Category: Rest of Africa

The incident caused an uproar among aviation stakeholders over air transport security, after the United Nigeria Airline flight NUA 0506 with more than 232 passengers from Lagos enroute to Abuja landed in Asaba, capital of Delta State, to the consternation of the passengers, flight crew and foreign pilots. 

The detachment in the Sahel region was the target of a "large-scale militia attack perpetrated by armed terrorist groups" on Sunday, a security source said, adding that the army imposed "heavy losses" on the attackers.

Impala Platinum said the "devastating accident" happened on Monday at its Rustenburg mine, northwest of Johannesburg, as more than 80 employees were leaving a shaft at the end of their shift.

The Ceni announced that Rajoelina obtained a total of 2,856,090 votes, or 58.95 percent of the votes, at a press conference.

A first flight carrying 221 youths left the southern African nation for Israel on Saturday and more would be sent soon, it said.

Artillery and rocket fire criss-crossed over the river between "the army in Omdurman, on the west bank, and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Khartoum North on the east bank," a witness told AFP.

Such was the situation through most of last week, a recurring and escalating problem reflecting the rapid deterioration of the rail cargo, ports and road infrastructure of the leading manufacturing economy in Africa.

"The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) confirms parole placement for Mr Oscar Leonard Carl Pistorius, effectively from January 5, 2024," a DCS spokesman said.

The fact that incumbent President George Opong Weah lost the presidency is not a surprise. That he didn’t fight to stay on, like many of his peers in the region, is what may be new, leading to an outpouring of praises for him.

Pistorius, 37, will appear before a parole board at a correctional centre outside Pretoria where he is currently detained on Friday.