Wed 02 August 2023: An investigation has found that methane gas was the cause of the deadly Lillian Ngoyi Street (formerly known as Bree Street) explosion that rocked the Johannesburg city centre last month. This was revealed by City of Johannesburg City Manager, Floyd Brink, during a media briefing on Wednesday. The explosion killed one person, […]
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Wed 02 August 2023: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and African Union (AU) Commission Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat agreed Tuesday that there is “no acceptable military to solution” to the crisis in Niger. Blinken spoke with Mahamat by telephone to discuss “the concerning developments in Niger,” and both “reiterated the shared U.S.-AU priorities of seeing […]
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Tue 01 August 2023: Days after President Mohamed Bazoum was deposed by members of his presidential guard, at least four European nations on Tuesday said that preparations to remove their citizens from Niger were under way. The German foreign ministry said in a statement that the French had “offered, within the limits of available capacity, […]
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Tue 01 August 2023: The Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has announced that the price of all grades of petrol and diesel will increase from Wednesday this week. The price of illuminating paraffin is also expected to rise with the only decrease to be implemented on the price of LP gas. Adjustments to […]
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Tue 01 August 2023: In the first six months of this year, 231 rhinos were killed in South Africa, representing an 11% decrease when compared to the same period last year. This represents a decline of 28 animals killed for their horn. Addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, […]
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The leader of the Malian military junta, Colonel Assimi Goita (Left) with the president of the transitional government of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré (Right). File Photo. Tue 01 August 2023: Any military action against the leaders of last week’s coup in Niger would be viewed as a “declaration of war,” according to the […]
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General Abdourahmane Tchiani (second from right), who was declared Niger’s new head of state by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger on July 28, 2023 Mon 31 July 2023: A planned 30 billion CFA franc ($51m) bond issuance by Niger scheduled for Monday in the West African regional […]
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Mon 31 July 2023: Mozambique is taking action to protect its forests as the southern African country loses about 267,000 hectares of forests every year, a senior official said on Friday. It poses a concern as these forest areas could be utilized for the utilization of non-timber forest products, such as medicinal plants, which have […]
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Sat 29 July 2023: Now, don’t misunderstand me. The development of BRICS, and the potential expansion of BRICS is a good thing, or CAN be a good thing. No question about it. But we have to understand that this is not something that the global business and investment community is alarmed by or that took […]
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Mon 31 July 2023: People in Niamey, the Niger Republic’s main city, flocked to the streets in response to the coup, which sparked an anti-French campaign against colonialism. In front of the Embassy, thousands of demonstrators gathered to voice their disapproval. It attracted attention as some protesters carried banners and sang pro-Russian slogans among the […]
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