The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela have met for the first time in years, as the neighbouring countries continue to repair their relationship and push to deepen economic ties. The…
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Uganda: Commercial oil exploration to begin in 2025
Uganda aims to start commercially pumping its oil reserves in April 2025, with China being considered as a potential source of funds to develop an export pipeline, authorities said on…
DRC: Kenya deploys hundreds of troops to regional force in Goma
Kenyan President William Ruto says his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to join a new regional force tasked with…
Ethiopia: Government, Tigrayan forces agree to end two-year war
The parties in the conflict in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have agreed on a “permanent cessation of hostilities”, the African Union mediator said, just more than a week after…
South African: Police find 21 bodies at Krugersdorp mine
South African police are investigating the discovery of at least 21 bodies of suspected illegal miners, found near an active mine in the town of Krugersdorp, west of Johannesburg. According…
Pakistan: Ex-prime minister Imran Khan shot and wounded in Wazirabad
Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has survived a gun assault on his convoy while holding a protest march in the eastern city of Wazirabad. He was wounded in the…
Nigeria: Police launch search for 21 abducted farm workers
Police in Nigeria are searching for 21 people abducted by gunmen while working on farmland whose owner is believed to have owed the alleged kidnappers coerced payments. Katsina state police…
Algeria: Saudi Arabia and UAE not attending first Arab League summit in two years
The first Arab League summit since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to begin in Algeria, but political divisions continue to rankle among the regional organisation’s members. Arab…
Denmark: Elections pave way for change in nation’s political landscape
Polling stations across Denmark have closed in a national election expected to change the Scandinavian nation’s political landscape, as the country’s former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen looked set to become…
Nigeria: Music star Davido’s three-year-old son drowns
The three-year-old son of Nigerian music star Davido has died in an apparent drowning in the the swimming pool at the singer’s house, according to police. The singer, whose real…