🇮🇳🇱🇾 Oil India looking at return to Libya
Oil India, opens new tab is talks with stakeholders to restart drilling in Libya, thirteen years after the company exited the country due to political instability, a top company official told.
"Because of some issues there was a haitus. There is a resumption of talks," Oil India chairman Ranjit Rath told.
"We have a long-term risk-taking ability for overseas assets, Rath said.
Earlier in the day, a Reuter's source familiar with the matter said that the company was looking for more foreign assets and is in talks to restart drilling in Libya.
Shares of the state-run oil explorer jumped as much as 12.4% to a record high of 516.40 rupees on Tuesday.
The source said the company was in talks over two blocks in Libya, without giving a timeline for a possible deal.
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Oil India, opens new tab is talks with stakeholders to restart drilling in Libya, thirteen years after the company exited the country due to political instability, a top company official told.
"Because of some issues there was a haitus. There is a resumption of talks," Oil India chairman Ranjit Rath told.
"We have a long-term risk-taking ability for overseas assets, Rath said.
Earlier in the day, a Reuter's source familiar with the matter said that the company was looking for more foreign assets and is in talks to restart drilling in Libya.
Shares of the state-run oil explorer jumped as much as 12.4% to a record high of 516.40 rupees on Tuesday.
The source said the company was in talks over two blocks in Libya, without giving a timeline for a possible deal.
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🇸🇴 Blasts in Somalia's capital Mogadishu kill at least 10
Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday, local residents told.
"I have counted 10 dead people and 15 others injured. My shop is completely destroyed. The blasts took place in four places in the centre of the market," traders at the Bakara market told.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blasts but Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Somalia and elsewhere.
Residents told Reuters several blasts went off, destroying many shops. Three nurses at Erdogan Hospital in Mogadishu told Reuters over 20 injured people had been brought to the facility.
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Several blasts at a popular open-air market in Somalia's capital Mogadishu killed at least 10 people and left many others injured on Tuesday, local residents told.
"I have counted 10 dead people and 15 others injured. My shop is completely destroyed. The blasts took place in four places in the centre of the market," traders at the Bakara market told.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the blasts but Islamist group al Shabaab frequently carries out bombings in Somalia and elsewhere.
Residents told Reuters several blasts went off, destroying many shops. Three nurses at Erdogan Hospital in Mogadishu told Reuters over 20 injured people had been brought to the facility.
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🇺🇸🇪🇬 Blinken met Egypt's Sisi on Gaza hostage deal
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt on his fifth regional tour since October last year.
Blinken was set to meet Egyptian mediators, who, together with other Arab counterparts, have tried to put together a peace deal for Israel-Gaza war.
In Cairo he also met the president of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and was due to travel to Doha for talks with Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The US, Egypt and Qatar have been working on a deal that would halt the war and enable the exchange of Israeli captives held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Egypt on his fifth regional tour since October last year.
Blinken was set to meet Egyptian mediators, who, together with other Arab counterparts, have tried to put together a peace deal for Israel-Gaza war.
In Cairo he also met the president of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and was due to travel to Doha for talks with Qatar’s ruling emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The US, Egypt and Qatar have been working on a deal that would halt the war and enable the exchange of Israeli captives held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
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🇸🇸 Fresh fighting in South Sudan kills 26 people
Fighting between local groups in western South Sudan has killed at least 26 people, officials said, as the country's president and vice president called for an end to rising inter-communal violence.
The latest clashes occurred on Monday when armed youths from Warrap State attacked and burnt a police station and market in Western Bar el Ghazal State, the state's acting governor said.
He said eight security officers and 10 civilians from his state were killed.
The information minister in Warrap, said eight people from his state were also killed. He blamed the fighting on a dispute over fertile land used for grazing and farming.
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Fighting between local groups in western South Sudan has killed at least 26 people, officials said, as the country's president and vice president called for an end to rising inter-communal violence.
The latest clashes occurred on Monday when armed youths from Warrap State attacked and burnt a police station and market in Western Bar el Ghazal State, the state's acting governor said.
