DAKAR, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Senegal will conduct an audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye told the nation in a televised speech on Wednesday, while also reassuring investors they were welcome in the country.Faye defeated the ruling coalition’s candidate in a March…

Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre MOGADISHU, April 5 (NNN-AGENCIES) –Somalia on Thursday expelled Ethiopian ambassador to Mogadishu as tensions between the two countries rise over the alleged interference in internal affairs.The decision came after a cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Barre saw Mogadishu promptly order the expulsion…

PRETORIA, April 5 (NNN-SANEWS) — Political parties and independent candidates contesting the 2024 National and Provincial Elections have signed the Electoral Commission’s Code of Conduct committing to abide by the set of rules that are meant to ensure free and fair elections. The General Elections will be held on May…

President Faure Gnassingbé has been in power since 2005, succeeding his father LOME, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Togo has delayed parliamentary and regional elections amid tensions following controversial constitutional reform.The reform approved by lawmakers last week replaced the presidential system with a parliamentary one.It also hands executive power to the…

South African footballer Luke Fleurs JOHANNESBURG, April 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — South African footballer Luke Fleurs has been shot dead in a car hijacking, his team says.The shooting took place at a petrol station on Wednesday night in the Johannesburg suburb of Florida.The 24-year-old was waiting to be attended to when…

PORT SUDAN, April 4 (NNN0-AGENCIES) – Sudan’s prosecution accused on Wednesday former prime minister Abdalla Hamdok of “inciting war against the state” and other charges that could carry the death penalty, according to state television. The prosecutor’s office is loyal to military chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, whose regular armed forces…