Africa

Libya holds delayed elections in 7 municipalities after security disruptions
7 municipalities are Zawiya Markaz, Zawiya Wassat, Zawya Gharb, Zawya Chamal, Sabrata, Sormane, and Bir Ghnam
Libya holds delayed elections in 7 municipalities after security disruptions
7 municipalities are Zawiya Markaz, Zawiya Wassat, Zawya Gharb, Zawya Chamal, Sabrata, Sormane, and Bir Ghnam

Turkish firm ALP24 expanding energy and mining projects across Africa
Company has recently launched projects in Namibia, Botswana and Zambia, establishing itself as a stakeholder not only in energy and natural resources but also in Africa’s development agenda

Botswana signs $12B investment deal with Qatari firm to accelerate development
Deal to focus on key sectors including infrastructure, energy, the diamond industry, agriculture, cybersecurity and defense

5 bodies exhumed in suspected cult deaths in Kenya
Bodies recovered in Kwa Binzaro village as investigators launch new probe in Kilifi County, where Shakahola cult massacre unfolded in 2023

South Africans protest coal shipments to Israel, demand embargo
‘As a country, which took Israel to the ICJ we cannot again supply coal to Israel, which keeps its electricity grid on, supporting the industrial military complex it uses in carrying out the genocide,” union president tells Anadolu

Dakar urges US to lift sanctions on 4 ICC officials, including Senegalese deputy prosecutor
Sanctions constitute ‘serious violation of the principle of judicial independence,’ ICC judges' right to ‘freely and peacefully’ carry out their mandate, says Senegal's Foreign Ministry