He said eight security officers and 10 civilians from his state were killed.
The information minister in Warrap, said eight people from his state were also killed. He blamed the fighting on a dispute over fertile land used for grazing and farming.
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🇲🇦 Moroccan authorities plan new laws to combat art forgeries in growing market
Morocco is planning on passing new laws and strengthening penalties to combat art forgeries in order to protect a multimillion-dollar art market that officials believe will continue to grow.
Morocco chief prosecutor launched a series of meetings with the country's Ministry of culture and the National Foundation of Museums to discuss methods and practices to better police and detect forged paintings and artworks, including handing down harsher sentences and better regulating auction houses.
"This problem is a real danger in this field," said Mehdi Ben Said, Morocco's minister of youth, culture and communication. "Moroccan paintings are now exported abroad and to combat forgery, it is essential to clean this business.
Officials valued the country's art market at roughly $2.5 million and noted paintings in particular were gaining renown throughout the Middle East, particularly in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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Morocco is planning on passing new laws and strengthening penalties to combat art forgeries in order to protect a multimillion-dollar art market that officials believe will continue to grow.
Morocco chief prosecutor launched a series of meetings with the country's Ministry of culture and the National Foundation of Museums to discuss methods and practices to better police and detect forged paintings and artworks, including handing down harsher sentences and better regulating auction houses.
"This problem is a real danger in this field," said Mehdi Ben Said, Morocco's minister of youth, culture and communication. "Moroccan paintings are now exported abroad and to combat forgery, it is essential to clean this business.
Officials valued the country's art market at roughly $2.5 million and noted paintings in particular were gaining renown throughout the Middle East, particularly in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
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🇪🇹🇸🇴 Ethiopia's PM Abiy Ahmed says his country does not wish harm on Somalia
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his country "does not wish any harm" on neighbouring Somalia.
"The people of Ethiopia and Somalia are bound by blood. Many Ethiopians have died for the peace of Somalia," he said, referring to the Ethiopian forces that have backed Somalia's government in its fight with armed Islamist group al-Shabab.
""We are dying in Somalia because the peace of Somalia is the peace of Ethiopia. The development of Somalia is the development of our country. Therefore, the friendship between the two countries is profound," Abiy added.
He went on to blame "some forces for trying to incite conflict between the two nations". But he also continued to talk about access to the sea arguing that it would benefit the whole region.
Abiy had previously described sea access as an "existential issue" for his country.
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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said that his country "does not wish any harm" on neighbouring Somalia.
"The people of Ethiopia and Somalia are bound by blood. Many Ethiopians have died for the peace of Somalia," he said, referring to the Ethiopian forces that have backed Somalia's government in its fight with armed Islamist group al-Shabab.
""We are dying in Somalia because the peace of Somalia is the peace of Ethiopia. The development of Somalia is the development of our country. Therefore, the friendship between the two countries is profound," Abiy added.
He went on to blame "some forces for trying to incite conflict between the two nations". But he also continued to talk about access to the sea arguing that it would benefit the whole region.
Abiy had previously described sea access as an "existential issue" for his country.
#Ethiopia #Somalia
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🇸🇳 ECOWAS urges Senegal to urgently re-establish electoral calendar
ECOWAS on Tuesday urged Senegalese politicians to urgently take measures to re-establish an electoral calendar in line with the constitution after parliament delayed the February 25 presidential vote to December.
The bloc added in a statement that it was following the situation with concern, and called on both politicians and the public to help promote peace.
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ECOWAS on Tuesday urged Senegalese politicians to urgently take measures to re-establish an electoral calendar in line with the constitution after parliament delayed the February 25 presidential vote to December.
The bloc added in a statement that it was following the situation with concern, and called on both politicians and the public to help promote peace.
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🇩🇯 Djibouti steps up coast guard patrols amidst the Red sea crisis
Djibouti has intensified coast guard patrols along its strategic waterways as the Red Sea crisis unfolds.
