Eskom announces controlled outages in South Africa
South African power provider Eskom have announced controlled outages, involving cutting around 3,000 megawatts of electricity from the grid due...
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Israel stops families from welcoming Palestinian prisoners in Egypt
Israeli authorities are preventing the families of Palestinian prisoners from meeting them in Egypt when released. According to Middle East...
South Africa faced with severe power cuts
South Africa's power company Eskom has announced controlled outages, as they cut 3,000 megawatts of electricity from the grid due...
Report says Europe greenwashes energy using North Africa
Greenpeace have reported that European countries are extracting renewable energy from North African countries, particularly Morocco and Egypt, greenwashing their...
Europe accused of greenwashing using North African energy
According to Greenpeace, European countries are extracting renewable energy from North African countries, particularly Egypt and Morocco, in order to...
24 killed, 800 hospitalised in Sudan cholera outbreak
In Southern Sudan an outbreak of cholera is spreading “out of control”, killing at least 24 and hospitalising 800 over...
Cairo and Khartoum commit to collaborate on Sudan’s rebuilding
The governments in Cairo and Khartoum have agreed to collaborate in supervising the reconstruction process in Sudan after years of...
United Nations calls for immediate ceasefire in Congo
On February 21st, the United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic...
No casualties after explosion outside Russian consulate
On February 24th, an incendiary device exploded outside the Russian consulate in Marseille, on the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion...
Kenya offers to assist in Sudan’s peace talks, amid rising tensions
On February 19th, Kenya announced it would be willing to assist in peace initiatives in Sudan, despite rising tensions between...
Morocco arrests 12 suspected jihadists in “highly dangerous plot”
On February 19th, Moroccan authorities revealed 12 suspects had been arrested in a "highly dangerous terror plot" linked to the...
France hands over control of last military base in Ivory Coast
The Ivory Coast have officially taken control of Port-Bouët, their last remaining French military base on February 20th. According to...
Strike shut Tunisian mining town after road accident
Schools and businesses in one of Tunisia’s key mining towns, Om Laarayes, closed on February 20th, as part of a...
Archaeologists discover pre-Phoenician settlement in Kach Kouch
In Morocco, archeologists have discovered the oldest pre-Phoenician settlement in North Africa, finding evidence of a bronze age village. According...
Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali in hope to end dispute
Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has signed an agreement with the Malian government, ending an almost two-year dispute over its...
