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🌍 Gambian leader vows power boost after violent blackout protests Gambian President Adama Barrow on Tuesday pledged to boost power supplies by next month after violent protests over blackouts that have dogged the west African country since June https://ift.tt/cq16tMr via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Concerns over wildlife, water supply, as wildfire rages across Mount Kenya A wildfire has burned about 8,700 hectares of vegetation on Mount Kenya since the fire was first reported on Sept 1, Mount Kenya Trust, an environmental conservation group, said. https://ift.tt/KF8YJVd via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 'We are tired': Gambians struggle after months of power outages After months of electricity outages which have recently grown more severe, residents of The Gambia are becoming desperate. Thousands took to the streets on Monday in protest over the blackouts, burning tyres and chanting against the president. https://ift.tt/qvBLwWp via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed Burundians in Nairobi flocked to their embassy on Monday to get travel documents, days after Kenyan president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses run by foreigners. https://ift.tt/bdeQrgT via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Tunisian journalists protest after arrest of reporter Dozens of journalists protested in Tunisia on Tuesday over the arrest of a reporter on money-laundering charges, accusations his lawyer said were unfounded https://ift.tt/uLs12xR via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Senegal lawmakers push back against PM Lo over IMF agreement The International Monetary Fund took centre stage on Tuesday during debates in Senegal's National Assembly. Laying out the government’s general policy statement, Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Mohamed Lo defended its recent agreement with the IMF on a three year aid programme worth $2.2 billion. https://ift.tt/cUxPwYQ via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Foreigners in Kenya given 90 days to regularise documents The Kenyan government on Tuesday gave foreigners running businesses in the country 90 days to obtain or update required documents, including work permits and business licenses. The move followed remarks by the president about foreign-owned businesses that sparked panic in immigrant communities. https://ift.tt/UBLzmIT via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 WFP says Ebola response in Congo must include food aid World Food Programme Country Director David Stevenson said the response to Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo must go beyond health care alone. https://ift.tt/MVQlL6y via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Man wanted over killing own family in UK pleads guilty to gun offenses in South Africa A man wanted by British police over the killings of his wife and two daughters pleaded guilty Tuesday to firearms offenses in South Africa, where he was arrested in July while on the run. https://ift.tt/IFdpNxQ via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Nepal marks 1 year since Gen Z-led violent revolt against corruption Tuesday marked a year since Gen Z-led violent protests against widespread corruption in Nepal forced the then prime minister, K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. https://ift.tt/3gDyjrx via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 South Africa renews legal bid to stop US auction of Nelson Mandela memorabilia Mandela's eldest daughter, Makaziwe, authorised the sale to raise funds for a memorial garden near her father's grave in Qunu. https://ift.tt/HlSCMvo via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Kenya temporary amnesty eases fears among East African migrants A temporary amnesty for undocumented East African migrants in Kenya after the government urged them to formally register at their embassies and further extended their stay in the country. https://ift.tt/8v7Fs9D via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Houthi strikes set fire to Saudi oil sites wounding 73 Yemen's Houthis claimed on Tuesday a wave of attacks on oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia’s south. https://ift.tt/yA6NsZE via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Jamaica takes slavery reparations campaign to King Charles Britain abolished the slave trade in 1807 and slavery in 1834, but successive governments have rejected calls for reparations or a formal apology. https://ift.tt/O7biumx via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 UN calls for immediate ceasefire as Sudan crisis deepens The United Nations is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, as drone attacks and the destruction of healthcare facilities deepen an already devastating humanitarian crisis. https://ift.tt/BmPk9Uz via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 African travellers face stricter biometric checks at 29 European borders African travellers heading to Europe are being warned to expect stricter biometric checks and potentially longer queues at border crossings. https://ift.tt/6ZoXN8z via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Iran raises petrol prices for heaviest users as economy struggles Iranian drivers have long had some of the cheapest petrol in the world. But with the economy under pressure after months of war, authorities are hiking the price for its heaviest users. https://ift.tt/zuVgRaB via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 DRC tightens state control over mining data in bid to boost influence over its vast mineral wealth The policy comes as competition intensifies between the United States and China for access to critical minerals. https://ift.tt/e7fajLh via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 France: Accused people smugglers go on trial over deadly Channel accident Fourteen people are to go on trial in France on Tuesday over the loss of 31 people including a seven-year-old child in 2021, in the deadliest small-boat crossing accident recorded in the Channel. https://ift.tt/LMTpzWR via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial

🌍 Uncertainty for Burundians in Kenya after president orders foreign-owned businesses closed Burundians in Nairobi flocked to their embassy on Monday to get travel documents, days after Kenyan president William Ruto ordered the closure of small businesses run by foreigners. https://ift.tt/7EkosY6 via @africanewsofficial Follow us on : t.me/africanewsofficial