"When you're securing something, not only the sea, and something happens, you need to increase the time before which is coming, and which is currently going on," Colonel Wais Omar Bogoreh, Djibouti Coast Guard Commander, says.
"That's why we increase our capabilities, we increase how to secure the area more than before according to the situation currently going on in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab."
The narrow Bab al-Mandab strait is all that separates Djibouti from Yemen, from where the Houthi fighters have launched a series of attacks on Israeli-linked ships.
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Djibouti has intensified coast guard patrols along its strategic waterways as the Red Sea crisis unfolds.
"When you're securing something, not only the sea, and something happens, you need to increase the time before which is coming, and which is currently going on," Colonel Wais Omar Bogoreh, Djibouti Coast Guard Commander, says.
"That's why we increase our capabilities, we increase how to secure the area more than before according to the situation currently going on in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandab."
The narrow Bab al-Mandab strait is all that separates Djibouti from Yemen, from where the Houthi fighters have launched a series of attacks on Israeli-linked ships.
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🇺🇬🇺🇳 Uganda's Judge Sebutinde takes over as ICJ vice-president
Ugandan-born Judge Julia Sebutinde has been elected vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague.
The judge recently caused controversy when she ruled against emergency measures requested by South Africa against Israel over the war in Gaza.
She was the only judge on the 17-member ICJ panel to vote against all six measures adopted by the ICJ court in a ruling ordering Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide.
The Ugandan government distanced itself from the judge's dissenting opinion, saying it did not represent the country's position in the conflict.
The court announced that Sebutinde was elected vice-president for three years, in what appears to be a major vote of confidence in her.
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Ugandan-born Judge Julia Sebutinde has been elected vice-president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague.
The judge recently caused controversy when she ruled against emergency measures requested by South Africa against Israel over the war in Gaza.
She was the only judge on the 17-member ICJ panel to vote against all six measures adopted by the ICJ court in a ruling ordering Israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide.
The Ugandan government distanced itself from the judge's dissenting opinion, saying it did not represent the country's position in the conflict.
The court announced that Sebutinde was elected vice-president for three years, in what appears to be a major vote of confidence in her.
#Uganda #UN
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🇸🇳 Three Senegal opposition lawmakers arrested after disputed vote delay
Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested on Tuesday amid the fallout from parliament's move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted ECOWAS to call for the re-establishment of the electoral calendar.
The spokesperson for dissolved opposition party Pastef, El Malick Ndiaye, said via message that three lawmakers from the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi had been arrested over the course of the Tuesday. A former police captain was also detained, he said.
One of those arrested, Guy Marius Sagna, was among the MPs who tried to physically block Monday's vote from happening in parliament by blocking the dais.
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Three Senegalese opposition lawmakers were arrested on Tuesday amid the fallout from parliament's move to delay a presidential vote by 10 months that prompted ECOWAS to call for the re-establishment of the electoral calendar.
The spokesperson for dissolved opposition party Pastef, El Malick Ndiaye, said via message that three lawmakers from the opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi had been arrested over the course of the Tuesday. A former police captain was also detained, he said.
One of those arrested, Guy Marius Sagna, was among the MPs who tried to physically block Monday's vote from happening in parliament by blocking the dais.
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🇿🇲 Zambia set to negotiate bigger stakes in new mining projects
Zambia is keen to negotiate larger holdings in new mining projects in order to raise its revenue and boost spending by investors on social projects, mines minister Paul Kabuswe said.
The push by Lusaka through state-owned ZCCM-IH, opens new tab would apply to future agreements, but does not include existing mines and should not unnerve investors, Kabuswe told.
ZCCM sold a 51% stake in Mopani Copper Mines to a unit of United Arab Emirates' International Holding Company, retaining the remainder, which previously belonged to Glencore.
"Stakes in new tenements will actually be moulded around such kind of partnerships," Kabuswe said. "We want to make sure that there is win-win, that there is no slave-master relationship and we also want to make sure that there's social impact," he added.
