Africa

Victims died after inhaling toxic fumes while attempting to tap an oil pipeline in Rivers State, a community group says.

Chama Cha Mapinduzi has chosen Energy Minister Deogratius Ndejembi to succeed Emmanuel John Nchimbi, who is expected to leave office on 4 September.

A new study documents 7,825 kidnapping victims over the past year and an estimated $5.8 million paid in ransoms, turning a security crisis into an economic one.

The 15-year, World Bank-backed financing gives Kigali access to Japanese-currency funding and diversifies borrowing away from dollars and euros.

The Constitutional Court's ruling is a victory for coastal communities and sets a precedent for how future offshore projects must consult those affected.

The Electoral Commission has halted counting and the announcement of results across the country after violence in several districts; the suspension will be reviewed within 24 hours.

Eight injured survivors, all Lesotho nationals, remain in hospital as police continue recovery work at the disused dump.

Households remain under pressure even as reforms boost investor confidence.

Human Rights Watch has accused Russia's Africa Corps of killing eight civilians, including three children, during what it described as an indiscriminate attack in central Mali.

Foreign ministers discussed water, sanitation and delivery of Agenda 2063, but the final public record of adopted commitments had not appeared on the African Union’s website by the time of publication.

Salva Kiir has removed Johnny Ohisa as governor of the Bank of South Sudan and reappointed Addis Ababa Othow amid oil revenue losses, inflation and currency pressure.

Kinshasa says the FDLR has signed a protocol committing to disarmament and cantonment. Kigali rejects the arrangement as inconsistent with the US-brokered peace framework.

Foreign ministers have spent two days reviewing continental priorities, with pressure mounting for declarations to be matched by funding, deadlines and national implementation.

South Africa has promised to pursue those responsible for recent violence, while Nigeria is compiling claims for compensation after attacks and looting affected Nigerian citizens and other African migrants.

The two-day meeting is being held under the African Union's water-and-sanitation theme and will prepare decisions requiring coordination among member states, the AU Commission and regional organisations.

African legislators meeting in Midrand are being urged to turn continental commitments on water, sanitation, trade and governance into funded national programmes and measurable improvements.

African legislators are gathering in Midrand to consider water, sanitation, trade, peace, governance, gender and youth affairs during the first ordinary session of the Parliament's seventh legislature.

Parliamentarians from across Africa will meet in Midrand to consider water and sanitation, peace and security, trade, regional integration, gender and youth affairs.

The Pan-African Parliament says continental water and sanitation commitments must be converted into stronger laws, public investment and accountable national programmes.

African leaders meeting in Accra have been challenged to back health declarations with domestic financing, stronger health systems and expanded production of medicines, vaccines and diagnostics.

Ministers, central-bank governors and development experts are meeting in Abidjan to examine financing, trade, minerals and industrial development under the African Union's Agenda 2063.

African leaders, ministers, health organisations and civil-society representatives are gathering in Ghana for a high-level summit focused on AIDS, tuberculosis, maternal health and universal healthcare.