée, specifying that a "state visit has conditions" and "no "It's not a tourist visit. "
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