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Zambia is keen to negotiate larger holdings in new mining projects in order to raise its revenue and boost spending by investors on social projects, mines minister Paul Kabuswe said.
The push by Lusaka through state-owned ZCCM-IH, opens new tab would apply to future agreements, but does not include existing mines and should not unnerve investors, Kabuswe told.
ZCCM sold a 51% stake in Mopani Copper Mines to a unit of United Arab Emirates' International Holding Company, retaining the remainder, which previously belonged to Glencore.
"Stakes in new tenements will actually be moulded around such kind of partnerships," Kabuswe said. "We want to make sure that there is win-win, that there is no slave-master relationship and we also want to make sure that there's social impact," he added.
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🇪🇬 Ex-Egyptian presidential candidate Tantawy found guilty of forgery
Former Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawy was found guilty on Tuesday of forging election documents and ordered to pay a fine and barred from upcoming elections, four security and judiciary Reuter's sources said.
Twenty-one members of his campaign were handed a one-year sentence with labor.
Tantawy, who emerged as one of the most popular potential challenger in elections last year, pulled out after failing to receive enough signatures required to certify his candidacy.
Shortly after withdrawing from the race, he was charged with forgery. Tantawy on Tuesday was handed a suspended sentence of one year and ordered to pay a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($647) in lieu.
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Former Egyptian presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawy was found guilty on Tuesday of forging election documents and ordered to pay a fine and barred from upcoming elections, four security and judiciary Reuter's sources said.
Twenty-one members of his campaign were handed a one-year sentence with labor.
Tantawy, who emerged as one of the most popular potential challenger in elections last year, pulled out after failing to receive enough signatures required to certify his candidacy.
Shortly after withdrawing from the race, he was charged with forgery. Tantawy on Tuesday was handed a suspended sentence of one year and ordered to pay a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds ($647) in lieu.
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🇪🇬🇵🇸 Egypt receives Hamas response to Gaza truce proposal, working to reach final formula
Egyptian officials said on Tuesday they have received Hamas' response to a framework ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip, a statement from Egypt's State Information Service said.
"We will discuss all the details of the proposed framework with the concerned parties to reach an agreement on the final formula as soon as possible," Diaa Rashwan, head of the State Information Service, said.
Egyptian security sources told Reuters that Hamas' response showed flexibility, asking for a specific timeline for the ceasefire to end after the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday in early April.
"Egypt will continue to exert its utmost efforts in order to reach a ceasefire agreement in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip soon," Rashwan said.
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Egyptian officials said on Tuesday they have received Hamas' response to a framework ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip, a statement from Egypt's State Information Service said.
"We will discuss all the details of the proposed framework with the concerned parties to reach an agreement on the final formula as soon as possible," Diaa Rashwan, head of the State Information Service, said.
Egyptian security sources told Reuters that Hamas' response showed flexibility, asking for a specific timeline for the ceasefire to end after the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday in early April.
"Egypt will continue to exert its utmost efforts in order to reach a ceasefire agreement in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip soon," Rashwan said.
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🇨🇩 Cholera outbreak kills 14 soldiers in south-east DR Congo
At least 14 soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 500 others have been affected by a cholera outbreak in south-eastern Haut-Katanga Province, the army told local media.
General Eddy Kapend, commander of the 22nd military region, Mura military training centre, confirmed the deaths during a meeting with a delegation from the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) office in Lubumbashi.
"As of 72 hours ago, the number of patients receiving treatment had risen to exactly 144. We have recorded 14 deaths and have saved many patients who have returned to their ranks," General Kapend told.
He said that the outbreak was caused by unsanitary conditions at the military camp.
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At least 14 soldiers have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 500 others have been affected by a cholera outbreak in south-eastern Haut-Katanga Province, the army told local media.
General Eddy Kapend, commander of the 22nd military region, Mura military training centre, confirmed the deaths during a meeting with a delegation from the UN Children's Fund (Unicef) office in Lubumbashi.
