ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria is losing 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day to theft and pipeline vandalism, regulators say, and has now lost its status as Africa’s largest crude producer to Angola.
With the decline, Nigeria has dropped to fourth place among Africa’s largest crude-producing countries, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest oil market report released this week.
LUANDA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- The President-elect of Angola Joao Lourenco took the oath of office Thursday for a second term as the nation's president at a ceremony held in Luanda, the capital of Angola.
Joao Lourenco of the ruling People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) took the oath of office in the presence of at least 12 heads of state and dozens of other representatives.
The defense and security forces have a considerable presence in the main streets and avenues of Luanda during the inauguration day.
NAIROBI, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's newly elected President William Ruto was sworn in as the country's fifth president at a ceremony in the capital, Nairobi on Tuesday.
Ruto took the oath of office in a peaceful handover ceremony attended by 20 African leaders including global dignitaries after a tightly contested election.
Kenya's outgoing President Uhuru Kenyatta (L) hands over instruments of power to newly elected President William Ruto (R) during Ruto's swearing-in ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya, on Sept. 13, 2022. (Photo by Fred Mutune/Xinhua)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops say they’re willing to abide by an immediate cessation of hostilities and participate in a peace process led by the African Union, a significant shift to which Ethiopia’s government has not yet responded.
The conflict in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region has killed an estimated tens of thousands of people and left millions without basic services for well over a year after fighting erupted in late 2020.
NAIROBI, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Forces in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region that have been fighting the central government for nearly two years said on Sunday they are ready for a ceasefire and would accept an African Union-led peace process.
"We are ready to abide by an immediate and mutually agreed cessation of hostilities," the Tigrayan forces said in a statement.
Tigray has set up a negotiation team that is ready to be deployed "without delay", the statement said. The Ethiopian federal government said in June that the African Union should facilitate peace talks.
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- The East African Community (EAC) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Friday signed an agreement for the deployment of an EAC joint regional force to fight negative forces in the bloc's new member.
BAMAKO Sept 10 (Reuters) - Mali's interim president wants a mutually beneficial solution to end a diplomatic row over 46 Ivorian soldiers detained in Mali, noting that Ivory Coast has given asylum to political figures wanted by his junta, state television said on Saturday.
The Ivorian soldiers were detained at Mali's international airport in the capital, Bamako, on July 10. Mali's junta said they had flown in without permission and were seen as mercenaries.
MOGADISHU, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Somali National Army (SNA)'s special forces on Friday evening killed al-Shabab's regional leader and wounded at least 20 others in a security operation carried out in the Mubarak area of southern Somalia, the government confirmed on Saturday.
The Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism said the operation destroyed the terror group's extortion center near Mubarak village, where they used to extort money from the people.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain’s colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions.
Tributes to the queen’s life have poured in, from world leaders to rock stars to ordinary people — along with some criticism of the monarchy.
LUSAKA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday held a phone conversation with World Bank Group President David Malpass, thanking the global lender for its continued support of Zambia.
The Zambian president said he was delighted to speak to the World Bank chief about many other things which included progress the southern African nation was making toward debt reduction.
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