Africa

The collapse of a tailings dam in South Africa earlier this month has put the spotlight on the need for binding global regulations of facilities used to store mining waste, investors and industry leaders said. A dam holding liquid mine waste from a tailings reprocessing operation near the historic Jagersfontein …

Videos shared on social media show people removing bales of maize meal from a truck that overturned on a major highway in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. The crowd of looters include motorists, motorbike taxi operators and pedestrians. The cause of the accident is unclear and there were no police officers on …

A 30-year-old man is reported to have been murdered in a robbery attack at Ohwim in the Ashanti Region in Ghana, local media reported. The man was shot in his residence during the attack. He was subsequently rushed to a private health facility but was later referred to the Komfo …

Leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) imposed sanctions on members of Guinea’s military government following the country’s coup last year. The leaders from the bloc met in New York where they were attending the UN General Assembly. They agreed on “gradual sanctions” on a list of …

Even if Sahelian countries have only a small share of responsibility in the phenomenon of global warming (1% of greenhouse gas emissions), they are suffering the full force of the consequences. Between rising temperatures, drought and soil degradation, the Sahel region is unfairly suffering the effects of climate change and …

Several countries on the African continent are increasingly integrating armed drones into their strategy to combat the terrorist threat. But experts said this logistical power will not be enough to overcome this phenomenon, which continues to gain ground. Drones used since the beginning of the year by Burkina Faso, Togo …

Uganda’s health ministry reported six new Ebola cases after officials confirmed an outbreak in the country earlier in the week in the central district of Mubende. The authorities are also investigating whether seven other deaths, including that of a one-year-old girl, were due to Ebola. Of the six new cases, …

Ghanaian police arrested a pastor who said he helped a local chief kidnap, murder and bury a nursing student in the center of the country. Georgina Asor Botchwey, 22, went missing over a week ago after she went for an interview at Cape Coast. Her body was later exhumed by …

The Senegalese justice sentenced the mayor of Dakar, Barthélémy Dias, to two years in prison following his appeal judgment for the death of a man shot dead in 2011, in a context of political violence. The violence occurred amid growing protests against incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade’s bid for a third …

French President Emmanuel Macron met with Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to discuss tensions between the two neighbors over rebel activity near their common border. The meeting came moments after Rwandan President Paul Kagame told the UN General Assembly that “blame game doesn’t solve problems”. …