"As of 72 hours ago, the number of patients receiving treatment had risen to exactly 144. We have recorded 14 deaths and have saved many patients who have returned to their ranks," General Kapend told.
He said that the outbreak was caused by unsanitary conditions at the military camp.
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🇹🇿 Zanzibar ex-minister questioned amid alcohol shortage
Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM) has questioned the former Zanzibar tourism minister, weeks after he resigned amid shortage of alcohol in the islands.
Simai Mohamed Said appeared before the party's ethics committee on Tuesday but did not disclose why he had been summoned.
“It is normal to visit the party’s office, and I am not the spokesperson of the meetings, you can find the chairperson or the secretary general of the committee to say something,” Said told.
He had resigned as tourism minister two weeks ago, citing "unfavourable and disruptive working conditions".
His resignation has been linked to the alcohol shortage facing the Tanzanian archipelago, which threatens the tourism sector of one of Africa's top travel destinations.
Prices of beer have shot up by almost 100% after the supply chain was disrupted by a sudden change of importers.
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Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi party (CCM) has questioned the former Zanzibar tourism minister, weeks after he resigned amid shortage of alcohol in the islands.
Simai Mohamed Said appeared before the party's ethics committee on Tuesday but did not disclose why he had been summoned.
“It is normal to visit the party’s office, and I am not the spokesperson of the meetings, you can find the chairperson or the secretary general of the committee to say something,” Said told.
He had resigned as tourism minister two weeks ago, citing "unfavourable and disruptive working conditions".
His resignation has been linked to the alcohol shortage facing the Tanzanian archipelago, which threatens the tourism sector of one of Africa's top travel destinations.
Prices of beer have shot up by almost 100% after the supply chain was disrupted by a sudden change of importers.
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe's cabinet backs abolition of death penalty
Zimbabwe's cabinet has supported proposed legislation to end the death penalty.
Information Minister Jenfan Muswere said that the cabinet's decision was made following countrywide consultations.
Should parliament approve the bill, life imprisonment will serve as the maximum sentence.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has previously criticised capital punishment.
Zimbabwe's death penalty is a remnant of a colonial-era law. The country has not carried out an execution since 2005.
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Zimbabwe's cabinet has supported proposed legislation to end the death penalty.
Information Minister Jenfan Muswere said that the cabinet's decision was made following countrywide consultations.
Should parliament approve the bill, life imprisonment will serve as the maximum sentence.
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has previously criticised capital punishment.
Zimbabwe's death penalty is a remnant of a colonial-era law. The country has not carried out an execution since 2005.
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🇿🇦 South Africa's president to announce election date this month
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the date of this year's general election later this month, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
"If you count from tomorrow, the president will announce the election date within 15 days," Ramaphosa's spokesperson told.
Political analysts say record power cuts, poor service delivery and high levels of unemployment are likely to hurt the governing African National Congress party.
Voters will elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the country's nine provinces.
The National Assembly elects the president after the vote.
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will announce the date of this year's general election later this month, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
"If you count from tomorrow, the president will announce the election date within 15 days," Ramaphosa's spokesperson told.
Political analysts say record power cuts, poor service delivery and high levels of unemployment are likely to hurt the governing African National Congress party.
Voters will elect a new National Assembly as well as the provincial legislature in each of the country's nine provinces.
The National Assembly elects the president after the vote.
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🇬🇭 Ghana media blacklist MP over journalist attack
Ghanaian MP Farouk Aliu Mahama has been blacklisted by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for allegedly attacking a journalist.
Mahama and his entourage reportedly attacked Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, who works for Accra-based Citi TV, while he was covering a political event involving the MP’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Yaba, northern Ghana.
The MP allegedly slapped and kicked the journalist, while he was covering chaos that erupted during the party’s primaries.
A police officer and election official were also attacked, but were later rescued by military personnel who were called to the scene.
The GJA and three other associations have urged media organisations to deny the MP access to media platforms.
GJA has also given the ruling NPP and the police a 10-day ultimatum to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
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Ghanaian MP Farouk Aliu Mahama has been blacklisted by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) for allegedly attacking a journalist.
Mahama and his entourage reportedly attacked Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, who works for Accra-based Citi TV, while he was covering a political event involving the MP’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Yaba, northern Ghana.
The MP allegedly slapped and kicked the journalist, while he was covering chaos that erupted during the party’s primaries.
A police officer and election official were also attacked, but were later rescued by military personnel who were called to the scene.
The GJA and three other associations have urged media organisations to deny the MP access to media platforms.
GJA has also given the ruling NPP and the police a 10-day ultimatum to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators.
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🇨🇩 DR Congo city Goma under threat as thousands flee rebel advance
A rocket landed near a university in the Congo city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands more civilians fled a fresh advance by M23 rebels that threatens to isolate the strategic urban hub.
There were no casualties from the strike, which blasted a crater into an area of open ground in the Lac Vert neighbourhood northwest of Goma, but the attack underscored the potential threat to the city of around two million people.
"This shows that M23 is targeting Goma now, they want to kill people in Goma. The government has to do something to stop M23's progress," students at Goma said.
On Wednesday, M23 said in a statement that this was not its goal and described its actions as "defensive manoeuvres".
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A rocket landed near a university in the Congo city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands more civilians fled a fresh advance by M23 rebels that threatens to isolate the strategic urban hub.
There were no casualties from the strike, which blasted a crater into an area of open ground in the Lac Vert neighbourhood northwest of Goma, but the attack underscored the potential threat to the city of around two million people.
"This shows that M23 is targeting Goma now, they want to kill people in Goma. The government has to do something to stop M23's progress," students at Goma said.
On Wednesday, M23 said in a statement that this was not its goal and described its actions as "defensive manoeuvres".
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🇸🇳 Internet service restored in Senegal
Senegal's internet service has been restored after two days of curfew-style restrictions by the government following the postponement of this month's presidential election, internet monitor Netblocks said.
"It remains unclear as to whether the restoration will be sustained," it said.
Authorities had temporarily suspended mobile internet from Sunday night after President Macky Sall's postponement of the February 25 vote triggered unrest in the capital Dakar.
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Senegal's internet service has been restored after two days of curfew-style restrictions by the government following the postponement of this month's presidential election, internet monitor Netblocks said.
"It remains unclear as to whether the restoration will be sustained," it said.
Authorities had temporarily suspended mobile internet from Sunday night after President Macky Sall's postponement of the February 25 vote triggered unrest in the capital Dakar.
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🇪🇹 Nobody is dying of hunger in Ethiopia said the prime minister
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has denied that people were dying of hunger in the conflict-hit regions of Tigray and Amhara, which are grappling with a food crisis.
“There are no people dying due to hunger in Ethiopia,” Abiy told.
He, however, said that “people may have died” due to illnesses associated with malnutrition.
The PM also acknowledged that drought was affecting people in several regions of the country, including Tigray, Amhara and Oromia, but warned that “we must refrain from politicising this issue".
Last month, the state-appointed Federal Ombudsman Institute said nearly 400 people had died of hunger in the northern regions of Tigray and Amhara.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRC) has blamed the federal and regional governments for not providing enough humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable.
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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has denied that people were dying of hunger in the conflict-hit regions of Tigray and Amhara, which are grappling with a food crisis.
“There are no people dying due to hunger in Ethiopia,” Abiy told.
He, however, said that “people may have died” due to illnesses associated with malnutrition.
The PM also acknowledged that drought was affecting people in several regions of the country, including Tigray, Amhara and Oromia, but warned that “we must refrain from politicising this issue".
Last month, the state-appointed Federal Ombudsman Institute said nearly 400 people had died of hunger in the northern regions of Tigray and Amhara.
The Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRC) has blamed the federal and regional governments for not providing enough humanitarian aid to the most vulnerable.
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